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Thursday, 28 November 2019

The Guardian

• West coast train services to be rebranded with Avanti logoVirgin Trains’ new operators to rename service ‘ready and fit for the future’ AvantiThe trains, the staff and the entire management team may be staying the same, but passengers on intercity west coast mainline services will next month no longer be boarding a Virgin train but riding on a rebranded, “ready and fit for the futureâ€�, Avanti.The name Avanti, according to new operators FirstGroup and Trenitalia, “embodies progress and forward movementâ€�, and is Italian for “forwardâ€� and “let’s goâ€�. Continue reading...

Times Online

• West coast train operator Avanti puts best foot forward [Subscription]Train services on the west coast main line are to be rebranded under the name Avanti from next month when First Group and Trenitalia replace Virgin Trains as the holder of the franchise.

Birmingham Post

• Merseyrail launches new cheaper railpass that will give thousands of commuters 'significant savings' It's been launched for those who regularly use the Northern and Wirral lines
• Avanti West Coast revealed as new name for franchise to replace Virgin TrainsThe service will link London to cities and towns across England, North Wales and Scotland

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Virgin Trains replacement named Avanti West Coast as operator unveils train liveryLine connects North Wales with London and has been run by Virgin Trains since 1997

London Evening Standard

• South Western Railway strike: Hopes rise to avert month-long walkout for Christmas run-upHopes rose that last-ditch talks taking place today could avert a month-long rail strike in the run-up to Christmas set to cost businesses up to £400 million.
• Avanti West Coast named as replacement for Virgin TrainsAvanti West Coast has been unveiled as the name of the operator replacing Virgin Trains.

Reading Evening Post

• South Western Railway strike weekday timetable including changes between Waterloo and ReadingA reduced service will run Monday to Friday, December 2 until December 20

Other Regional Press

• Compensation call for passengers hit by rail strikes - as emergency timetable releasedAn hourly shuttle train running from Weymouth and Dorchester South to Bournemouth will help keep passengers moving during forthcoming rail strikes due to last for most of December.

Rail Technology Magazine

• New trains on Ipswich to Cambridge routeGreater Anglia introduced new, longer passenger trains into service yesterday (Nov 26) on the busiest regional route. One of the new Swiss-built trains is now operational on the line between Ipswich, Bury St Edmund and Cambridge, which carries over one million passenger journeys a year. One...

Other News Sources

• South Western Railway will not be adding spaces in Micheldever StationSOUTH Western Railway are no longer looking to build a car park in Micheldever Station.
• South Western Railway workers to go on strike over ChristmasA NEAR month-long strike by rail workers is set to go ahead after talks failed to resolve a long-running dispute over guards on trains.
• South Western Railway strikes: Alternative travel options during industrial action Bus replacement services, London buses and other rail operators like Southern can help get you from Surrey to the capital