Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at Avanti West Coast will walk out on New Year’s Eve and January 2 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.
On Tuesday, Avanti said it will run 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.
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, the rail firm said.
There will be no Avanti West Coast trains to or from Macclesfield on 31 December. On 2 January, there will be no Avanti West Coast service to or from Warrington Bank Quay or Wigan North Western.
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Read More“The company must come forward with a revised proposal so we can avoid more strike action further into 2025.”
Kathryn O’Brien, executive director of customer experience at Avanti West Coast, said: “We’re disappointed by the RMT calling strike action on December 31 and January 2. Our customers will face significantly disrupted journeys as a result, and I would like to thank them for their patience and understanding.
RMT members who work as train managers at Avanti West Coast will also be striking every Sunday from January 12 until May 25 2025.
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