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