With the City of Stoke-on-Trent Pendolino now honouring 100 years of this fantastic city, the special milestone will be recognised by many as the train journeys across the West Coast Main Line.” ...

In an incredibly low-key ‘launch’, Avanti West Coast put the first of its ten new Class 807 electric multiple units (EMUs) into traffic on October 26, when 807003 set off on the 0721 Birmingham New ...

Avanti West Coast needs to maintain a "laser focus" on cutting cancellations and delays to its train services, its boss has said.

A project to boost a train fleet’s performance and reliability has reached a major milestone, operator Avanti West Coast said. All 770 bogies – the framework with wheels that sits underneath ...

Peter Broadley, Alstom managing director for services in the UK and Ireland, said: “We are thrilled to reach this important milestone in the overhaul of the Avanti West Coast Pendolino fleet’s ...

UK Avanti West Coast train overhaul reaches milestone It is part of a wider programme of work known as a heavy overhaul, which involves all vital parts on the Pendolinos being revamped.