Train managers at Avanti West Coast will strike on New Year's Eve and Thursday, leading to significantly reduced services on the West Coast Main Line. Passengers are advised to travel outside these strike days.
Rail passengers will face major disruption to services on New Year's Eve and this Thursday because of strikes on Avanti West Coast by train managers. Members of the Rail , Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at the operator on the West Coast Main Line will walk out on both days in a dispute over rest day working. Avanti strongly advised its customers to travel either side of the strikes, saying that a 'significantly reduced' timetable will be in place on the two strike days.
Fewer services will run during limited operating hours, and trains which do run will be busy. The intercity operator said it will run one train an hour on Tuesday between London Euston and each of Birmingham, Manchester, and Preston, with a limited service to Glasgow. One train every other hour between Liverpool and Crewe will also run. On Thursday, Avanti will run one train an hour between Euston and each of Wolverhampton (via Birmingham), Crewe and Manchester. There will also be a limited service between Glasgow and Preston. These trains will operate during limited hours on both dates - with the first train of the day leaving Euston around 8am and the last train of the day from Euston departing before 5pm. An Avanti West Coast has advised of a limited service on the two RMT strike days this week Avanti West Coast operates trains between London, North West England, Wales and Scotland The greatly reduced timetables will mean North Wales, Blackpool and Edinburgh have no Avanti services on strike days. Avanti West Coast services planned for strike days this week New Year's Eve One train an hour between London Euston and each of Birmingham, Manchester, and Preston, with a limited service to Glasgow. One train every other hour between Liverpool and Crewe will also run. No Avanti trains to or from Macclesfield, and no service for North Wales, Blackpool and Edinburg
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