Rail passengers on Avanti West Coast routes will face a "significantly reduced" service on New Year's Eve due to a strike by train managers. A dispute over rest days will see train managers who are members of the RMT union walk out on 31 December and 2 January.

Sustained strike action is now the only way to focus management’s minds on reaching a negotiated settlement’ – Mick Lynch, general secretary of the RMT union

The operator, which runs services between Glasgow and London, North West England and the West Midlands, is warning passengers to travel either side of Hogmanay and January 2.

Passengers planning to travel via Avanti West Coast trains around New Years Day have been warned of disruption to services due to strikes by train managers.