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| Avanti West Coast rail services scaled back due to strike action | Avanti West Coast rail services scaled back due to strike action |
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| One train per hour will run from London to Manchester, Glasgow, and Liverpool on Sunday, Avanti said | One train per hour will run from London to Manchester, Glasgow, and Liverpool on Sunday, Avanti said |
| Train passengers are being warned of a hugely reduced Avanti West Coast timetable on Sunday due to further strike action by train managers. | Train passengers are being warned of a hugely reduced Avanti West Coast timetable on Sunday due to further strike action by train managers. |
| One train will run per hour from London to Manchester, Glasgow, and Liverpool, the operator said. | One train will run per hour from London to Manchester, Glasgow, and Liverpool, the operator said. |
| Services to Liverpool will also go via the West Midlands due to engineering work between Rugby and Stafford. | Services to Liverpool will also go via the West Midlands due to engineering work between Rugby and Stafford. |
| There will be no services to North Wales, Shrewsbury, Chester, Blackpool and Edinburgh, Avanti added. | There will be no services to North Wales, Shrewsbury, Chester, Blackpool and Edinburgh, Avanti added. |
| People heading to the Comic Con event in Liverpool this weekend are being urged to find alternative transport. | People heading to the Comic Con event in Liverpool this weekend are being urged to find alternative transport. |
| The strike is because managers are angry at at having their work-life balance ruined, the RMT union said. | The strike is because managers are angry at at having their work-life balance ruined, the RMT union said. |
| "Avanti continue to operate with a siege mentality hoping that our members will simply give in," general secretary Mick Lynch said. | "Avanti continue to operate with a siege mentality hoping that our members will simply give in," general secretary Mick Lynch said. |
| Passengers are being warned of disruption and longer journeys due to the strike and engineering work | Passengers are being warned of disruption and longer journeys due to the strike and engineering work |
| Avanti urged passengers to check before they travel and warned them to expect longer journeys. | Avanti urged passengers to check before they travel and warned them to expect longer journeys. |
| Barry Milsom, from the firm, said they were disappointed at the disruption from another strike. | Barry Milsom, from the firm, said they were disappointed at the disruption from another strike. |
| "We ask RMT to engage in meaningful industry reform talks around modernising working practices and developing a railway fit for the 21st century," he said. | "We ask RMT to engage in meaningful industry reform talks around modernising working practices and developing a railway fit for the 21st century," he said. |
| Passengers have faced a long spell of disruption on the rail network with Avanti slashing its timetable in August. | Passengers have faced a long spell of disruption on the rail network with Avanti slashing its timetable in August. |
| The firm is now slowly building back services and has promised a full timetable in December that does not rely on rest day working. | The firm is now slowly building back services and has promised a full timetable in December that does not rely on rest day working. |
| In October, the Department for Transport warned that Avanti West Coast needed to "drastically improve services" after its contract to run the London to Glasgow route was extended by just six months. | In October, the Department for Transport warned that Avanti West Coast needed to "drastically improve services" after its contract to run the London to Glasgow route was extended by just six months. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Wales | |
| Shrewsbury | Shrewsbury |
| Edinburgh | Edinburgh |
| Chester | Chester |
| Transport | Transport |
| Birmingham | Birmingham |
| London | London |
| Manchester | Manchester |
| Blackpool | Blackpool |
| Stafford | Stafford |
| Glasgow | Glasgow |
| Liverpool | Liverpool |
| Rugby | Rugby |
| Strike action | Strike action |