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Avanti West Coast employees to tackle Three Peaks challenge for charity

Team of Avanti West Coast employees prepare to take on National Three Peaks in aid of Railway Children.

Avanti West Coast Springpod Virtual Work Experience Platform

Avanti West Coast launches new virtual work experience platform for young people

Working with online platform Springpod to inspire young people to join the railway industry

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Avanti West Coast employees climb Yorkshire Three Peaks for charity

Group of four Avanti West Coast employees take part in popular walking challenge in aid of the Railway Children. 

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Avanti West Coast colleague who champions mental health to run London Marathon for Samaritans

Amy Turner is running her first marathon just five years after taking on the couch to 5km challenge. 

Breaking Down Barriers Awards 2025

Avanti West Coast employee honoured for work to promote social inclusion

Avanti West Coast employee recognised at The Breaking Down Barriers Awards 2025 for work to promote social inclusion. 

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Avanti West Coast employee to attempt half marathon for life-saving community cause

Avanti West Coast employee, Mike Lowe, is running Wilmslow Half Marathon in aid of a life-saving cause in the community. 

Karen Grimshaw, Avanti West Coast Station Manager at Stockport, dispatches the last train of her 35-year railway career.

Avanti West Coast employee blows the final whistle on 35-year railway career

Avanti West Coast employee completes final working day after clocking up 35 years on railway in the North West. 

Marta Filipiuk Avanti West Coast

A third of Avanti West Coast’s new trainee driver recruits are women following trailblazing recruitment campaign

The operator is on track to increase the percentage of new female trainee recruits to 50 percent by 2030.

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Avanti West Coast onboard to celebrate Railway 200

Avanti West Coast names a Pendolino Railway 200 as part of its plans to mark 200 years of Britain's modern railway.

Scott Mills holding his Scottport sign. Copywright: BBC Radio 2

Stockport Station renamed ‘Scottport’ to celebrate the new Scott Mills Breakfast Show

Avanti West Coast temporarily rename station to ‘Scottport’  to mark Scott Mills taking over the Radio 2 Breakfast Show.