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The Latest Breaking News from Avanti

Avanti West Coast train staff cancel two strike days to allow for ‘intensive talks’

RMT union says ‘suspension reflects our goodwill’ though Sunday strikes until June remain in place for now

The Guardian - UK

Avanti West Coast train strikes called off for the next two Sundays as ‘intensive talks’ begin

Suspension of walkouts comes too late for full service to be reinstated on 19 January

The Independent UK

Rail union calls off two strike days while Avanti West Coast talks continue

RMT members have been taking industrial action in a dispute over rest-day working.

Evening Standard

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More disruption threatened in fresh rail dispute

Aslef will ballot its members on Hull Trains on possible strike action.

Evening Standard

Rail travel disrupted after reports of fire at London Waterloo

Trains between the station and Clapham Junction were disrupted after the incident on Sunday morning.

Evening Standard

Rail passengers face disruption from Avanti strikes every Sunday until June

Train managers on west coast mainline to take action from 12 January to 25 May in dispute over rest-day working

The Guardian - UK

RMT weekend strikes to hit Avanti West Coast passengers

A reduced timetable will be in place on the strike days, with fewer services running during limited operating hours.

Evening Standard

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Rail services face disruption as train managers strike

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at Avanti West Coast will launch a series of Sunday walkouts.

Evening Standard

My disabled mother paid £500 to travel near an Avanti accessible toilet … and it was closed

The nearest one was seven carriages away and my father couldn’t push her in a wheelchair that far

The Guardian - UK

Avanti West Coast executives earn more than double train managers while covering strikes, union boss claims

Union is striking intermittently until late May in a dispute over pay for rest-day working by train managers

The Independent UK

What is the latest train strike? Who will be affected? When are the other train strikes in 2025?

RMT members are set to take industrial action on multiple days in the coming five months.

Evening Standard

Train managers to strike for second time in dispute over rest-day working

Avanti West Coast said passengers travel on Thursday should plan ahead, expect disruption and check the details of their last train home.

The Independent UK

Euston trains disrupted as Avanti West Coast managers go on strike

Rail firm said passengers travelling on Thursday should plan ahead, expect disruption and check the details of their last train home

Evening Standard

New Year’s Eve travel disrupted as Avanti West Coast train managers strike

The rail operator has a ‘significantly reduced’ timetable in place on Tuesday and Thursday.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Rail passengers face disruption as Avanti train managers strike

RMT action on New Year’s Eve and 2 January over rest day working will mean ‘significantly reduced’ timetable

The Independent UK

2024 ends with travel chaos on trains, planes and ferries

Severe weather and engineering works have disrupted journeys – with train strikes to come

The Independent UK

Passengers warned of disruption as Avanti West Coast train managers strike

Members of the RMT union at Avanti West Coast will walk out on New Year’s Eve and January 2 in a dispute over rest day working.

The Guardian - UK

Labour must not duck House of Lords reform this time

Brief letters: Constitutional reform | A royal Labour leader? | Spoonfuls of sugary milk | Cutting quiche calories | Strike training

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The Independent UK

Can I travel around the UK by public transport on Boxing Day?

Exclusive: Key questions and answers for travelling around the UK by train, bus, ferry and air for the rest of the year

The Guardian - UK

Just 2% of some key trains on London to Manchester line run on time

Failing passenger service is a ‘national embarrassment,’ says Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham

Evening Standard

Avanti bosses should ‘get back round the table’ to resolve strike, says minister

Avanti West Coast services are set to be hit by strike action on new year’s eve and January 2.

The Independent UK

Avanti West Coast train managers demand more than £250 for working on day off

Exclusive: At weekends, a staff member could earn £300 for rest day working – but train drivers get twice as much

The Independent UK

Badenoch blames months of new train strikes on Labour’s pay rises for unions and says commuters will suffer

Downing Street calls on RMT union leader Mick Lynch to ‘get back round the table’ to resolve dispute ahead of five months of strike chaos on Avanti West Coast line

The Independent UK

When are the next train strikes? Avanti West Coast walkouts to run until summer

On strike days about one train in four is running, during limited hours, between London Euston, the West Midlands and northwest England

The National (Scotland)

Disruption expected as Avanti West Coast to stage series of strikes

WORKERS on Avanti West Coast are to stage a series of strikes after rejecting a deal aimed at resolving a dispute over rest day working...

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