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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

Manchester Evening News

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

The Guardian - UK

Contract extension handed to Avanti West Coast after 'recent improvements'

Avanti West Coast had handed £13.5m to its shareholders during its latest financial year

Birmingham Post

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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

Rail passengers warned to expect travel chaos with two more days of strike action

Members of the RMT union are due to go on strike on March 16 and 18 as part of a long-running dispute over pay and conditions

Manchester Evening News

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Manchester Evening News

Avanti West Coast launch discount ticket scheme for trains to and from Manchester - but there's one catch

The train operator is offering cheaper fares for passengers who can be more flexible with their journey times

Manchester Evening News

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Manchester-London for £20: Avanti West Coast launches cut-price ‘standby’ train tickets

Rail firm seeks to win customers from long-distance coach operators

The Independent UK

Avanti West Coast launches innovative discounted ticket scheme

The rail sector is struggling to bring passenger numbers back to pre-pandemic levels.

The Independent UK

Eurovision fans assured Liverpool trains won't hit by engineering works on show dates

Eurovision weekend travel will not be affected by Avanti West Coast engineering works despite original concerns that the works would take place over key show dates

Daily Mirror

Major engineering work to hit train lines on Eurovision weekend

Fans worried as network set to be affected

Liverpool Echo

How many trains run on rail strike days?

Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway and LNER operated over a quarter of usual services

The Independent UK

Avanti West Coast launched WhatsApp service for disabled passengers

The Travel Companion system is designed to ensure disabled customers receive prompt support when they encounter problems.

The Independent UK

Train disruption continues between Manchester and Stoke-on-Trent after '30m of overhead cable' damaged

Services at Manchester Piccadilly, Stockport and Hazel Grove stations are currently affected

Manchester Evening News

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£164 million West Coast main line overhaul will close route for 16 days

Carstairs junction closure will affect operators Avanti West Coast, Caledonian Sleeper, CrossCountry, LNER and TransPennine Express

Insider UK

More rail strikes on the way next month as row over pay and conditions goes on

Network Rail accuses RMT of 'choosing politics over people' as dates announced for action at 14 train companies

The Independent UK

February rail strikes: Will my train run during the national walkouts?

Train drivers working for 15 train operators will walk out on 1 and 3 February

Daily Record

Half a million Scots expected to strike in biggest day of action in decades

Civil servants, teachers, rail workers, higher education staff, and more are to strike on February 1 in response to the UK Government's plans to limit industrial action.

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Half a million Scots strike in biggest co-ordinated action in decades

Civil servants, teachers, rail operators and coffin makers will walk out on Wednesday

Liverpool Echo

Merseyrail bans 'volatile' e-scooters from all trains and stations

The e-scooter ban is being introduced on all railways across the UK

Wales Online

Teachers, train drivers, university lecturers and civil servants to join mass day of discontent strike this week

Teachers, train drivers, civil servants, university lecturers, bus drivers and security guards from several trade unions are set to walk out on Wednesday, February 1

Liverpool Echo

Avanti rail travel warning as 'large number of cancellations' expected this weekend

People can swap their train tickets for another date, or obtain a free refund

The Independent UK

Avanti West Coast passengers warned over Saturday cancellations

The company – whose reliability recently sank to an all-time low – warned it will not have enough available staff to operate its timetable.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow-born trailblazer honoured with giant new mural at London Euston

A mural has been unveiled for Glasgow-born trailblazer Karen Harrison, who suffered intense discrimination in the 1970s after becoming one of the UK's first female train drivers.

The Independent UK

Mural unveiled to celebrate pioneering female train driver

Avanti West Coast commissioned the artwork at London Euston station to depict Karen Harrison.

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