Intercity rail passengers face summer disruption amid slashed services and strike votes
East Midlands Railway cancelled hundreds of intercity services on the Midland mainline this summer due to reliability issues with its new Hitachi class 810 trains. Train drivers at LNER and Avanti West Coast are balloting on strike action after pay negotiations stalled. About 20 fast trains daily between London, Sheffield and Nottingham.
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Published 17 Jul 2026, 15:49 UTC · Updated 17 Jul 2026, 16:00 UTC
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