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First Pendolino returns to the rails in largest train fleet refurbishment

Passengers will travel on the first train modernised in the biggest fleet refurbishment on Britain’s railways on Monday. The Pendolino trains will return to service with the 5.05am departure from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston. The operator ...

25 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Andy Burnham: Remove Avanti’s contract unless trains are reinstated soon

Avanti West Coast should be stripped of its contract unless axed services are reinstated soon, Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said. The Labour mayor wrote to Transport Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan warning the company’s existing plans for ...

06 Oct 2022 at 16:43

Majority of trains run by northern operators are delayed

Three train operators serving northern England are getting fewer than half their services to arrive on time. Just 45.8% of stops at stations by TransPennine Express trains were within a minute of the schedule between October 16 and November 12, ...

02 Dec 2022 at 10:34

RMT marks anniversary of Tebay rail tragedy

A rail union is marking the anniversary of an accident which claimed the lives of four track workers. The tragedy happened 19 years ago when a 16-tonne steel wagon rolled down the West Coast Main Line at Tebay in Cumbria. The workers who died ...

15 Feb 2023 at 09:26

Passengers face ‘crisis’ on railways as cancellations hit new high

Train reliability across Britain reached the worst level on record in recent weeks, with Avanti West Coast cancelling the equivalent of about one in five services. Analysis of Office of Rail and Road (ORR) data by the PA news agency found ...

23 Jan 2023 at 14:46

Drivers warned of Easter jams with up to 17m getaway trips planned

Drivers are being warned to expect severe queues on the roads with up to 17 million leisure trips by car predicted to be made over the Easter bank holiday weekend. Major roads in south-west England and some in the Home Counties are ...

04 Apr 2023 at 09:51

Train passengers suffering severe disruption on West Coast Main Line

Train passengers travelling on the West Coast Main Line are suffering severe disruption because of a signalling fault at London’s Euston station. Some of those affected reported being stranded on stationary trains for at least two ...

02 Apr 2024 at 16:34

Avanti West Coast will ‘never be able to deliver a proper service’ – minister

Avanti West Coast struggles with reliability because of “restrictive” trade union agreements, MPs have heard. Rail minister Huw Merriman said Avanti West Coast will “never be able to deliver a proper service” due to its drivers’ ...

28 Feb 2024 at 14:54

Avanti West Coast cancelling Saturday services at short notice

Avanti West Coast said it is cancelling Saturday services at short notice due to staff shortages. The company, which operates trains on the West Coast Main Line between London Euston and Glasgow Central, is cutting services ...

30 Oct 2023 at 13:53

Landslip repair work blocks London Euston-Birmingham rail route

Tens of thousands of train passengers suffered severe disruption as repairs were carried out following a landslip on one of the UK’s busiest rail routes. The incident between Coventry and Rugby blocked a section of the ...

13 Feb 2024 at 15:17

Train operator involved in industrial dispute slashes timetables

Rail passengers on the West Coast Main Line face a further cut to services as another operator embroiled in an industrial dispute is introducing emergency timetables. TransPennine Express (TPE) said it will reduce the ...

06 Sept 2022 at 11:58

Rail firms slam ‘hugely disappointing’ decision to axe £3bn HS2 Golborne Link

Rail industry bodies reacted with fury after the Government scrapped a “vital” planned £3 billion connection between HS2 and the West Coast Main Line. The decision to axe the 13-mile Golborne Link in Greater ...

07 Jun 2022 at 15:44

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