SHAMBOLIC rail operator Avanti still gets millions in taxpayer cash despite axing two in three trains.
The company could lose its franchise next year but is entitled to a £2million bonus.
It is part of £19.1million given to four operators owned by parent company FirstGroup.
Two thirds of the money paid to Avanti for the six months to September are performance fees, despite serious disruptions over the summer where just one in three trains ran between London, Manchester and Glasgow.
Avanti is on a six-month contract, ending in April, with the Department of Transport.