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The Latest Breaking News from Avanti West Coast

Train drivers to stage fresh 24-hour UK strike on 5 January

Aslef action falls between two 48-hour strikes by RMT, knocking out most trains for five days

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022

Disabled passengers on Avanti trains say they have had to sit in toilets to get seat

One wheelchair user reported that pre-booked accessible spaces were filled with luggage and no staff were present

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2022

Saturday of misery for Christmas shoppers and partygoers amid train strikes

The disruption is likely to increase demand for taxis and buses on the busiest weekend of the year

Manchester Evening News · Dec 17, 2022

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Avanti West Coast rewarded with over £4m in taxpayer-funded bonuses

Payout awarded for period in which Avanti was UK’s worst train operator for delays, Labour analysis found

The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2022

North of England rail chaos stems from ‘toxic combination’ of issues, MPs hear

Late, inadequate and overbooked trains are costing the regional economy half a billion pounds a year

The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2022

Avanti West Coast: ‘It’s barely possible to travel around the North of England by rail,’ MPs told

MPs told of train chaos on Avanti West Coast – but operator promises ‘a stable timetable that we can deliver’ is now running

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022

Poor train services from TransPennine Express, Avanti West Coast and Northern due to 'toxic combination' of problems

Avanti West Coast cut its schedules in August to limit short-notice cancellations but reinstated some of the lost services in new timetables on Sunday

Birmingham Post · Dec 14, 2022

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Will my train be running during the rail strikes?

Exclusive: Several operators, including Great Western Railway and West Midlands Trains, are running more trains than on previous strike days

The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2022

What the rail strikes mean for you as workers walk out for four days this week

Tens of thousands of workers are taking industrial action

Manchester Evening News · Dec 13, 2022

UK strike calendar – service stoppages planned for March and April

All the dates for strikes and stoppages across health, transport and education networks

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2022

‘Masterclass in poor service’: rail passenger hits out at Avanti over £589 ticket

Performer criticises operator over cancellations in journey after paying ‘eye-watering’ price for first-class Brighton-Bangor return

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2022

The full list of strike dates affecting Scotland this month

Strikes by workers across the country in disputes over pay, pensions, jobs and conditions are expected to escalate in the weeks up to Christmas and…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 11, 2022

Will my train be running during the rail strikes?

Exclusive: Several operators, including Great Western Railway and West Midlands Trains, are running more trains than on previous strike days

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2022

Avanti West Coast staff 'have no confidence train operator can improve', union says

A new national timetable is due to come into force from Sunday

Manchester Evening News · Dec 9, 2022

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Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2022

Staff ‘do not believe Avanti can improve its services this month’ – union

RMT Mick Lynch said a worker survey shows the train operator ‘misled Parliament about what’s happened’ on its services

Manchester Evening News · Dec 8, 2022

Disabled man repeatedly 'forced to sit on floor' on rammed Avanti West Coast trains

'I get a lot of people who look at me and go: ‘you’re not disabled’ and then I have to explain myself'

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2022

Fear of more train chaos in North when timetables change

A number of routes which suffered cuts earlier this year will get more trains scheduled.

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022

When is the next December train strike? Everything you need to know

More than 40,000 members of the RMT union plan to walk out for eight days in December and January

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Wales Online · Dec 6, 2022

All of the major strikes in the run up to Christmas and the New Year

Workers up and down the country are taking industrial action

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022

Major strikes scheduled for weeks over Christmas and into January

Here are some of the strikes or ballots planned.

Chronicle Live · Dec 6, 2022

Train strike dates December 2022 and January 2023 and which trains are affected

Four train companies that run services in Newcastle and around the North East are affected by strikes and action planned by RMT and TSSA unions

Edinburgh Live · Dec 6, 2022

Stressed Edinburgh passenger gets 1am text saying his train is cancelled due to lack of staff

Jonny Casey made his way up to Edinburgh for work but has no idea how he will get home after Avanti West Coast announced a wave of cancellations due to a shortage of drivers.

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022

When is the next December train strike? Everything you need to know

More than 40,000 members of the RMT union plan to walk out for eight days in December and January

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022

When is the next December train strike? Everything you need to know

More than 40,000 members of the RMT union plan to walk out for eight days in December and January

The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2022

‘The Avanti West Coast schedule is currently designed using a tombola’

The Man Who Pays His Way: MPs lined up to give rail firms a kicking

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