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Avanti West Coast is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup (70%) and Trenitalia (30%) that operates the West Coast Partnership. During November 2016, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced the InterCity West Coast franchise would be replaced by the West Coast Partnership (WCP).
The West Coast Main Line ( WCML) is one of the most important railway corridors in the United Kingdom, connecting the major cities of London and Glasgow with branches to Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and Edinburgh. It is one of the busiest mixed-traffic railway routes in Europe, carrying a mixture of intercity rail, regional rail, commuter ...
The British Rail Class 390 Pendolino is a type of electric high-speed passenger train operated by Avanti West Coast in the United Kingdom, leased from Angel Trains. [ 7] They are electric multiple units using Fiat Ferroviaria 's tilting train Pendolino technology and built by Alstom. Fifty-three eight-car units were originally built between ...
Office of Rail and Road figures show Avanti West Coast had the third worst reliability of all operators in Britain in the year to the end of March, with the equivalent of one in 15 trains (6.9% ...
The boss of train operating company Avanti West Coast was "summoned" to talks with the new transport secretary over the company's "unacceptable performance". Louise Haigh demanded "immediate ...
Office of Rail and Road figures show Avanti West Coast had the third worst reliability of all operators in Britain in the year to the end of March. Labour threatens to strip Avanti West Coast’s ...
Current collector (s) Pantograph. Track gauge. 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8. +. 1⁄2 in) standard gauge. The British Rail Class 807 Evero[ 8] is a type of electric multiple unit being built by Hitachi Rail for train operator Avanti West Coast. Based on the Hitachi A-train design, a total of 10 seven-car units will be produced.
A railway boss has been summoned by the Transport Secretary to account for the company’s “woeful” service, the Government said. Louise Haigh demanded “immediate action” from Avanti West ...