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Avanti West Coast

RMT members on the picket line outside Edinburgh's Waverley Station. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Here are the only trains running in Scotland today

Train operator Avanti West Coast has been handed a short-term contract extension by the Department for Transport (DfT), the FirstGroup-owned company said.

Avanti West Coast handed contract extension

Avanti West Coast has launched a cheap train ticket scheme for ‘flexible’ customers

Avanti launches cheap train ticket scheme for ‘flexible’ customers

An Avanti West Coast train. Picture: Luciana Guerra/PA Wire

Avanti West Coast cancels about one in five trains

Passengers has been the worst performed rail operator over a recent four-week period for cancellations. Picture: Luciana Guerra/PA Wire

Train cancellations hit worst level on record

Avanti West Coast operates between Glasgow Central and London Euston and Edinburgh-London services via Birmingham. Picture: The Scotsman

Avanti West Coast bookings nightmare ‘could put passengers off trains for good’

A train operator has slashed its timetables and suspended ticket sales due to “unofficial strike action” by drivers.

Avanti West Coast announces reduced timetable until further notice

Avanti West Coast warned of last-minute cancellations next week

Aslef denies strike plans as Avanti West Coast warns of more cancellations

The Avanti West Coast train arrived at Glasgow Central just 21 seconds outside the record. Picture: The Scotsman

London-Glasgow rail record bid fails by just 21 seconds

An Avanti West Coast Pendolino train of the type which will attempt to break the record. Picture: Avanti West Coast

New London-Glasgow rail speed record to be attempted by Avanti West Coast

CCTV image from the train showing the start of the emergency speed restriction. Picture: Avanti West Coast

Glasgow train sped past 'failed embankment' at nine times emergency speed limit

The Department for Transport (DfT) has accepted that no payment is required in return for scrapping Avanti West Coast’s contract as the brand was “performing well prior to the pandemic”, according to the Aberdeen-based company. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Scottish FirstGroup agrees to terminate two UK rail franchises

The RMT union fears some Christmas trains could be overcrowded. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Extra police and penalties demanded to avert Christmas trains overcrowding

Glasgow Central Stationduring the ongoing coronavirus pandemic

Anxious Scots ‘may shun return to public transport’

LNER services will be reservation-only from Monday. Picture: Jim Ramsay/LNER.

LNER rail passengers must make reservations from Monday

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