Ministers ‘reward Avanti West Coast’s failure’ by extending contract
by Peter Walker and Gwyn Topham from World news | The Guardian on (#69ZPD)
Rail firm given six-month extension after pointing to improvements but Labour says decision is inexplicable
Ministers have given another contract extension to Avanti West Coast, saying the poorly performing rail operator had made improvements to services, despite persistent problems.
Avanti's intercity trains regularly failed to run to schedule even after the timetable was drastically scaled back last August, and the rate of cancellations leapt again in December when more services were added, but has improved in recent weeks.
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