Operator Avanti West Coast has announced it will try to break a long-standing record for the fastest train journey between London and Glasgow. The attempt will travel on the West Coast Mainline ...

Managers for Avanti West Coast who are part of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) launched a walkout campaign on Sunday 12 January in a dispute over rest day working. The strike action ...

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at Avanti West Coast will walk out as part of a long-running dispute over rest day working. Strikes planned for the past two weekends were ...

Strikes on Avanti West Coast resume on Sunday 2 February. After two successive Sundays with severe disruption – but no walk-outs – most trains run by the intercity train operator will be ...

Strikes on Avanti West Coast resume on Sunday 2 February. After two successive Sundays with severe disruption – but no walk-outs – most trains run by the intercity train operator will be cancelled as ...

Many stations, including in North Wales and Scotland, are not served at all by Avanti West Coast. But the RMT has now suspended the planned walkouts on 19 and 26 January “to allow intensive ...

The significantly reduced timetable on Sunday 2 February means North Wales, Blackpool and Edinburgh will have no Avanti West Coast services. Customers with tickets already booked for this Sunday ...