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On the following Sunday, 26 January, a full service is expected. A spokesperson for Avanti West Coast said: “We’re pleased that the RMT has called off its strike action for Avanti West Coast ...
During 2022, Avanti West Coast began ramping up service levels again, and issued public promises to restore full service to areas such as North Wales and Chester. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] As part of dealing with COVID-19, the DfT produced an Emergency Measures Agreement (EMA) and then in September 2020, an Emergency Recovery Measures Agreement (ERMA ...
Rail strikes are back with a vengeance. Passengers on Avanti West Coast face months of disruption. Walk-outs began on 31 December and are set to continue until the late May bank holiday weekend ...
As around 80,000 Avanti West Coast passengers are hit by the second walk-out in a five-month series of strikes, the boss of the RMT union has claimed senior managers are paying themselves ...
In August 2019, the DfT announced that First Trenitalia West Coast Rail (trading as Avanti West Coast) was the successful bidder. Avanti West Coast commenced operating the franchise on 8 December 2019. [53] [54]
The Government is considering withdrawing Avanti’s contract to run train services on the West Coast Mainline, as ministers insisted “all options” remain on the table once the agreement ends.
Trains running the full length of the route are run by CrossCountry, and it is additionally used in part by Avanti West Coast, Chiltern Railways, Great Western Railway, South Western Railway and West Midlands Trains. After joining the Cross Country Route at Birmingham, trains proceed to Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh or Aberdeen.
An Avanti West Coast spokesperson said: “This strike action will cause significant disruption to our customers making journeys on the West Coast main line over an extended period.