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Cancellations are widespread on Avanti. Especially annoying is that cancellations of last trains have become a weekly occurrence. Particularly - but not exclusively - at weekends.
Today, 2pm on Friday, Avanti have (so far!) cancelled the last train from London to Liverpool, the last train from Liverpool to London (which is also the last train to London from Runcorn, Stafford, Lichfield, Tamworth and Nuneaton - some of these stations being unstaffed in the evening), the last train from Bangor to Crewe (which has a connection at Crewe to Birmingham - this train used to run direct to Birmingham), the penultimate two trains from London to Manchester (including the last to Macclesfield), and the last two trains from Edinburgh to Birmingham at 16.52 and 18.52 (meaning the last direct Avanti train to Birmingham is at the unbelievable time of 14.52 - albeit that some passengers are here able to transfer to the last train from Glasgow to London, which - today, at least - is still running and has had extra stops added to substitute for the Edinburgh train).
EDIT: I forgot to add the 21.15 from Manchester to London, which has also been cancelled and is the last train from Manchester, Stockport, Macclesfield and Stoke to London. Any passenger who misses the 20.15 tonight will apparently need to resort to a hotel.
EDIT NO 2: Whoops! I'm losing track. Also the last four (FOUR!) trains from Birmingham to London. The 20.10 (from Blackpool - terminating at Preston today), the 21.10 (from Edinburgh), the 22.10 AND the 23.10 (from Edinburgh - which on Fridays runs through to London and is the last train of the day from Crewe, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Birmingham Intl, Coventry, Rugby and Milton Keynes to London). As a result, unless Avanti operates a substitute service at short notice, today's last train from Birmingham to London is at 19.30. 19.30, on a Friday!
Is there any other train operator, with the possible exception of TPE, that cancels last trains on prime intercity routes with such regularity? Under Virgin it was unheard of for last trains to be cancelled. Sometimes they ran very late (the 18.52 from Edinburgh, once four hours late during a snowstorm). But they ran.
Today, 2pm on Friday, Avanti have (so far!) cancelled the last train from London to Liverpool, the last train from Liverpool to London (which is also the last train to London from Runcorn, Stafford, Lichfield, Tamworth and Nuneaton - some of these stations being unstaffed in the evening), the last train from Bangor to Crewe (which has a connection at Crewe to Birmingham - this train used to run direct to Birmingham), the penultimate two trains from London to Manchester (including the last to Macclesfield), and the last two trains from Edinburgh to Birmingham at 16.52 and 18.52 (meaning the last direct Avanti train to Birmingham is at the unbelievable time of 14.52 - albeit that some passengers are here able to transfer to the last train from Glasgow to London, which - today, at least - is still running and has had extra stops added to substitute for the Edinburgh train).
EDIT: I forgot to add the 21.15 from Manchester to London, which has also been cancelled and is the last train from Manchester, Stockport, Macclesfield and Stoke to London. Any passenger who misses the 20.15 tonight will apparently need to resort to a hotel.
EDIT NO 2: Whoops! I'm losing track. Also the last four (FOUR!) trains from Birmingham to London. The 20.10 (from Blackpool - terminating at Preston today), the 21.10 (from Edinburgh), the 22.10 AND the 23.10 (from Edinburgh - which on Fridays runs through to London and is the last train of the day from Crewe, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Birmingham Intl, Coventry, Rugby and Milton Keynes to London). As a result, unless Avanti operates a substitute service at short notice, today's last train from Birmingham to London is at 19.30. 19.30, on a Friday!
Is there any other train operator, with the possible exception of TPE, that cancels last trains on prime intercity routes with such regularity? Under Virgin it was unheard of for last trains to be cancelled. Sometimes they ran very late (the 18.52 from Edinburgh, once four hours late during a snowstorm). But they ran.
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