Thousands of rail passengers are facing disruption to services on New Year’s Eve because of a strike by train managers, with more walkouts planned in the coming weeks.
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union at Avanti West Coast walked out on Tuesday in a dispute over rest-day working and will strike again on Thursday.
Avanti is strongly advising customers to travel on either side of the strike as a “significantly reduced” timetable will be in place on both days.
One train per hour was running on Tuesday between London Euston and Birmingham, Manchester and Preston, with a limited service to Glasgow. One train every other hour between Liverpool and Crewe was also operating.