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Avanti came to my rescue last night when a Cross Country train was cancelled.Further cancellations for tomorrow. Not sure if it’s been announced publicly yet but I expect it to do shortly, if not done already.
A quick glance sees quite a few services to/from Wolverhampton and Manchester cancelled, as well as the all too familiar theme of trains starting/terminating at Preston.
Admittedly bus cancellations and a breakdown meant I missed the 18.57 from Birmingham New Street to Stockport (assuming it did run).
Anyway, while the 19.57 was cancelled, there was a 20.15 Avanti train I was able to catch instead. Maybe it was diverted via Birmingham especially for the Commonwealth Games.
As a sort-of aside, it thankfully stopped at Stockport, where I had split my ticket to save around £8.