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Avanti West Coast helps restore village Post Office with new pop-up counter at Oxenholme station
Avanti West Coast helps Cumbrian community restore its Post Office two years after it was deprived of its only service.

Forgotten story of record-breaking women’s football team retold with help from Avanti West Coast
Story of most successful women's football team in history told through series of postcards with help of Avanti West Coast.

Radio 4 comedy series celebrating rail travel to feature Avanti West Coast routes
Avanti West Coast routes feature in 'Strangers on a Train', a new Radio Four comedy series with actor and author Alexei Sayle.

Avanti West Coast on track to grow gardening community in Penrith
Avanti West Coast creates seed and plant donation point at Penrith station to get more people gardening.

Local brewery helps transform disused spot at Lancaster station
Local brewery opens new pub at Lancaster station following transformation of disused space.

Tommy waves goodbye to the railway after reaching 50-year milestone
Avanti West Coast Team Leader, Tommy Michalek, retires from railway after half a century on the West Coast Main Line.

Avanti West Coast creates a buzz for bees with community garden in Wigan
Avanti West Coast supports community project to create wildflower haven for bees in Wigan.

Newly resurfaced platforms at Carlisle bring smoother and safer journeys
Revamp of platforms at Carlisle provide smoother and safer experience for passengers travelling to and from the Cumbrian station.

West Coast “Marmalade Line” provides right track in search for winning preserve
Avanti West Coast supports search to find world's best marmalade by transporting jars of preserves to MarmaLake District.

Avanti West Coast celebrates 175 years of Lancaster and Carlisle railway
Avanti West Coast joins community to celebrate 175 years of Lancaster and Carlisle railway at Cumbrian stations.

Heroic Avanti West Coast employee honoured by Prime Minister
Jennifer Birdsall was presented with a Railway Benefit Fund Heart of Gold Award by Boris Johnson at Warrington Bank Quay.

Forgotten women’s football team to be commemorated by community rail project
Avanti West Coast is supporting community project to tell story of forgotten football team to a new audience.