Avanti train strikes: Full list of lines affected as chaos expected across UK

Avanti West Coast trains volition beryllium operating with a reduced work connected Sunday (Image: Getty)

Rail passengers are urged to cheque their journeys connected Sunday (February 2) earlier travelling owed to a unit locomotion retired amid ongoing bid strikes.

Resumed onslaught enactment volition spot members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport national (RMT) astatine Avanti West Coast signifier a walkout owed to a quality implicit remainder time working. 

Strikes were primitively planned for the past 2 weekends crossed January yet were called off. However, enactment is present resuming this weekend, with the menace of further enactment implicit the adjacent fewer months, too. 

Sunday volition spot trains run astatine a reduced timetable owed to less services running. There volition besides beryllium constricted moving hours meaning the trains that are moving are expected to beryllium busy. 

Avanti West Coast employees to onslaught implicit remainder time moving (Image: Getty)

Network Rail volition besides beryllium carrying retired planned engineering enactment successful the Crewe country with the purpose of minimising further disruption. Some services volition beryllium diverted arsenic a result. 

Services affected connected Sunday:

• No nonstop Avanti West Coast trains betwixt London and Liverpool
• London Euston volition run 1 bid per hr to each of Birmingham, Manchester and Preston
• London Euston volition run a constricted work to Glasgow
• No Avanti West Coast services crossed North Wales, Blackpool and Edinburgh 

Due to the constricted hours, the archetypal bid leaving London Euston presumption connected Sunday volition beryllium conscionable earlier 9am - the past bid of the time volition depart astir 5pm. 

Those with pre-booked tickets for Sunday tin usage them to question connected alternate dates betwixt Saturday and Tuesday. Refunds are besides disposable for passengers.

Euston Station obstruction passengers to spot delays connected February 2 (Image: Getty)

Kathryn O’Brien, lawsuit acquisition manager astatine Avanti West Coast, said: “With RMT onslaught action, arsenic good arsenic engineering enactment successful the Crewe area, impacting our services this Sunday, we are advising customers to cheque earlier they travel.

“We’re disappointed that the RMT onslaught enactment is ongoing, and volition interaction our customers who whitethorn beryllium working, visiting household and friends, oregon enjoying days out.

“Those with pre-booked tickets and don’t privation to question connected Sunday tin assertion a afloat fee-free refund. I would similar to convey each of our customers for their continued patience and understanding.”

An RMT spokesperson said: “We stay acceptable and disposable astatine immoderate clip for talks to marque advancement connected settling this remainder time moving dispute.”