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Chaos for West Coast rail passengers as Avanti cancels HUNDREDS of Saturday trains... even though...
Operator Avanti was last month given a new nine-year deal to run services. It has already said it was cutting up to half its Saturday services from December 9 to 30. Now it's claimed similar cuts will be made from now to the end of the year.
Staff shortages force train operator to cut services over Christmas Avanti, which runs services from London to some of the North West’s busiest stations, says it will temporarily cut services on its timetable between December 9 and 31. It will include running only two trains per hour between London and Manchester on Saturdays, which cuts the frequency by a third.
Trains full of passengers forced to take 180-mile taxis to Scotland after rail cancellations "Hundreds" of train passengers were left queuing for cabs to Scotland. Stand-up comedian James Nokise was among the passengers ordered off one Avanti West Coast train at Preston station in Lancashire. Staff from a Glasgow school had to order their own coach to take 50 pupils home as they were too young to travel in taxis.
Hundreds left stranded after Avanti train cancelled mid-journey The Avanti West Coast train, travelling from London to Edinburgh, was aborted three hours into its journey in Preston, Lancashire, at around 7.26pm on Monday. But passengers were left stunned when the train driver only confirmed “rumours were true’ and stopped the train.
Train full of passengers forced to take 180-mile taxis to Scotland after rail cancellations Passengers ordered off Avanti West Coast train at Preston station in Lancashire. Many passengers still upwards of 180 miles from destinations of Glasgow and Edinburgh. Staff from a Glasgow school had to order their own coach to take 50 pupils home as they were too young to travel in taxis.
Tories 'rewarding failure' with new contracts to unreliable train firms Avanti and CrossCountry given fresh taxpayer-backed deals despite coming bottom for punctuality over the summer. RMT general secretary Mick Lynch said ministers were'rewarding abject failure' Avanti, a joint venture between First Group and Italy’s state-owned Trenitalia, awarded a new nine-year contract to continue running the busy West Coast mainline service.
Avanti on track for West Coast rail renewal Avanti poised to clinch new contract to run services on the west coast line. Whitehall officials have been locked in talks with bosses at Avanti. Deal would also see operator involved in running HS2 services.
Rihanna announces the long-awaited return of Fenty X Puma line... eight years after collaboration's... The Avanti sneaker is a hybrid between the King football boot made famous by soccer icon Pelé in 1968 and the brand's Easy Rider running shoe. The shoes come in a range of sizes for men, women and children.
Rihanna announces the long-awaited return of Fenty X Puma line... eight years after collaboration's... The Avanti sneaker is a hybrid between the King football boot made famous by soccer icon Pelé in 1968 and the brand's Easy Rider running shoe. The shoes come in a range of sizes for men, women and children.
Train chaos expected across England as RMT stages 24-hour strike 24-hour stoppage, accompanied by an overtime ban by train drivers. Follows immediately on from Aslef’s strike on Friday. Long-distance operators such as Avanti, East Midlands Railway, LNER and GWR will run roughly one train an hour.
Woman, 83, fulfills dream to be train announcer June Rosen, 83, from Urmston in Greater Manchester, was welcomed at Stockport station to see behind the scenes. She announced the 12:24 Avanti West Coast service to London Euston.
Woman, 83, fulfills dream to be train announcer June Rosen, 83, from from Urmston in Greater Manchester, was welcomed at Stockport station to see behind the scenes. She announced the 12:24 Avanti West Coast service to London Euston.
CCTV released after woman spits on passenger on Scots train Cops are hunting a woman who spat at another passenger on board a train to Edinburgh. The woman was travelling on an Avanti service from London Euston to Edinburgh at around 7pm on Friday June, 9. British Transport Police are urging anyone with information to come forward.
Planned engineering workers scupper Black Country Ashes fans journeys Trains are not stopping at several Black Country stations. Only one train an hour can operate between Birmingham and Wolverhampton. Avanti are operating rail replacements, as we are.
Rail strikes: London to Scotland journeys face disruption in July Aslef union announced a one-day strike on Sunday 2 July on Avanti. An ongoing overtime ban starting on LNER from 1 July. More strike dates across 16 train companies in England are likely to be announced soon.
Major stations deserted as rail strikes hit FA Cup final and Epsom Around 12,000 members of the drivers’ union Aslef and the Rail, Maritime and Train (RMT) union are on strike over pay and working conditions. Platforms at Euston Station were closed with just a few London Overground trains running, while Avanti and Northwestern services were cancelled. Paddington Station was only operating an hourly service to Bristol Temple Meads.
Train stations deserted as rail strikes hit FA Cup final and Epsom Around 12,000 members of the drivers' union Aslef and the Rail, Maritime and Train (RMT) union are on strike over pay and working conditions. Platforms at Euston Station were closed with just a few London Overground trains running, while Avanti and Northwestern services were cancelled. Paddington Station, which manages trains to Wales, Devon, Cornwall and south-west England, was only operating an hourly service to Bristol Temple Meads.
Major stations deserted as rail strikes hit FA Cup final and Epsom Around 12,000 members of the drivers’ union Aslef and the Rail, Maritime and Train (RMT) union are on strike over pay and working conditions. Platforms at Euston Station were closed with just a few London Overground trains running, while Avanti and Northwestern services were cancelled. Paddington Station was only operating an hourly service to Bristol Temple Meads.
Major stations deserted as rail strikes hit FA Cup... Around 12,000 members of the drivers' union Aslef and the Rail, Maritime and Train (RMT) union are on strike over pay and working conditions. Platforms at Euston Station were closed with just a few London Overground trains running, while Avanti and Northwestern services were cancelled. Paddington Station, which manages trains to Wales, Devon, Cornwall and south-west England, was only operating an hourly service.
Rail passengers face weekend of strike disruption across Britain Members of the drivers’ union Aslef will strike for 24 hours on Friday. No trains will run on networks including Avanti, Southeastern, Govia Thameslink, Northern, West Midlands, TransPennine Express and CrossCountry.
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