Rail strikes are back with a vengeance. Passengers on Avanti West Coast face months of disruption, starting on 31 December and continuing until the late May bank holiday weekend. Train managers ...

Train managers working for Avanti West Coast who belong to the RMT union walked out on New Year’s Eve, Thursday 2 January, and a series of Sundays: 12 January, plus 2 and 9 February.

An initial plan for strike action was briefly halted after the train operator made a revised offer to unions. However, fresh dates in 2025 were later announced. Strike action was held over the New ...

The biggest rail union has suspended strikes on the West Coast main line for the next two Sundays – but the announcement comes too late for a normal service to run on 19 January.