To end the year another strike-riven day was affecting all Avanti services. With the driver's pay deal settled earlier in the year, this dispute involved guards (train managers in modern parlance) and rest day working pay parity with managers. AWC were running a basic service with hourly services to and from London between their principle stations. One of these services, the 11.55 Manchester to Euston passes through Roade cutting worked by 390137.
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