Government accused of ‘rewarding failure’ over new Avanti West Coast contract
A Government decision to grant a short-term contract renewal to Avanti West Coast has been condemned by Labour and trade…
Avanti West Coast handed contract extension
Train operator Avanti West Coast has been handed a short-term contract extension by the Department for Transport (DfT), the FirstGroup-owned…
Train strikes set to cause widespread travel misery as drivers walk out for second time this week
Rail passengers are facing fresh travel chaos today as train drivers hold another strike leaving large parts of the country…
Avanti West Coast ordered to give passengers more notice to book tickets
Train operator Avanti West Coast has been ordered to stop releasing tickets just a few days ahead of travel. Rail…
Passengers facing ‘rail crisis’ as train cancellations hit record high, Office of Rail and Road data shows
Passengers are facing a “crisis” on the railways with service reliability plunging to its lowest level in nearly a decade…
Cross-border train services ‘extremely limited’ due to strike by drivers
Cross-border rail services between Scotland and England are severely disrupted due to strike action by members of the Aslef union.…
Second day of new year strike action on railways as Scots return to work
ScotRail services will be severely disrupted on Wednesday as railway workers walk out in a second day of strike action…
Avanti West Coast handed millions of pounds of taxpayer-funded bonuses – Labour
Avanti West Coast was handed millions of pounds of taxpayer-funded bonuses for a period in which it was Britain’s worst…
Trains grind to a halt again and nurses warn of escalating strike action
Union boss Mick Lynch raised hopes future rail strikes could be averted as travel was disrupted by a fresh 48-hour…
Rail strikes: Pay deal ‘achievable’ between train companies and unions, RMT boss Mick Lynch says
A deal between train companies and rail unions is “achievable”, Mick Lynch, the head of the RMT union, has said…
Travel trouble: Rail, bus and highways workers strike as pay disputes continue
Parts of the UK are facing more travel trouble with rail, bus and highways workers walking off the job today…
Rail strikes: Passengers urged to complete Christmas Eve journeys by lunchtime
Train passengers planning Christmas Eve trips are being told to complete journeys as early as lunchtime due to strikes. Operators…