The train, one of the country’s fastest intercity services, is popular with commuters – but they won’t be able to board it
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The train, one of the country’s fastest intercity services, is popular with commuters – but they won’t be able to board it
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An axed morning commuter train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston will continue running – but without any passengers.
The decision to run it without passengers was criticised by Avanti West Coast and the transport secretary
Exclusive: Rail regulator pulls Avanti service from timetable from mid-December but it is needed for staff travel
Avanti service was to have been axed from mid-December but would have still run because of needs out of Euston
The trains were set to have a maximum speed of 360km/h, making them the fastest anywhere in the world
Many have opposed the plans, however, with one campaigner calling them ‘disfiguring’
Campaigners warn proposals will ‘destroy’ conservation area, while Network Rail insists they ‘respect station’s unique heritage’
