Avanti West Coast issues travel advice for latest industrial action

• Strike action by RMT to affect Avanti West Coast services on Saturday 29 July
• Reduced timetable and operating hours could result in busier trains
• Customers advised to check before they travel and be aware of last train home

Avanti West Coast has issued travel advice for Saturday 29 July when its services will be disrupted by RMT strike action.

Customers are advised to check before they travel on Saturday 29 July, as the intercity operator will be running a reduced timetable in response to a 24-hour strike by RMT, which is coordinated across 14 train operators.

Avanti West Coast will run one train per hour between London Euston and Manchester, Liverpool, Preston and Birmingham with a limited service to Glasgow.

These trains will operate during limited hours, with the first train of the day departing Euston after 7am and the last train of the day from Euston departing shortly after 5pm.

The reduced timetable means Shrewsbury, North Wales, Chester, Stoke-on-Trent, Macclesfield, Blackpool and Edinburgh will have no Avanti West Coast services.

With limited operating hours and fewer services running, customers are advised to plan ahead, check before they travel, and be aware of their last train home.  

Customers with tickets for 29 July (purchased before 22 June) can claim a full fee-free refund from their point of purchase. Alternatively, tickets dated 29 July can be used the day before or up to and including 1 August.

Andy Mellors, Managing Director at Avanti West Coast, said: “We’re sorry our customers will have their journeys disrupted for another day this month because of this latest strike action. It will no doubt affect many who have made plans for this weekend, and I would like to thank our customers for their continued patience and understanding.

“We’ll be operating a reduced timetable during this strike, so our customers should plan their journeys, check before they travel and be aware of their last train home.

“Any customers with tickets dated 29 July can make their journey on alternative days or claim a full refund.”

On Sunday 30 July, Avanti West Coast will be operating a reduced timetable due to planned upgrade work by Network Rail between Rugby and Stafford. Customers travelling on this day should check before they travel and expect longer journeys to some destinations as trains are diverted.

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