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ECONOMY

Avanti West Coast to be nationalised as ministers say ‘enough is enough’

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said passengers had paid the price for years of underperformance on one of Britain’s busiest rail routes.

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An Avanti West Coast Pendolino train on the West Coast Main Line
TRAVEL

Stranded rail passengers can now use another operator’s trains

A ticket is valid on another operator’s train leaving within two hours of the cancelled service, and there is no need to buy a new one, the Department for Transport said.

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An Avanti West Coast Pendolino train at London Euston station