Avanti is to run a reduced service between London to Manchester on Saturdays until the end of the year.
Train operator Avanti West Coast will be cancelling nearly 20 services every Saturday between London Euston and Manchester Piccadilly until the end of the year.
A similar number of services also run on Saturdays, but from next week that is being reduced to just 30 trains.Train operators must keep cancellations below a certain level to fulfil their contracts, and a failure to do so could lead to them being fined and possibly stripped of the contract. Avanti did not confirm it has sought such an arrangement, but the Department for Transport confirmed that planned timetable reductions until 1 January 2024 were agreed "in accordance with the requirements set out in Avanti's contract".
"Traincrew shortages, linked to train drivers on average £60,000 salaries refusing to work overtime, highlight the need for modernisation across the wider railway that is being resisted by unions.
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