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Avanti West Coast must ‘drastically improve’ after securing six-month extension

Rail firm has been criticised after reducing train services and releasing tickets only a few days in advance

The Guardian - UK

Avanti West Coast given deadline to shape up or ship out by Government

The train operator has been heavily criticised in recent months

Liverpool Echo

Avanti West Coast given new deadline to improve train services

FirstGroup plc, which co-owns Avanti West Coast in a joint venture with Italy's Trenitalia, said it was 'committed' to providing services that meet people's needs

Birmingham Post

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Hundreds of trains cancelled on Friday ahead of national rail strike on Saturday

Avanti West Coast given a six-month deadline ‘to deliver certainty of service to its passengers’

The Independent UK

Avanti given six more months to run west coast mainline despite 'unacceptable' service

The firm cut trains from Manchester to London to one an hour this summer

Manchester Evening News

Avanti West Coast handed six-month lifeline to improve trains after months of chaos

The train firm will get an extension to April 1, giving it one last chance to win a contract to carry on running the West Coast Main Line, in what unions branded a 'reward for failure'

Daily Mirror

Avanti West Coast given until April to improve 'unacceptable' service

Avanti's current contract is coming to an end and the Government says it must do more to "deliver certainty of service to passengers"

Wales Online

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Avanti given six months to improve services on West Coast Main Line

Avanti has until April 1 to add at least 80 more services on weekdays

Evening Standard

Prime Minister rules out energy-saving information campaign - despite blackout warning

Liz Truss reportedly blocked Jacob Ress-Mogg's proposal

Manchester Evening News

Government to 'consider all options' on Avanti as calls grow for West Coast Main Line operator's contract to be removed

Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham hits out at "chaos" on line

Birmingham Post

The Mancunian Way: Manky or swanky?

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Manchester Evening News

Andy Burnham admits there could be more disruption IF Avanti lose their contract

The Labour mayor says train services between London and Manchester must improve immediately

Manchester Evening News

Avanti should run more trains or lose contract – Manchester mayor

Firm should run 2 trains per hour to London in October and then 3 by December, says Andy Burnham

The Guardian - UK

Merseyrail, Northern and Avanti latest advice before Saturday train strike

A number of operators have advised people not to travel unless necessary

Liverpool Echo

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Manchester Evening News

Andy Burnham demands Avanti trains ultimatum after passengers hit by months of chaos

The mayor of Greater Manchester has written to Transport Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan

Manchester Evening News

Gary Neville brands Avanti a 'disgrace' as passengers forced to sit in toilet gangway

The broadcaster took to Twitter to share his frustrations

The Guardian - UK

‘Great British Railways is dead’: rail industry at lowest ebb since the days of Railtrack

Grant Shapps ‘revolutionary’ GBR plan faces huge challenges

The Independent UK

Avanti West Coast steps up train services from Manchester and Birmingham to London

‘The services are being targeted at the busiest routes and times and are not dependent on overtime working,’ says train firm

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Rail delays between Manchester and London after a person was hit by a train

All lines on the West Coast Mainline were blocked for a time following the incident in the Midlands.

Manchester Evening News

Avanti West Coast announces more trains between London and Manchester Piccadilly

The news will be welcomed by passengers, but is still short of what the service once was

Evening Standard

Railway cleaners to go on strike amid growing industrial unrest

Members of the RMT union employed by contractors to clean Avanti West Coast trains will walk out for 24 hours on Friday

Evening Standard

Elizabeth Line rapidly already the most punctual train in the UK

But figures reveal less than half of Avanti West Coast trains are on time

Manchester Evening News

Avanti to introduce 'relief trains' between Manchester and London

It comes after Mayor Andy Burnham queried the 'quality and availability' of Avanti services

Manchester Evening News

Andy Burnham questions ability of Avanti to put on enough train services to London for those wishing to pay respects to the Queen

Mayor calls again for first class carriages to be declassified to cope with demand

Manchester Evening News

Avanti issues update as more services from Manchester to London put on - and weekend tickets on sale

Rail bosses have warned that they expect the weekend services to be 'extremely busy'

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