Anne-Marie Trevelyan – 2022 Comments on Avanti West Coast

The comments made by Anne-Marie Trevelyan, the Secretary of State for Transport, on 7 October 2022.

We need train services which are reliable and resilient to modern day life. Services on Avanti have been unacceptable and while the company has taken positive steps to get more trains moving, it must do more to deliver certainty of service to its passengers.

We have agreed a 6-month extension to Avanti to assess whether it is capable of running this crucial route to a standard passengers deserve and expect.