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Avanti West Coast steps up train services from Manchester and Birmingham to London

‘The services are being targeted at the busiest routes and times and are not dependent on overtime working,’ says train firm

The Independent UK

Avanti West Coast announces more trains between London and Manchester Piccadilly

The news will be welcomed by passengers, but is still short of what the service once was

Manchester Evening News

Avanti West Coast to boost services after slashing timetables in August

The company will run extra trains on its key London-Manchester and London-Birmingham routes from Tuesday.

The Independent UK

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The Mancunian Way: No room at the inn

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Manchester Evening News

Avanti West Coast ranked UK's most unreliable rail operator with most cancellations

Train reliability in Britain has reached the worst level on record

Manchester Evening News

Train cancellations hit worst level on record as London braces for more strikes

Strike action in disputes over jobs, pay and conditions has caused a surge of cancellations in recent months

Evening Standard

Train strikes: RMT vows to ‘bring railway to a standstill’ on 1 October

Train drivers belonging to Aslef will walk out on the same day, as well as 5 October

The Independent UK

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Fresh rail strikes to hit Tory party conference

RMT members at 14 train operating companies take action in dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions

The Guardian - UK

Train drivers announce they will strike over two days in October

A union has confirmed industrial action for October 1 and 5

Manchester Evening News

Avanti to introduce 'relief trains' between Manchester and London

It comes after Mayor Andy Burnham queried the 'quality and availability' of Avanti services

Manchester Evening News

Andy Burnham questions ability of Avanti to put on enough train services to London for those wishing to pay respects to the Queen

Mayor calls again for first class carriages to be declassified to cope with demand

Manchester Evening News

Avanti West Coast called on to make 'significant improvements' ahead of funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

The mayor of Greater Manchester and city council leader have written to the company

Birmingham Post

The Mancunian Way: A crumbling tower

Read the Mancunian Way newsletter for Monday September 12, 2022

Manchester Evening News

Train turmoil to London this weekend for Queen mourners - as Avanti has "not released tickets yet"

"There are likely to be 10's of 1000's trying to get to London to pay their respects to The Queen and it is frankly ridiculous that no timetable is available"

Manchester Evening News

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"Broken deeds and words": What Greater Manchester MPs are saying about under-fire train operator Avanti West Coast

Eight MPs lined up to blast Avanti in a Commons debate - calling for its contract to be stripped on October 16

Chronicle Live

Shops, football and strikes: Everything that will be cancelled or closed following the Queen's death

The nation is now in mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth II

The Independent UK

Four-day interrail pass cheaper than London-Manchester ‘anytime’ return train ticket

The Europe-wide interrail pass allows an ‘inbound’ and ‘outbound’ journey within the UK

Manchester Evening News

Reversal of Avanti West Coast timetable cuts an 'absolute priority', says minister - but she hasn't said WHEN more trains will run between Manchester and London

Transport minister Trudy Harrison faced shouts of 'when?' from Labour MPs

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LNER cancels 13 trains today and hints more could follow in coming days

Services between Edinburgh, Berwick, Newcastle, Middlesbrough, York and London Kings Cross were all affected by the short notice timetable change today

The Guardian - UK

TransPennine Express to slash timetable amid staff shortages

Cuts will affect trains connecting Manchester and Liverpool with Edinburgh and Glasgow

Manchester Evening News

Trains axed in TransPennine Express timetable changes as Avanti anger continues

The operator referenced Covid, 'higher-than-normal sickness levels and ongoing industrial relations issues'

The Independent UK

The next TransPennine Express train could be a bus, rail passengers told

Anglo-Scottish train operator blames ‘sustained high levels of sickness and a training backlog’ for schedule cuts

Manchester Evening News

Transpennine Express to cut services from Manchester due to staff shortages in yet another blow to rail industry

The rail provider said temporary changes had to be made following 'a range of issues' including 'sustained high levels of sickness'

Manchester Evening News

Avanti set to have their contract renewed despite timetable chaos and scathing criticism from mayor - reports

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, said Avanti was in 'last chance saloon' yesterday after weeks of chaos.

The Independent UK

Two top jobs in UK transport. Any takers for these toxic chalices?

The Man Who Pays His Way: Who would want to be boss of Avanti West Coast or secretary of state for transport?

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