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The Latest Breaking News from Avanti

Government signs off £65m payout for owners of failing Avanti and TransPennine rail franchises

Critics say cash should have been invested to avoid collapse of rail services

The Independent UK

Avanti launches £30 London to Scotland tickets for flexible travellers

The ‘low cost superfare’ tickets are less than half of the usual price

Evening Standard

Avanti West Coast to offer cheap tickets from Glasgow to London

TRAIN operator Avanti West Coast will offer cheap tickets from Glasgow to London.

The National (Scotland)

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Manchester leaders want 'decisive action' over TransPennine Express amid 'deep concern'

TransPennine Express and Avanti West Coast have faced calls for their contracts to be axed due to their performance

Manchester Evening News

New Avanti West Coast boss claims under-fire train operator has 'turned a corner' after controversy

Avanti's contract was controversially extended earlier this month

Manchester Evening News

Network Rail warns of Easter disruption due to engineering works

Train passengers advised to plan ahead over holiday weekend with west coast main line services hit

The Guardian - UK

Scots passengers face 'despair' as Avanti West Coast contract could be extended by 10 years

Passengers travelling from Glasgow to London have faced repeated cancellations thanks the Avanti's poor performance.

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UK Government accused of "rewarding failure" as Lockerbie train operator sees contract extended

The move comes despite the rail firm, which runs trains between London and Glasgow and Edinburgh through Lockerbie, has been heavily criticised for its level of cancellations

Daily Record

UK Government 'wedded to disaster of rail privatisation' with Avanti contract

THE UK Government has been blasted for being “wedded to the disaster of rail privatisation” after extending the Avanti West Coast contract by…

The National (Scotland)

Government 'rewarding incompetence' as Avanti West Coast contract extended

The government yesterday said Avanti's performance was "terrible" but was making "significant improvement"

Liverpool Echo

Passengers left gobsmacked as 'dreadful' train operator Avanti has contract extended despite months of rail chaos

'It's a complete lottery is the train runs or not...'

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Back-to-basics

Hundreds more police officers posted to neighbourhood teams - but it comes at a cost PLUS Reprieve for an under-fire rail operator

Manchester Evening News

Avanti West Coast contract extended for six months despite regular disruption

AVANTI West Coast has had its contract controversially extended for six months after being criticised for regular disruption to services.

The National (Scotland)

Avanti West Coast gets short-term contract extension

Operator of Scotland-London services had been struggling with reliability and punctuality

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Manchester Evening News

Train operator Avanti has its contract extended despite 'poor performance'

The operator has struggled with reliability, passengers being unable to book tickets in advance, and was slammed in August last year for cutting services

The Guardian - UK

Ministers ‘reward Avanti West Coast’s failure’ by extending contract

Rail firm given six-month extension after pointing to improvements but Labour says decision is inexplicable

Evening Standard

Avanti West Coast contract extended by 6 months after ‘improvements’

The operator of train services on the West Coast Main Line has been given a new six-month contract – and could remain in place until 2032.

Evening Standard

Train strike: Up to 50% of the rail network crippled due to latest industrial action

Train passengers will face fresh disruption on Saturday because of another strike by rail workers in the long-running dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.

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Train passengers issued warning as rail strikes set to cause weekend disruption

14 train operators are due to be affected by the latest walkouts on March 18, with up to 60% of rail services expected to be cancelled across the country

The Guardian - UK

Rail strikes cause fresh disruption in Great Britain this weekend

RMT staff at 14 operators are taking action including LNER, Avanti, Southern, GWR and East Midlands

The Independent UK

Train passengers face disruption as rail workers strike in pay and jobs row

Football fans and families travelling to weekend leisure events will be among those affected by the RMT action.

The Guardian - UK

Rail passengers face more disruption as strikes continue

RMT union members at 14 train operators to stage 24-hour strike on Saturday in row over pay and jobs

Manchester Evening News

Rail passengers warned to expect travel chaos with two more days of strike action

Members of the RMT union are due to go on strike on March 16 and 18 as part of a long-running dispute over pay and conditions

Manchester Evening News

Avanti West Coast launch discount ticket scheme for trains to and from Manchester - but there's one catch

The train operator is offering cheaper fares for passengers who can be more flexible with their journey times

The Independent UK

Manchester-London for £20: Avanti West Coast launches cut-price ‘standby’ train tickets

Rail firm seeks to win customers from long-distance coach operators

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