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Direct rail services between Shropshire and London to end soon

The service is reportedly being cancelled because not enough people use it

Evening Standard

Unions criticise ‘demeaning’ gift bag for menopausal staff at Avanti West Coast

Aslef said train company’s handout to women was ‘insulting gimmick’, while TSSA called it ‘dismissive’ and belittling

The Guardian - UK

Avanti West Coast caught joking that taxpayer funding is ‘free money’

Train operator apologises after slide presented at meeting of senior managers

Evening Standard

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‘Free money!’ Avanti West Coast bosses caught joking about UK government handouts

Firm regrets comments made in internal presentation slides, including managers calling performance payments ‘too good to be true’

The Guardian - UK

Rail delay payouts hit record high after rise in trains cancelled

Claims at Avanti West Coast and GWR double in a year

The Independent UK

London travel chaos as Euston services cancelled and last-minute strike hits Eurostar

Eurostar services cancelled until end of Thursday as Christmas getaway plunged into chaos for thousands

Evening Standard

A touch of declassification on the railways? Why it might not work

Train Talk: Rail passengers between London and the North are understandably frustrated – but allowing a free-for-all is not the answer, says Simon Calder

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Avanti West Coast cancellations and delays prompt calls for urgent review

Transport for the North says service is deteriorating fast, with fewer than half of trains running on time

The Guardian - UK

TransPennine Express cancelled more than one in eight trains over summer

Regulator says figures show much of Britain’s railway is ‘still not delivering reliable journeys’

The Guardian - UK

Avanti cuts train services between London and Manchester in run-up to Christmas

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham calls it a 'kick in the teeth'

Evening Standard

Avanti West Coast to cut number of services in December

Andy Burnham says news is a ‘kick in the teeth’ when rail operator has just won nine-year contract

The Guardian - UK

Bedbugs ‘a real source of concern’ on London transport, says Sadiq Khan

Mayor says ‘there is no complacency’ as video appears to show insect on tube after outbreaks reported in Paris

The Guardian - UK

‘Let’s never do this again’: How ‘insane’ 11 hour train journey from hell unfolded

Comedian James Nokise was not expecting the mayhem that unfolded when he set off on his travels

The Independent UK

Hundreds left stranded after Avanti train cancelled mid-journey

The train, travelling from London to Edinburgh, was aborted three hours into its journey

The Independent UK

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‘No one knew anything’: rail passenger’s 11-hour London to Edinburgh odyssey

Comedian James Nokise tweets long train and taxi journey after track fault that also stranded school group

The Independent UK

Train passenger describes ‘insane’ 11-hour journey to Edinburgh

Avanti West Coast ordered taxis for hundreds of passengers on Monday night after a train from London to the Scottish capital terminated at Preston.

The Guardian - UK

Avanti West Coast wins long-term contract despite history of delays

RMT union says operator is a ‘disaster’ as Arriva’s CrossCountry also secures extended deal

The National (Scotland)

New contracts for Avanti West Coast and CrossCountry despite unreliability

One of Britain’s least reliable train operators has been handed a long-term contract renewal.

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Evening Standard

Avanti secures West Coast rail contract renewal after ‘significant improvements’

RMT says it is ‘travesty’ that Government is ‘rewarding abject failure’

The National (Scotland)

Avanti to cut staff at major Scottish station as ticket office to close

Avanti West Coast has said it is proposing to slash the number of staff it has at Glasgow Central station by more than a third as part of plans to…

Manchester Evening News

'It's scandalous': Manchester Piccadilly rail passengers slam controversial plans to shut section of station

"They can’t close Piccadilly surely! The impact it would have would be massive!"

The National (Scotland)

Plans to close ticket office at Glasgow Central Station revealed

A proposal was released today on "the future of ticket retailing", and the public have just 21 days to take part in a consultation on the…

Manchester Evening News

A planned strike by train drivers on Avanti West Coast has been called off

Drivers on the Manchester to London line were due to take industrial action next month

The Guardian - UK

Rail strikes: London to Scotland journeys face disruption in July

Train drivers to strike on Avanti West Coast on 2 July, while overtime will be banned on LNER from 1 July

The Guardian - UK

Blind man who fell on to rail tracks sues Network Rail over lack of tactile paving

Abdul Eneser described incident at Manchester Piccadilly as ‘most traumatic experience’

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