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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Ross Lydall

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Avanti secures west coast rail contract renewal after significant improvements | History Defined

Avanti West Coast could continue to operate long-distance services between London, Manchester and Glasgow for the next nine years, the Government has announced.

It marks a remarkable turnaround for the firm, which a year ago was threatened with being axed from the UK’s flagship West Coast Main Line after its services descended into chaos in the summer of 2022, when up to one in four trains were cancelled due to driver shortages.

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