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Pride Train - Realtime Trains

Avanti West Coast customers to benefit from partnership with live journey website

Avanti West Coast partners with Realtime Trains to provide additional handy information to help customers plan ahead. 

Chloe McKinlay - Cab

Avanti West Coast trainee driver encourages more women to follow her career path

To mark International Women's Day, trainee driver Chloe McKinlay hopes her positive experience will give others women confidence.

Fabrication overview

Work begins on Avanti West Coast’s new fleet of trains

New British built Avanti West Coast trains take shape at Hitachi Rail's factory following significant investment in welding facilities. 

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Avanti West Coast launch smartcard

Scheme launched to ease journeys and ensure less waste.

Avanti West Coast Food Donations 1

Avanti West Coast partners with charities and organisations to distribute surplus food

Avanti West Coast supports charities, food banks and organisations local to its route with donations of surplus food.

Avanti West Coast Pendolino

Industry collaborates to operate temporary timetable during essential repairs

Extra stops added to Avanti West Coast services along Trent Valley following damage to track caused by landslip.

Bombardier-72

Upgrade to Avanti West Coast Voyager fleet now complete

Avanti West Coast partner with Bombardier to complete refresh of entire Voyager fleet 

Avanti West Coast Pendolino 390155

Avanti West Coast gives customers option to donate Delay Repay compensation to charity

Customers eligible for Delay Repay can now donate their compensation to Avanti West Coast's charity partner, Action for Children. 

#Fakes On A Train 1

Avanti West Coast spreads Christmas cheer with #FakesOnATrain - personalised video messages from railway-themed fake celebrities

Avanti West Coast launches spoof video messaging called #FakesOnATrain to help spread Christmas cheer and raise money for Action for Children.

Institute of High Speed Rail and System Integration - Artist's Impression

West Coast Partnership announce research collaboration with the University of Leeds

West Coast Partnership to invest £1m plus as part of The University of Leeds' plans for The Institute for High Speed Rail and System Integration, to drive High Speed rail advancements. 

Crewe Station Signs - RailAid Auction

Avanti West Coast signs up for Rail Aid

Avanti West Coast gets right behind this month's Rail Aid campaign, inviting bids for eagerly sought after Crewe Station signs, with all proceeds going to the Railway Children charity.