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The Latest Breaking News from Avanti

Line into Manchester Piccadilly blocked as commuters hit with cancellations

Delays are due to an 'overhead wire problem'

Manchester Evening News

Train strikes to impact Greater Manchester this weekend - latest from Avanti West Coast, Northern, TransPennine Express and more

Train schedules will be altered throughout the weekend

Manchester Evening News

Mind the gap: Lake District misconnection sums up what is wrong with our trains

The Man Who Pays His Way: At 10.21am daily, a local train is scheduled to depart at the same instant as the express arrives

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Train strike announced on day of FA Cup final between Manchester City and United

Avanti, which runs trains to London from Manchester, is one of 16 train operating companies due to be affected, said a union

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: ‘Things here are bad’

The reporter worrying for his dad in Sudan PLUS City and United fans nervous about the trains AND Caravans force college closure

Manchester Evening News

Avanti West Coast issue statement over FA Cup final amid concerns from Manchester football fans

Thousands of Manchester United and Manchester City fans are expected to descend on the capital

Manchester Evening News

Euston station warning for Manchester rail passengers planning a Bank Holiday weekend in London

Engineering work will cause major disruption at Euston, adding several hours to the journey time of passengers travelling from Manchester and the North West

Manchester Evening News

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Government signs off £65m payout for owners of failing Avanti and TransPennine rail franchises

Critics say cash should have been invested to avoid collapse of rail services

The Independent UK

Avanti launches £30 London to Scotland tickets for flexible travellers

The ‘low cost superfare’ tickets are less than half of the usual price

Evening Standard

Avanti West Coast to offer cheap tickets from Glasgow to London

TRAIN operator Avanti West Coast will offer cheap tickets from Glasgow to London.

The National (Scotland)

Manchester leaders want 'decisive action' over TransPennine Express amid 'deep concern'

TransPennine Express and Avanti West Coast have faced calls for their contracts to be axed due to their performance

Manchester Evening News

New Avanti West Coast boss claims under-fire train operator has 'turned a corner' after controversy

Avanti's contract was controversially extended earlier this month

Manchester Evening News

Network Rail warns of Easter disruption due to engineering works

Train passengers advised to plan ahead over holiday weekend with west coast main line services hit

The Guardian - UK

Scots passengers face 'despair' as Avanti West Coast contract could be extended by 10 years

Passengers travelling from Glasgow to London have faced repeated cancellations thanks the Avanti's poor performance.

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UK Government accused of "rewarding failure" as Lockerbie train operator sees contract extended

The move comes despite the rail firm, which runs trains between London and Glasgow and Edinburgh through Lockerbie, has been heavily criticised for its level of cancellations

The National (Scotland)

UK Government 'wedded to disaster of rail privatisation' with Avanti contract

THE UK Government has been blasted for being “wedded to the disaster of rail privatisation” after extending the Avanti West Coast contract by…

Liverpool Echo

Government 'rewarding incompetence' as Avanti West Coast contract extended

The government yesterday said Avanti's performance was "terrible" but was making "significant improvement"

Manchester Evening News

Passengers left gobsmacked as 'dreadful' train operator Avanti has contract extended despite months of rail chaos

'It's a complete lottery is the train runs or not...'

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Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Back-to-basics

Hundreds more police officers posted to neighbourhood teams - but it comes at a cost PLUS Reprieve for an under-fire rail operator

The National (Scotland)

Avanti West Coast contract extended for six months despite regular disruption

AVANTI West Coast has had its contract controversially extended for six months after being criticised for regular disruption to services.

Insider UK

Avanti West Coast gets short-term contract extension

Operator of Scotland-London services had been struggling with reliability and punctuality

Manchester Evening News

Train operator Avanti has its contract extended despite 'poor performance'

The operator has struggled with reliability, passengers being unable to book tickets in advance, and was slammed in August last year for cutting services

The Guardian - UK

Ministers ‘reward Avanti West Coast’s failure’ by extending contract

Rail firm given six-month extension after pointing to improvements but Labour says decision is inexplicable

Evening Standard

Avanti West Coast contract extended by 6 months after ‘improvements’

The operator of train services on the West Coast Main Line has been given a new six-month contract – and could remain in place until 2032.

Evening Standard

Train strike: Up to 50% of the rail network crippled due to latest industrial action

Train passengers will face fresh disruption on Saturday because of another strike by rail workers in the long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.

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