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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Ross Lydall

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Avanti west coast contract extended by 6 months after improvements - What They Never Told You

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.

The Department for Transport announced on Monday that Avanti West Coast, which was given a six months’ stay of execution and ordered to “drastically” improve services last October, was being retained on the UK’s flagship long-distance route.

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