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Profits slashed at train operator Transpennine Express despite £260m government support

Transpennine Express, along with Northern Trains and Avanti West Coast, has come under fire in recent months over delayed and cancelled services

Birmingham Post

Avanti West Coast handed shareholders £13.5m ahead of complaints jumping to almost 10 times the national average

Avanti took over the running of the west coast mainline from Virgin Trains in December 2019 and is 70% owned by FirstGroup and 30% owned by Trenitalia

Birmingham Post

Spike in complaints by Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express passengers

The rate of complaints made by users of both operators between July and September last year soared.

The Independent UK

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Dumfries and Galloway rail passengers set for more strike disruption

Walkouts are planned for Friday and Saturday, with services on Sunday also likely to be affected

Daily Record

January rail strikes: Will my train run during the national walkouts?

First week of 2023 set to be blighted by transport industrial action including rail strikes

The Independent UK

Services between Scotland and England severely disrupted by drivers strike

ScotRail adds additional services following two days of new year industrial action

Insider UK

No trains between Scotland and England as drivers take one day of strike action

The walkout affects Avanti West Coast, TransPennine Express and CrossCountry services.

The Independent UK

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January rail strikes: Will my train run during the national walkouts?

First week of 2023 set to be blighted by transport industrial action including rail strikes

The Independent UK

Rail passengers face more disruption as train drivers strike

Aslef members to walk out at 15 rail companies in a long-running dispute over pay

Wales Online

Train drivers strike will cripple UK services with third day in a row of disruption in London

There will be no trains to Gatwick and Heathrow airports and Tubes are set to be disrupted

Evening Standard

January rail strikes: Will my train run during the national walkouts?

First week of 2023 set to be blighted by transport industrial action including rail strikes

The Independent UK

Rail strikes on Tuesday - what commuters in and around Greater Manchester need to know

Two 48-hour walkouts are expected this week and will be widespread disruption to services

Manchester Evening News

January rail strikes: Will my train run during the national walkouts?

First week of 2023 set to be blighted by transport industrial action including rail strikes

The Independent UK

Edinburgh commuters heading home on Hogmanay 'abandoned' as train firm cancels services

Avanti West Coast announced on Saturday morning that it had cancelled services north of Carlisle due to a landslip at Carstairs.

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Daily Record

Scots heading home on Hogmanay 'abandoned' as train firm cancels services

Avanti West Coast announced on Saturday morning that it had cancelled services north of Carlisle due to a landslip at Carstairs.

The Independent UK

January rail strikes: Will my train run during the national walkouts?

First week of 2023 set to be blighted by transport industrial action including rail strikes

Manchester Evening News

Avanti issues travel warning ahead of further strike action next week

RMT and ASLEF union members are walking out across several days

The Independent UK

January rail strikes: Will my train run during the national walkouts?

First week of 2023 blighted by transport industrial action

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The Independent UK

Strikes stall train services in Scotland over Christmas

The industrial action by RMT union members at Network Rail is part of a long-running dispute over pay.

The Independent UK

ScotRail warns travellers of disruption over Christmas because of strikes

Services will begin to wind down from the afternoon of Christmas Eve and not resume until December 27.

Liverpool Echo

TransPennine Express bans e-scooters from trains and stations

Avanti West Coast has also banned the devices

The Independent UK

Christmas rail travel: Which trains are running from December until the second week of January?

As many as 250,000 trains will not run as normal between 22 December and 8 January

Liverpool Echo

Avanti West Coast bans e-scooters from trains and stations

The train operator said the ban on the e-scooters is because of safety concerns

The Guardian - UK

Train drivers to stage fresh 24-hour UK strike on 5 January

Aslef action falls between two 48-hour strikes by RMT, knocking out most trains for five days

The Guardian - UK

Disabled passengers on Avanti trains say they have had to sit in toilets to get seat

One wheelchair user reported that pre-booked accessible spaces were filled with luggage and no staff were present

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