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UNBELIEVABLE: 10 - The Untold Story

Just how bad do Britain’s trains have to get before the Tories act?

In the north of England in particular, rail companies such as Avanti are causing misery on a daily basis. This cannot go on, says Guardian North of England editor Helen Pidd

The Guardian - UK

Avanti West Coast cancels services at the weekend due to national strikes

Train drivers will stage a walkout on Saturday over pay disputes with industry operators

Manchester Evening News

Train cancellations in Great Britain hit highest level on record

One in 26 journeys disrupted with government accused of ‘abject failure’ to tackle worst offenders such as Avanti West Coast

The Guardian - UK

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Train managers 'angry over work life balance' in roster row ahead of strike on Sunday

Reduced Avanti West Coast services will hit passengers during the walk-out tomorrow

Manchester Evening News

Warning to passengers over 'significantly reduced' Avanti trains on Sunday as rail strike resumes

One train per hour will run from London Euston to Manchester

Manchester Evening News

Anger as Avanti in line for 'seven-figure taxpayer bonus'

The operator has struggled in recent months

Liverpool Echo

Rail disruption: many UK train services to start late on Tuesday

Avanti West Coast to run a reduced timetable on Wednesday despite strikes being called off

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Want to understand Britain’s decline? Try catching a train in the north of England

The recent history of our trains is a hare-brained plunge into underinvestment, privatisation and crony capitalism, says the Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Avanti issues warning over travel on strike days

A limited timetable will be in place

Liverpool Echo

Celtic fans buy Malaysian student ticket to Madrid after a few beers

Austin met Hoops fan Mark Strachan and his friends on the Avanti West Coast service as they headed to Stansted Airport ahead of the Champions League clash with Real Madrid on Wednesday night.

Daily Record

MP hits out at Avanti after posting picture sitting on the floor of a London train

The image posted by the Stoke-on-Trent Central MP is reminiscent of the infamous 'Traingate' video made by former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in 2016.

Wales Online

Rail failings ‘causing serious damage’ to north of England

Five metro mayors issue statement calling for government action after thousands of late cancellations

The Guardian - UK

‘People had to urinate in Pringles pots’: passengers on Avanti travel trauma

Rail users have plenty of horror stories about their experiences and the train operator is on a deadline to fix its problems

The Guardian - UK

Northern mayors call on PM to treat rail ‘chaos’ as emergency

Mayors from West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Manchester, Liverpool and North Tyneside held an emergency meeting.

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Liverpool Echo

Metro Mayors holding emergency summit over rail chaos

Steve Rotheram will join other northern leaders to address the "shambles" on the rail network

Manchester Evening News

Mayors blast 'shambles' of rail services 'inflicting misery on millions of people'

An emergency meeting of regional mayors was being held today

The Independent UK

Northern mayors holding emergency meeting over rail services ‘shambles’

West Yorkshire mayor Tracy Brabin has called Thursday’s meeting.

The National (Scotland)

Scots being treated like 'third-class citizens' by Avanti West Coast, say SNP

PEOPLE in Scotland and the North are being treated as “third-class citizens” when it comes to railway provision, according to the SNP.

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Manchester Evening News

Avanti could lose franchise without 'significant' improvements, governnment says

“We are clear the current service is unacceptable and we will look for significant improvements before April if we’re to look to extend this contract any further.”

Liverpool Echo

Contending with months of 'chaos' on Liverpool's Avanti and TransPennine services

Local politicians and passengers have criticised both Avanti and TransPennine

The Guardian - UK

As football slips into the mire, it must remember it is first and foremost a sport

Every match should be a challenge, teams rewarded for success, but not so that superclubs’ domination becomes permanent

Daily Mirror

7 ways Britain is falling apart while the Tories squabble amongst themselves

While the Tories spat about whether to put Boris Johnson back in Downing Street, the nation is creaking at the seams in the NHS, food banks and the wider economy

Liverpool Echo

Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram call for an end to train "chaos"

Liverpool and Manchester mayors join forces to demand improvements

Daily Record

Train operator cuts Scottish services to one an hour as strikes see staff walk out

The company advised passengers to check before they travel, warning of a "significantly reduced" timetable.

The National (Scotland)

Rail passengers warned of 'significantly reduced' timetable due to strike action

RAIL passengers faced fresh travel misery on Saturday because of a strike which hit services on some of the busiest routes in the country.

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