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Transport secretary urged to press for restoration of full timetable or strip operator of contract after 12 cancellations on Monday

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps today said he was putting forward plans to bring in an upper limit for fares outside of London for 12 months - but there are widespread fears that hundreds of routes could be scrapped in the near future

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Warning that stoppages will hit economy as London bears brunt in four days of travel woe

Leading city region politicians call for urgent government action after rail operator slashed timetables and suspended ticket sales

London mayor Sadiq Khan and Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham have criticised Avanti West Coast for drastically reducing its timetables, branding the decision “completely unacceptable”.In a letter to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, the regional leaders said the train operator’s recent timetable cuts were a “national outrage”.Avanti West Coast slashed its…

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London mayor Sadiq Khan and Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham have criticised Avanti West Coast for drastically reducing its timetables, branding the decision “completely unacceptable”.

People are unable to currently buy tickets for Manchester to London while the timetable is being slashed.