Andy Burnham, Sadiq Khan and Andy Street say operator has weeks to sort out train ‘chaos’
Britain’s most powerful mayors have warned one of the main train operators serving their cities that it will be stripped of its contracts by the end of the year without a significant improvement in its service.
Senior northern Tories also told the Observer that Avanti West Coast now had only weeks to improve its services and its reputation or face being replaced, with a cross-party determination emerging not to allow it to run trains into next year if there is no sign of improvement.
Andy Burnham, Sadiq Khan and Andy Street say operator has weeks to sort out train ‘chaos’ Britain’s most powerful mayors have warned one of the main train operators serving their cities that it will be stripped of its contracts by the end of the year without a significant improvement in its service.Senior northern Tories also told the Observer that Avanti West Coast now had only weeks to improve its services and its reputation or face being replaced, with a cross-party determination emerging not to allow it to run trains into next year if there is no sign of improvement. Continue reading…
