BIZARRE: Avanti - What They Never Told You

Why trains could soon be publicly owned once again

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander announced at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool that new trains could be directly owned by the state under Great British Railways to lower costs and better serve taxpayers. The Government's forthcoming Rolling Stock and Infrastructure strategy will adopt a case-by-case approach to future train procurements,…

The Independent UK · Sep 28

Avanti West Coast services to be nationalised from next year

AVANTI West Coast services will be under public ownership from March next year, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has announced

The National (Scotland) · Sep 28

Avanti West Coast to be renationalised in March as ministers float public ownership of new trains

Andy Burnham hails nationalisation of much-criticised service between London, Birmingham and Glasgow

The Guardian - UK · Sep 28

Andy Burnham gives train drivers pay rise to avoid embarrassing strikes on 'London to No10 North' line

The PM has averted strikes which could have caused delays for thousands of commuters

Evening Standard · Aug 31

Train drivers secure 3.6% pay rise after threat of strikes on busy UK routes

Deal agreed between Avanti West Coast and Aslef is first to be approved by Burnham government

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30

Back on track: can Burnham fix the north’s woeful rail services?

From a new high-speed line to better intercity links, the PM has a chance to tackle problems he criticised as Manchester mayor

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21

Avanti services between Scotland and England face disruption after power outage

TRAINS between Glasgow and several cities in England are facing disruption due to a power outage.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 6

Train manager in his mid-80s says his job is ‘what I love doing’

The grandfather-of-six joined British Railways in 1992.

Evening Standard · Jun 19

A year after nationalisation, is South Western Railway delivering?

Rail minister Peter Hendy says fast rollout shows reforms are working as questions over reliability remain

The Guardian - UK · May 25

What train strikes are happening this weekend? Two-day walkout to hit London Euston service

There will be a limited service on London Northwestern Railway from London Euston this Friday and Saturday

Evening Standard · May 20