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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 · Dec 19, 2023

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 · Dec 7, 2023

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 · Oct 30, 2023

‘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 Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023

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 Independent UK · Sep 26, 2023

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 Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2023

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.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 19, 2023

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

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

Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2023

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…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 13, 2023

'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!"

Manchester Evening News · Jul 6, 2023