What is the latest train strike? Who will be affected? When are the other train strikes in 2025?
Avanti West Coast union members have called off their strike for this Sunday (January 26) but have not cancelled plans for walkouts up to June.
Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) has called for industrial action on the line, which runs out of London Euston, until May 25.
This will see Avanti West Coast staff not working on Sunday, February 2 and subsequent Sundays.
During this period, only a skeleton service of trains will run to Wolverhampton (via Birmingham), Crewe and Manchester.
Avanti has said: “If you booked tickets to travel with Avanti West Coast on a strike day before the industrial action was announced in December, you can now use them to travel on alternative travel dates.
“Alternatively, if you no longer wish to travel due to the strike action, you can claim a full refund of your pre-booked tickets from where you bought them.”
Here’s the full information on the latest strike and when others are scheduled for this year.
The Standard has approached Avanti and RMT for an update.
Which train services are affected?
The industrial action affects all of the Avanti West Coast network.
As well as the above reductions, there’s a limited service between Glasgow and Preston, while no services will operate from North Wales, Blackpool and Edinburgh.
When will the next strain strikes be?
RMT members who work as train station managers on the Avanti network will walk out every Sunday from February 2 to May 25.
This is currently the only industrial action scheduled to hit UK railways this year.
There are no planned walkouts on the London Underground.
Why are the strikes taking place?
The dispute is over rest-day working and payments for overtime.
An RMT spokesperson previously said: “It is wholly unacceptable that replacement managers can be paid around £500 per shift, about double what our Avanti members earn, while not providing the same service for passengers.
“This kind of destructive approach has been seen time and again across train-operating companies and is a hangover from the previous Conservative government, which encouraged practices that reward managers with excessive payouts instead of resolving disputes.
“Reaching a fair settlement would be more cost-effective and make far better use of Avanti’s resources.
“At the heart of the problem is a serious staff shortage, which is why there’s such a heavy reliance on overtime in the first place.”