Scots passengers face yet more despair as Avanti West Coast contract could be extended by 10 years
The UK Government has suggested Avanti West Coast could see its contract extended by 10 years despite its dismal performance record.
When asked by Labour peer Baroness Sharon Taylor of Stevenage about reports that the contract could be extended for another decade, Baroness Vere replied: "In terms of the process for the next round of contracts for the west coast... the publication of the 10-year period was a statutory notice. Should it go to Avanti, the six-month contract would be taken off it.
Labour peer Baroness Pauline Bryan of Partick said many Scots felt "despair" when the six-month extension was granted and called for the line to be publicly run. Scottish politics Baroness Vere replied: "I am aware that some of the challenges of travelling down the west coast from Scotland, many of those are actually due to infrastructure changes that are happening in the north of England.
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