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Sundays stoppage to be worsened by engineering works, as dispute threatens to affect every weekend until JuneRail passengers face severe disruption on Sunday as Avanti West Coast train staff resume strike action that threatens to affect every weekend until June.The strikes, which were suspended for two weeks to allow for intensive talks between unions and the intercity rail operator, will be compounded by planned engineering works by Network Rail. Continue reading...
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- Avanti West Coast passengers face severe disruption as rail strikes resumeSundays stoppage to be worsened by engineering works, as dispute threatens to affect every weekend until JuneRail passengers face severe disruption on Sunday as Avanti West Coast train staff resume strike action that threatens to affect every weekend until June.The strikes, which were suspended for two weeks to allow for intensive talks between unions and the intercity rail operator, will be compounded by planned engineering works by Network Rail. Continue reading...
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