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Rail regulator 'secures key improvements' for passengers over Avanti train tickets

But it warns the train operator's 'more resilient recovery plan' is months away from 'industry norms'

Manchester Evening News

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

Liverpool Echo

Mural unveiled to celebrate pioneering female train driver

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

The Independent UK

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Avanti West Coast faces fresh criticism from rail regulator

Tickets for weekend travel have only been available to buy just a few days in advance

Evening Standard

Avanti West Coast ordered to stop releasing tickets late or face 'formal measures'

Avanti West Coast runs trains on the West Coast Main Line between London Euston and Glasgow Central with branches to Birmingham, North Wales, Liverpool, Manchester and Edinburgh

Birmingham Post

Avanti West Coast ordered to give passengers more notice to book tickets

Passengers wanting to book tickets for weekend travel this month have only been able to buy tickets a few days in advance.

The Independent UK

Avanti West Coast threatened as passengers STILL unable to book Manchester to London tickets far in advance

Avanti passengers have been unable to book tickets for more than a few days notice

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MP demands west coast mainline to Glasgow is nationalised after 'shambolic' Avanti service

Gavin Newlands, the SNP transport spokesman, said all cross-border rail services should be brought back into public ownership and control.

Daily Record

Calls to nationalise TransPennine Express after ‘one of worst days yet’

Labour’s Louise Haigh wants the Government to strip the operator of its contract and bring it in-house.

The Independent UK

Avanti West Coast reports 'huge increase in capacity' and 93 trains a day 'north and south from Manchester'

The company has been given until April 1 to improve its services

Manchester Evening News

Avanti West Coast handed shareholders £13.5m ahead of complaints jumping to almost 10 times the national average

Avanti took over the running of the west coast mainline from Virgin Trains in December 2019 and is 70% owned by FirstGroup and 30% owned by Trenitalia

Birmingham Post

Profits slashed at train operator Transpennine Express despite £260m government support

Transpennine Express, along with Northern Trains and Avanti West Coast, has come under fire in recent months over delayed and cancelled services

Birmingham Post

TransPennine Express cancellations MASSIVELY under-reported as 'between 250 and 450' train services axed per week

During the October half-term, TPE 'fully or part-cancelled over 30 per cent of its entire services'

Manchester Evening News

Edinburgh commuters heading home on Hogmanay 'abandoned' as train firm cancels services

Avanti West Coast announced on Saturday morning that it had cancelled services north of Carlisle due to a landslip at Carstairs.

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Daily Record

Scots heading home on Hogmanay 'abandoned' as train firm cancels services

Avanti West Coast announced on Saturday morning that it had cancelled services north of Carlisle due to a landslip at Carstairs.

Manchester Evening News

Avanti issues travel warning ahead of further strike action next week

RMT and ASLEF union members are walking out across several days

Manchester Evening News

Advice and warnings for anyone travelling this Christmas as strikes, road closures and delays to cause chaos

Train strikes will be putting extra pressure on the roads ahead of Christmas, causing disruption for drivers

Liverpool Echo

Avanti West Coast bans e-scooters from trains and stations

The train operator said the ban on the e-scooters is because of safety concerns

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Avanti release Christmas Eve timetable for first and last trains to and from Manchester, London, Liverpool and Birmingham

More industrial action is set to cause chaos this festive period

The Guardian - UK

Disabled passengers on Avanti trains say they have had to sit in toilets to get seat

One wheelchair user reported that pre-booked accessible spaces were filled with luggage and no staff were present

The Guardian - UK

Avanti West Coast rewarded with over £4m in taxpayer-funded bonuses

Payout awarded for period in which Avanti was UK’s worst train operator for delays, Labour analysis found

Liverpool Echo

Avanti staff balloted for industrial action as row rumbles on

Train drivers at Euston are unhappy with new rosters

The Guardian - UK

North of England rail chaos stems from ‘toxic combination’ of issues, MPs hear

Late, inadequate and overbooked trains are costing the regional economy half a billion pounds a year

Daily Mirror

Train company bosses issue grovelling apologies for letting down passengers

It came as Rishi Sunak said the Government is 'closely monitoring' Avanti's recovery plan - and a Tory MP urged him to cancel their West Coast contract if the company fails to 'get their act together'

The Independent UK

Avanti West Coast: ‘It’s barely possible to travel around the North of England by rail,’ MPs told

MPs told of train chaos on Avanti West Coast – but operator promises ‘a stable timetable that we can deliver’ is now running

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