Manchester-London 7am train will now carry passengers after outcry over regulator’s decision
Avanti service was initially to be pulled from timetable from mid-December but would have still run carrying staffThe express Manchester-London 7am Avanti service will take passengers after all, after the rail regulator conceded defeat in the face of public outcry over a ruling that would have left...
<p>Avanti service was initially to be pulled from timetable from mid-December but would have still run carrying staff</p><p>The express Manchester-London 7am Avanti service will take passengers after all, after the rail regulator conceded defeat in the face of public outcry over a ruling that would have left it running as an empty “ghost train” each day.</p><p>The 7am train, the only service linking the cities in under two hours, was set to be axed from the passenger table from mid-December – but would, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/nov/29/avanti-axed-7am-manchester-london-train-will-run-without-passengers">as the Guardian reported on Saturday</a>, have kept running empty from Piccadilly each day so it could run morning trains back out of Euston.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/01/manchester-london-7am-train-will-now-carry-passengers-after-outcry-over-regulators-decision">Continue reading...</a>
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