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#efefef">Overview</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Franchise(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Partnership" title="West Coast Partnership">West Coast Partnership</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Main region(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greater_London" title="Greater London">Greater London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_West_England" title="North West England">North West England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_East_England" title="South East England">South East England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(region)" title="West Midlands (region)">West Midlands</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other region(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/East_Midlands" title="East Midlands">East Midlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_of_England" title="East of England">East of England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fleet</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_390" title="British Rail Class 390">Class 390 <i>Pendolino</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_805" title="British Rail Class 805">Class 805 <i>Evero</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_807" title="British Rail Class 807">Class 807 <i>Evero</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stations called at</th><td class="infobox-data">46</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stations operated</th><td class="infobox-data">16</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent company</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/FirstGroup" title="FirstGroup">FirstGroup</a> (70%) <br /> <a href="/wiki/Trenitalia" title="Trenitalia">Trenitalia</a> (30%)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Reporting_mark" title="Reporting mark">Reporting mark</a></th><td class="infobox-data">VT</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dates of operation</th><td class="infobox-data">8 December 2019<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2019-12-08</span>)</span>–18 October 2026<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2026-10-18</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-nrc23_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nrc23-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AWCNationalRailContract_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AWCNationalRailContract-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Trains" title="Virgin Trains">Virgin Trains</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Other</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/">www<wbr />.avantiwestcoast<wbr />.co<wbr />.uk</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q68441695#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="vertical-align: middle; padding: 0"><table style="border-spacing: 0; width: 100%; min-width: 100%" class="mw-collapsible uncollapsed"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #efefef;" class="infobox-header"><th style="text-align:center"><div style="margin:0 4em">Route map</div></th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center; padding-top: 3px"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:AvantiRouteJune24.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/AvantiRouteJune24.jpg/260px-AvantiRouteJune24.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="396" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/AvantiRouteJune24.jpg/390px-AvantiRouteJune24.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/AvantiRouteJune24.jpg/520px-AvantiRouteJune24.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1450" data-file-height="2207" /></a></span></td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>First Trenitalia West Coast Rail</b>, <a href="/wiki/Trading_name" class="mw-redirect" title="Trading name">trading as</a> <b>Avanti West Coast</b>, is a British <a href="/wiki/Train_operating_company" title="Train operating company">train operating company</a> owned by <a href="/wiki/FirstGroup" title="FirstGroup">FirstGroup</a> (70%) and <a href="/wiki/Trenitalia" title="Trenitalia">Trenitalia</a> (30%) that operates the <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Partnership" title="West Coast Partnership">West Coast Partnership</a>. </p><p>During November 2016, the <a href="/wiki/Department_for_Transport" title="Department for Transport">Department for Transport</a> (DfT) announced the <a href="/wiki/InterCity_West_Coast" title="InterCity West Coast">InterCity West Coast</a> franchise would be replaced by the <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Partnership" title="West Coast Partnership">West Coast Partnership</a> (WCP). In August 2019, the DfT awarded the WCP franchise to the <i>First Trenitalia</i> consortium. On 8 December 2019, Avanti West Coast took over operations from the prior operating company <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Trains" title="Virgin Trains">Virgin Trains</a>, which had run the franchise since 1997. Originally, the franchise was initially scheduled to run until March 2030, and had also been set to operate the initial <a href="/wiki/High_Speed_2" title="High Speed 2">High Speed 2</a> (HS2) services from 2026, before project delays moved its expected completion. However combination of poor performance and the upcoming abolition of <a href="/wiki/Passenger_rail_franchising_in_Great_Britain" title="Passenger rail franchising in Great Britain">the franchise system</a> has resulted in the contract expiry being revised to October 2026, before the completion of HS2. </p><p>Avanti West Coast provides the principal long-distance passenger services on the <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Main_Line" title="West Coast Main Line">West Coast Main Line</a> between London, the <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(county)" title="West Midlands (county)">West Midlands</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_West_England" title="North West England">North West England</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Wales" title="North Wales">North Wales</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a>. Its services connect six of the largest cities in the UK: <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, <a href="/wiki/Birmingham" title="Birmingham">Birmingham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Liverpool" title="Liverpool">Liverpool</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manchester" title="Manchester">Manchester</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a>, which have a combined metropolitan population of over 18<span class="nowrap"> </span>million. At the start of the franchise, the rolling stock used for these services consisted of 56 <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_390" title="British Rail Class 390">Class 390 <i>Pendolino</i></a> high speed <a href="/wiki/Electric_multiple_unit" title="Electric multiple unit">electric multiple units</a> and 20 <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_221" title="British Rail Class 221">Class 221 <i>Super Voyager</i></a> <a href="/wiki/Diesel-electric_multiple_unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Diesel-electric multiple unit">diesel-electric multiple units</a>; in 2019, and since 2024, newly built <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_805" title="British Rail Class 805">Class 805</a> <a href="/wiki/Electro-diesel_multiple_unit" title="Electro-diesel multiple unit">bi-mode multiple units</a> and <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_807" title="British Rail Class 807">Class 807</a> electric multiple units, which had replaced the <i>Super Voyagers</i> by the end of the year.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avanti_West_Coast&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Background">Background</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avanti_West_Coast&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In November 2016, the <a href="/wiki/Department_for_Transport" title="Department for Transport">Department for Transport</a> (DfT) announced that the <a href="/wiki/InterCity_West_Coast" title="InterCity West Coast">InterCity West Coast</a> franchise, which was held by <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Trains" title="Virgin Trains">Virgin Trains</a> from 1997 to 2019, would be superseded by the <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Partnership" title="West Coast Partnership">West Coast Partnership</a> (WCP). The principal change of the WCP was the inclusion of the <a href="/wiki/High_Speed_2" title="High Speed 2">High Speed 2</a> (HS2) services, then envisioned to start around 2026.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Accordingly, the DfT required that bidders have experience in operating high-speed trains and the associated infrastructure, which led to all tendering parties either being, or partnering with, an existing high-speed operator.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During June 2017, the DfT announced that three consortia had been shortlisted to bid for the franchise:<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FirstGroup" title="FirstGroup">FirstGroup</a> (70%) / <a href="/wiki/Trenitalia" title="Trenitalia">Trenitalia</a> (30%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MTR_Corporation" title="MTR Corporation">MTR Corporation</a> (75%) / <a href="/wiki/Guangshen_Railway_(company)" title="Guangshen Railway (company)">Guangshen Railway Company</a> (25%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stagecoach_Group" title="Stagecoach Group">Stagecoach</a> (50%) / <a href="/wiki/SNCF" title="SNCF">SNCF</a> (30%) / <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Group" title="Virgin Group">Virgin Group</a> (20%)</li></ul> <p>In December 2018, the Spanish state-owned company <a href="/wiki/Renfe_Operadora" class="mw-redirect" title="Renfe Operadora">Renfe Operadora</a> joined the MTR-led bid.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During April 2019, it was announced that the incumbent Stagecoach-led bid had been disqualified after it had proposed significant changes to the commercial terms, specially in regards to staff <a href="/wiki/Pension" title="Pension">pensions</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stagecoach disputed its disqualification and launched a legal challenge to have it overturned. On 17 June 2020 the <a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_Justice" title="High Court of Justice">High Court</a> ruled against the company and that the decision had been lawful.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2019, the DfT awarded the franchise to the <i>First Trenitalia</i> consortium with Avanti West Coast to commence operations on 8 December 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Competition_and_Markets_Authority" title="Competition and Markets Authority">Competition and Markets Authority</a> (CMA) launched a <a href="/wiki/Competition_law" title="Competition law">merger inquiry</a> into the award of the franchise following a referral from the <a href="/wiki/European_Commission" title="European Commission">European Commission</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2019 it was announced that the CMA had approved the franchise's award; concerns that limited competition on some routes could lead to higher fares and less availability of cheaper tickets were offset by the agreement of <a href="/wiki/Price_ceiling" title="Price ceiling">price caps</a> to be present in some regions.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Changes_and_controversies">Changes and controversies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avanti_West_Coast&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Changes and controversies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Services were curtailed during 2020 in response to the significant decline of passenger travel during the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To help tackle the threat, new hygiene practices were introduced onboard Avanti services.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Occasionally, services had to be cancelled at short notice due to a lack of staff.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During 2022, Avanti West Coast began ramping up service levels again, and issued public promises to restore full service to areas such as <a href="/wiki/North_Wales" title="North Wales">North Wales</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chester" title="Chester">Chester</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As part of dealing with COVID-19, the DfT produced an Emergency Measures Agreement (EMA) and then in September 2020, an Emergency Recovery Measures Agreement (ERMA), which extended Avanti West Coast's contract until 1 April 2031.<sup id="cite_ref-wcp920_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wcp920-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 2020 ERMA was overridden in October 2022 with a six-month short-term contract to give the company time to improve its performance. In March 2023, this contract was extended by a further six months to expire on 15 October 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-con23_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-con23-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Avanti West Coast is amongst those operators impacted by the <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%932024_United_Kingdom_railway_strikes" title="2022–2024 United Kingdom railway strikes">2022–2024 United Kingdom railway strikes</a>, the first national rail strike in the UK for three decades.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its workers are amongst those who have voted to take <a href="/wiki/Industrial_action" title="Industrial action">industrial action</a> due a dispute over pay and working conditions.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In response, the company appealed for the general public to avoid the railways for non-essential travel on the affected dates, these being 21, 23, and 25 June, as only a minimal service could be run due to the number of staff choosing not to work.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 29 June 2022, Avanti West Coast's staff voted in favour of further strikes.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Between 14 August and 18 September 2022, Avanti West Coast reduced its timetable, citing unofficial strike action from its employees.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, this allegation was disputed by <a href="/wiki/Associated_Society_of_Locomotive_Engineers_and_Firemen" class="mw-redirect" title="Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen">Aslef</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which accused the company of lying and blamed their lack of recruitment, especially of train drivers, for the problems. Trains were running at one service per hour on the majority of routes, as opposed to the three which would typically occur on the London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly route. Following these changes, Avanti West Coast was subject to public criticism; news stories emerged of numerous train cancellations, overcrowded services, delays, and expensive fares. Many commuters faced difficulties reaching their destinations on the reduced services and some travellers have been left to wait until two days before travel for tickets to be released for sale.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_Greater_Manchester" title="Mayor of Greater Manchester">Mayor of Greater Manchester</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andy_Burnham" title="Andy Burnham">Andy Burnham</a>, expressed his frustration at the operator and explained his intention to ask the then <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boris_Johnson" title="Boris Johnson">Boris Johnson</a>, to strip Avanti West Coast of their franchise.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During September 2022, the CEO of Avanti West Coast resigned amid the timetable controversy.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2022, the UK Government extended Avanti's contract for six months but stated "drastic improvements" were necessary.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to figures released by the <a href="/wiki/Office_of_Rail_and_Road" title="Office of Rail and Road">Office of Rail and Road</a> on 12 November 2022, Avanti West Coast had the worst record of train cancellations in the year prior to this date. The average rate in Great Britain was 3.8%, while Avanti West Coast had a cancellation rate of 8%.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 19 September 2023 DfT announced the award of a National Rail Contract (NRC) to First Trenitalia, starting on 15 October 2023 with a core term of three years (to 18 October 2026) and a maximum term of nine years (to 17 October 2032).<sup id="cite_ref-nrc23_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nrc23-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Services">Services</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avanti_West_Coast&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Avanti West Coast currently operates the same services as <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Trains" title="Virgin Trains">Virgin Trains</a> did on the <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Main_Line" title="West Coast Main Line">West Coast Main Line</a>. However, over the course of the franchise, several timetable changes are expected to be made. It was anticipated that, from December 2022, an additional 263 train services would be run every week.<sup id="cite_ref-WCMap_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WCMap-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Unlike services operated by <a href="/wiki/London_Northwestern_Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="London Northwestern Railway">London Northwestern Railway</a> and <a href="/wiki/London_Overground" title="London Overground">London Overground</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Oyster_card" title="Oyster card">Oyster</a> contactless payment card is not valid on Avanti West Coast services between <a href="/wiki/Euston_railway_station" title="Euston railway station">London Euston</a> and <a href="/wiki/Watford_Junction_railway_station" title="Watford Junction railway station">Watford Junction</a>, as Avanti West Coast services are pick-up only northbound and set-down only southbound at Watford Junction.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In February 2021, Avanti West Coast launched smartcard ticketing as a more convenient and environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional paper tickets.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Routes">Routes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avanti_West_Coast&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Routes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of December 2024, Avanti West Coast weekday regular intercity routes are as follows:<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3">Route A – <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> - <a href="/wiki/North_West_England" title="North West England">North West</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a> via <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_New_Street" class="mw-redirect" title="Birmingham New Street">Birmingham</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Route</th> <th><abbr title="trains per day">tpd</abbr></th> <th>Calling at </th></tr> <tr> <td>London Euston to <a href="/wiki/Blackpool_North_railway_station" title="Blackpool North railway station">Blackpool North</a> via <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_New_Street_railway_station" title="Birmingham New Street railway station">Birmingham New Street</a></td> <td>2</td> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r979066050">.mw-parser-output ul.cslist,.mw-parser-output ul.sslist{margin:0;padding:0;display:inline-block;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output ul.cslist-embedded{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .cslist li,.mw-parser-output .sslist li{margin:0;padding:0 0.25em 0 0;display:inline-block}.mw-parser-output .cslist li:after{content:", "}.mw-parser-output .sslist li:after{content:"; "}.mw-parser-output .cslist li:last-child:after,.mw-parser-output .sslist li:last-child:after{content:none}</style><ul class="cslist"><li><a href="/wiki/Coventry_railway_station" title="Coventry railway station">Coventry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_International_railway_station" title="Birmingham International railway station">Birmingham International</a>, <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_New_Street_railway_station" title="Birmingham New Street railway station">Birmingham New Street</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sandwell_%26_Dudley_railway_station" title="Sandwell & Dudley railway station">Sandwell & Dudley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wolverhampton_station" title="Wolverhampton station">Wolverhampton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stafford_railway_station" title="Stafford railway station">Stafford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crewe_railway_station" title="Crewe railway station">Crewe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Warrington_Bank_Quay_railway_station" title="Warrington Bank Quay railway station">Warrington Bank Quay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wigan_North_Western_railway_station" title="Wigan North Western railway station">Wigan North Western</a>, <a href="/wiki/Preston_railway_station" title="Preston railway station">Preston</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Together with services to <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Central_railway_station" title="Glasgow Central railway station">Glasgow Central</a>, these form a frequency of 1 train every 2 hours, alternating with services to <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Waverley_railway_station" title="Edinburgh Waverley railway station">Edinburgh Waverley</a>.</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>London Euston to <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Central_railway_station" title="Glasgow Central railway station">Glasgow Central</a> via <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_New_Street_railway_station" title="Birmingham New Street railway station">Birmingham New Street</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>Coventry, Birmingham International, Birmingham New Street, Sandwell & Dudley, Wolverhampton, Stafford, Crewe, Warrington Bank Quay, Wigan North Western, Preston, <a href="/wiki/Lancaster_railway_station" title="Lancaster railway station">Lancaster</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oxenholme_Lake_District_railway_station" title="Oxenholme Lake District railway station">Oxenholme Lake District</a> (3tpd), <a href="/wiki/Penrith_North_Lakes_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Penrith North Lakes railway station">Penrith North Lakes</a> (3tpd), <a href="/wiki/Carlisle_railway_station" title="Carlisle railway station">Carlisle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Motherwell_railway_station" title="Motherwell railway station">Motherwell</a> (2tpd) <ul><li>Trains call at either Oxenholme Lake District or Penrith North Lakes</li> <li>Together with services to <a href="/wiki/Blackpool_North_railway_station" title="Blackpool North railway station">Blackpool North</a>, these form a frequency of 1 train every 2 hours, alternating with services to <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Waverley_railway_station" title="Edinburgh Waverley railway station">Edinburgh Waverley</a>.</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>London Euston to <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Waverley_railway_station" title="Edinburgh Waverley railway station">Edinburgh Waverley</a> via <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_New_Street_railway_station" title="Birmingham New Street railway station">Birmingham New Street</a></td> <td>6</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r979066050"><ul class="cslist"><li>Coventry, Birmingham International, Birmingham New Street, Sandwell & Dudley, Wolverhampton, Stafford, Crewe, Warrington Bank Quay, Wigan North Western, Preston, Lancaster, Oxenholme Lake District (5tpd), Penrith North Lakes (3tpd), Carlisle, <a href="/wiki/Haymarket_railway_station" title="Haymarket railway station">Haymarket</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Trains call at either Oxenholme Lake District or Penrith North Lakes</li> <li>Alternates with services to <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Central_railway_station" title="Glasgow Central railway station">Glasgow Central</a> and <a href="/wiki/Blackpool_North_railway_station" title="Blackpool North railway station">Blackpool North</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3">Route B – <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> - <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(region)" title="West Midlands (region)">West Midlands</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Route</th> <th><abbr title="trains per hour">tph</abbr></th> <th>Calling at </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/London_Euston_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="London Euston railway station">London Euston</a> to <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_New_Street_railway_station" title="Birmingham New Street railway station">Birmingham New Street</a><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>2</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r979066050"><ul class="cslist"><li><a href="/wiki/Watford_Junction_railway_station" title="Watford Junction railway station">Watford Junction</a> (1tph), <a href="/wiki/Milton_Keynes_Central_railway_station" title="Milton Keynes Central railway station">Milton Keynes Central</a> (1tph), <a href="/wiki/Rugby_railway_station" title="Rugby railway station">Rugby</a> (1tph), <a href="/wiki/Coventry_railway_station" title="Coventry railway station">Coventry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_International_railway_station" title="Birmingham International railway station">Birmingham International</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3">Route C – <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> - <a href="/wiki/Chester" title="Chester">Chester</a> and <a href="/wiki/North_Wales" title="North Wales">North Wales</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Route</th> <th><abbr title="trains per hour">tph</abbr></th> <th>Calling at </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/London_Euston_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="London Euston railway station">London Euston</a> to <a href="/wiki/Chester_railway_station" title="Chester railway station">Chester</a></td> <td>1</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r979066050"><ul class="cslist"><li><a href="/wiki/Stafford_railway_station" title="Stafford railway station">Stafford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crewe_railway_station" title="Crewe railway station">Crewe</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Six trains per day continue to <a href="/wiki/Holyhead_railway_station" title="Holyhead railway station">Holyhead</a>, calling at <a href="/wiki/Flint_railway_station" title="Flint railway station">Flint</a>, <a href="/wiki/Prestatyn_railway_station" title="Prestatyn railway station">Prestatyn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rhyl_railway_station" title="Rhyl railway station">Rhyl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colwyn_Bay_railway_station" title="Colwyn Bay railway station">Colwyn Bay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Llandudno_Junction_railway_station" title="Llandudno Junction railway station">Llandudno Junction</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bangor_railway_station_(Wales)" title="Bangor railway station (Wales)">Bangor</a>.</li> <li>One train per day has a dividing portion to <a href="/wiki/Wrexham_General_railway_station" title="Wrexham General railway station">Wrexham General</a>.</li> <li>Three trains per day Holyhead-bound and one train London-bound also call at <a href="/wiki/Tamworth_railway_station" title="Tamworth railway station">Tamworth</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lichfield_Trent_Valley_railway_station" title="Lichfield Trent Valley railway station">Lichfield Trent Valley</a>.</li> <li>One train per day London-bound also call at <a href="/wiki/Milton_Keynes_Central_railway_station" title="Milton Keynes Central railway station">Milton Keynes Central</a>.</li> <li>One train per day run to <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_New_Street_railway_station" title="Birmingham New Street railway station">Birmingham New Street</a>, calling at <a href="/wiki/Wolverhampton_station" title="Wolverhampton station">Wolverhampton</a>.</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3">Route D – <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> - <a href="/wiki/Liverpool" title="Liverpool">Liverpool</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Route</th> <th><abbr title="trains per hour">tph</abbr></th> <th>Calling at </th></tr> <tr> <td>London Euston to <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Lime_Street_railway_station" title="Liverpool Lime Street railway station">Liverpool Lime Street</a></td> <td>1</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r979066050"><ul class="cslist"><li>Milton Keynes Central, Crewe, <a href="/wiki/Runcorn_railway_station" title="Runcorn railway station">Runcorn</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3">Route E – <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> - <a href="/wiki/Manchester" title="Manchester">Manchester</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Route</th> <th><abbr title="trains per hour">tph</abbr></th> <th>Calling at </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/London_Euston_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="London Euston railway station">London Euston</a> to <a href="/wiki/Manchester_Piccadilly_station" title="Manchester Piccadilly station">Manchester Piccadilly</a> via <a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent_railway_station" title="Stoke-on-Trent railway station">Stoke-on-Trent</a></td> <td>1</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r979066050"><ul class="cslist"><li><a href="/wiki/Milton_Keynes_Central_railway_station" title="Milton Keynes Central railway station">Milton Keynes Central</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rugby_railway_station" title="Rugby railway station">Rugby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent_railway_station" title="Stoke-on-Trent railway station">Stoke-on-Trent</a>, <a href="/wiki/Macclesfield_railway_station" title="Macclesfield railway station">Macclesfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stockport_railway_station" title="Stockport railway station">Stockport</a></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r979066050"><ul class="cslist"><li><a href="/wiki/Nuneaton_railway_station" title="Nuneaton railway station">Nuneaton</a>, Stoke-on-Trent, Stockport</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly via <a href="/wiki/Crewe_railway_station" title="Crewe railway station">Crewe</a></td> <td>1</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r979066050"><ul class="cslist"><li><a href="/wiki/Stafford_railway_station" title="Stafford railway station">Stafford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crewe_railway_station" title="Crewe railway station">Crewe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wilmslow_railway_station" title="Wilmslow railway station">Wilmslow</a>, Stockport</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3">Route F – <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> - <a href="/wiki/North_West_England" title="North West England">North West</a> and <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a> via Trent Valley </th></tr> <tr> <th>Route</th> <th><abbr title="trains per hour">tph</abbr></th> <th>Calling at </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/London_Euston_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="London Euston railway station">London Euston</a> to <a href="/wiki/Blackpool_North_railway_station" title="Blackpool North railway station">Blackpool North</a></td> <td><abbr title="1 train per day">1tpd</abbr></td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r979066050"><ul class="cslist"><li><a href="/wiki/Stafford_railway_station" title="Stafford railway station">Stafford</a> (southbound only), <a href="/wiki/Crewe_railway_station" title="Crewe railway station">Crewe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Warrington_Bank_Quay_railway_station" title="Warrington Bank Quay railway station">Warrington Bank Quay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wigan_North_Western_railway_station" title="Wigan North Western railway station">Wigan North Western</a>, <a href="/wiki/Preston_railway_station" title="Preston railway station">Preston</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Monday–Friday only.</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/London_Euston_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="London Euston railway station">London Euston</a> to <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Central_railway_station" title="Glasgow Central railway station">Glasgow Central</a></td> <td>1</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r979066050"><ul class="cslist"><li><a href="/wiki/Warrington_Bank_Quay_railway_station" title="Warrington Bank Quay railway station">Warrington Bank Quay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wigan_North_Western_railway_station" title="Wigan North Western railway station">Wigan North Western</a>, <a href="/wiki/Preston_railway_station" title="Preston railway station">Preston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lancaster_railway_station" title="Lancaster railway station">Lancaster</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oxenholme_Lake_District_railway_station" title="Oxenholme Lake District railway station">Oxenholme Lake District</a> (1tp2h), <a href="/wiki/Penrith_North_Lakes_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Penrith North Lakes railway station">Penrith North Lakes</a> (1tp2h), <a href="/wiki/Carlisle_railway_station" title="Carlisle railway station">Carlisle</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Trains call at either Oxenholme Lake District or Penrith North Lakes</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rolling_stock">Rolling stock</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avanti_West_Coast&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Rolling stock"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Avanti West Coast commenced operations having inherited the existing <i><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_221" title="British Rail Class 221">Super Voyager</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_390" title="British Rail Class 390">Pendolino</a></i> fleets from <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Trains" title="Virgin Trains">Virgin Trains</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_fleet">Current fleet</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avanti_West_Coast&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Current fleet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All the <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_221" title="British Rail Class 221">Class 221 <i>Super Voyager</i>s</a> were replaced by 23 new trains from the <a href="/wiki/Hitachi_A-train" title="Hitachi A-train">Hitachi A-train</a> family with maintenance taking place at <a href="/wiki/Alstom" title="Alstom">Alstom</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Oxley_TRSMD" title="Oxley TRSMD">Oxley TRSMD</a> depot in <a href="/wiki/Wolverhampton" title="Wolverhampton">Wolverhampton</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These trains are divided into thirteen <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_805" title="British Rail Class 805">Class 805</a> <a href="/wiki/Bi-mode_multiple_unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Bi-mode multiple unit">bi-mode multiple units</a> and ten <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_807" title="British Rail Class 807">Class 807</a> <a href="/wiki/Electric_multiple_unit" title="Electric multiple unit">electric multiple units</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although the units have the same top speed, they will not tilt like the <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_390" title="British Rail Class 390">Class 390 <i>Pendolinos</i></a> nor the Class 221 <i>Super Voyager</i>s they will replace. The Class 805s are used on services to <a href="/wiki/Chester_railway_station" title="Chester railway station">Chester</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gobowen_railway_station" title="Gobowen railway station">Gobowen</a> and North Wales and the Class 807s are used on services to <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_New_Street_railway_station" title="Birmingham New Street railway station">Birmingham New Street</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blackpool_North_railway_station" title="Blackpool North railway station">Blackpool North</a> and <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_Lime_Street_railway_station" title="Liverpool Lime Street railway station">Liverpool Lime Street</a> (alongside the <i>Pendolinos</i>).<sup id="cite_ref-Gazette_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazette-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RIFeb20_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RIFeb20-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr style="background:#f9f9f9;"> <th rowspan="2"> Class  </th> <th rowspan="2">Image </th> <th rowspan="2"> Type  </th> <th colspan="2"> Top speed  </th> <th rowspan="2">Number </th> <th rowspan="2">Carriages </th> <th rowspan="2"> Built  </th> <th rowspan="2"> Notes  </th></tr> <tr style="background:#f9f9f9;"> <th> mph  </th> <th> km/h  </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_390" title="British Rail Class 390">390 <i>Pendolino</i></a> </td> <td rowspan="5"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:390_044_Searchlight_Lane_Down_Slow_with_Euston-Edinburgh.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/390_044_Searchlight_Lane_Down_Slow_with_Euston-Edinburgh.jpg/150px-390_044_Searchlight_Lane_Down_Slow_with_Euston-Edinburgh.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/390_044_Searchlight_Lane_Down_Slow_with_Euston-Edinburgh.jpg/225px-390_044_Searchlight_Lane_Down_Slow_with_Euston-Edinburgh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/390_044_Searchlight_Lane_Down_Slow_with_Euston-Edinburgh.jpg/300px-390_044_Searchlight_Lane_Down_Slow_with_Euston-Edinburgh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4633" data-file-height="3043" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Electric_multiple_unit" title="Electric multiple unit">EMU</a> </td> <td rowspan="9">125 </td> <td rowspan="9">200 </td> <td>21 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>2001–2004 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pendolino" title="Pendolino">Pendolino</a> (from the <a href="/wiki/Italian_language" title="Italian language">Italian</a> word <i>Pendolo</i>) refers to tilting trains.<br />To be retained long-term and refurbished throughout.<sup id="cite_ref-Gazette_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazette-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Avanti_Class_390_0.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Avanti_Class_390_0.png/838px-Avanti_Class_390_0.png" decoding="async" width="838" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Avanti_Class_390_0.png/1257px-Avanti_Class_390_0.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Avanti_Class_390_0.png/1676px-Avanti_Class_390_0.png 2x" data-file-width="6561" data-file-height="180" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>31 </td> <td rowspan="2">11 </td> <td>2001–2004 </td> <td rowspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pendolino" title="Pendolino">Pendolino</a> (from the <a href="/wiki/Italian_language" title="Italian language">Italian</a> word <i>Pendolo</i>) refers to tilting trains.</li><li>To be retained long-term and refurbished throughout.<sup id="cite_ref-Gazette_48-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazette-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td>2010–2012 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Avanti_Class_390_1.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Avanti_Class_390_1.png/845px-Avanti_Class_390_1.png" decoding="async" width="845" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Avanti_Class_390_1.png/1268px-Avanti_Class_390_1.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Avanti_Class_390_1.png/1690px-Avanti_Class_390_1.png 2x" data-file-width="8003" data-file-height="180" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_805" title="British Rail Class 805">805 <i>Evero</i></a><sup id="cite_ref-AvantiEvero_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AvantiEvero-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:805005_at_Crewe.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/805005_at_Crewe.jpg/150px-805005_at_Crewe.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/805005_at_Crewe.jpg/225px-805005_at_Crewe.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/805005_at_Crewe.jpg/300px-805005_at_Crewe.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Bi-mode_multiple_unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Bi-mode multiple unit">BMU</a> </td> <td>13 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>2021–2024 </td> <td>Entered service in June 2024<sup id="cite_ref-Entrytoservice_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Entrytoservice-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Avanti_Class_805_w-pantograph.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Avanti_Class_805_w-pantograph.png/596px-Avanti_Class_805_w-pantograph.png" decoding="async" width="596" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Avanti_Class_805_w-pantograph.png/894px-Avanti_Class_805_w-pantograph.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Avanti_Class_805_w-pantograph.png/1192px-Avanti_Class_805_w-pantograph.png 2x" data-file-width="3732" data-file-height="188" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_807" title="British Rail Class 807">807 <i>Evero</i></a><sup id="cite_ref-AvantiEvero_50-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AvantiEvero-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Avanti_WC_807004_at_Milton_Keynes_Central_11_November_2024.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Avanti_WC_807004_at_Milton_Keynes_Central_11_November_2024.jpg/150px-Avanti_WC_807004_at_Milton_Keynes_Central_11_November_2024.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Avanti_WC_807004_at_Milton_Keynes_Central_11_November_2024.jpg/225px-Avanti_WC_807004_at_Milton_Keynes_Central_11_November_2024.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Avanti_WC_807004_at_Milton_Keynes_Central_11_November_2024.jpg/300px-Avanti_WC_807004_at_Milton_Keynes_Central_11_November_2024.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3405" data-file-height="2043" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Electric_multiple_unit" title="Electric multiple unit">EMU</a> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>2021–2024 </td> <td>Entered service in October 2024<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Avanti_Class_807_w-pantograph.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Avanti_Class_807_w-pantograph.png/675px-Avanti_Class_807_w-pantograph.png" decoding="async" width="675" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Avanti_Class_807_w-pantograph.png/1013px-Avanti_Class_807_w-pantograph.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Avanti_Class_807_w-pantograph.png/1350px-Avanti_Class_807_w-pantograph.png 2x" data-file-width="5208" data-file-height="188" /></a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Future_fleet">Future fleet</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avanti_West_Coast&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Future fleet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Avanti West Coast had planned to operate at least 54 new high speed trains for <a href="/wiki/High_Speed_2" title="High Speed 2">High Speed 2</a> services, to be built by <a href="/wiki/Hitachi_Rail" title="Hitachi Rail">Hitachi Rail</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alstom" title="Alstom">Alstom</a> in the UK and expected to enter service between 2029 and 2033.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Family </th> <th rowspan="2">Class </th> <th rowspan="2">Image </th> <th rowspan="2">Type </th> <th colspan="2">Top speed </th> <th rowspan="2">Number </th> <th rowspan="2">Carriages </th> <th rowspan="2">Routes operated </th> <th rowspan="2">Entering service </th></tr> <tr> <th>mph </th> <th>km/h </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Alstom" title="Alstom">Alstom</a>/<a href="/wiki/Hitachi_Rail" title="Hitachi Rail">Hitachi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/HS2_rolling_stock" title="HS2 rolling stock">TBA</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HS2_train.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/HS2_train.jpg/150px-HS2_train.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/HS2_train.jpg/225px-HS2_train.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/HS2_train.jpg/300px-HS2_train.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5000" data-file-height="3750" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="1" align="center">TBA </td> <td rowspan="1" align="center">225 </td> <td rowspan="1" align="center">360 </td> <td rowspan="1" align="center">54<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="1" align="center">8 </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/High_Speed_2#Operation" title="High Speed 2">HS2 routes</a> </td> <td>2029–2030 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Past_fleet">Past fleet</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Avanti_West_Coast&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Past fleet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In June 2022, two Avanti West Coast Class 221 "Super Voyagers", units 221142 and 221143, went off lease,<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and later transferred to <a href="/wiki/Grand_Central_(train_operating_company)" title="Grand Central (train operating company)">Grand Central</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RailExpress326_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RailExpress326-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July 2024, a further 10 "Super Voyagers" went off lease, and units 221107, 221110-13 and 221117-18 were stored, with units 221114-16 transferring to <a href="/wiki/CrossCountry" title="CrossCountry">CrossCountry</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The remaining units worked limited services to Birmingham, Chester and North Wales before being withdrawn in December 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="background:#f9f9f9;"> <th rowspan="2"> Class  </th> <th rowspan="2">Image </th> <th rowspan="2"> Type  </th> <th colspan="2"> Top speed  </th> <th rowspan="2">Number </th> <th rowspan="2"> Carriages </th> <th rowspan="2"> Built  </th></tr> <tr style="background:#f9f9f9;"> <th> mph  </th> <th> km/h  </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_221" title="British Rail Class 221">221 <i>Super Voyager</i></a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Avanti_West_Coast_Class_221_at_Shotton.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Avanti_West_Coast_Class_221_at_Shotton.jpg/150px-Avanti_West_Coast_Class_221_at_Shotton.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Avanti_West_Coast_Class_221_at_Shotton.jpg/225px-Avanti_West_Coast_Class_221_at_Shotton.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Avanti_West_Coast_Class_221_at_Shotton.jpg/300px-Avanti_West_Coast_Class_221_at_Shotton.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Diesel_multiple_unit#Diesel–electric" title="Diesel multiple unit">DEMU</a> </td> <td>125 </td> <td>200 </td> <td>20<sup id="cite_ref-:0_57-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>2001–2002 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 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February 2020. p. 6.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Railways+Illustrated&rft.atitle=Avanti+West+Coast+launched&rft.pages=6&rft.date=2020-02&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAvanti+West+Coast" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-AvantiEvero-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-AvantiEvero_50-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-AvantiEvero_50-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/travel-information/onboard/about-our-trains/evero">"Avanti West Coast - Evero"</a>. <i>Avanti West Coast</i>. 3 June 2024. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240602220022/https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/travel-information/onboard/about-our-trains/evero">Archived</a> from the original on 2 June 2024<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">3 June</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Avanti+West+Coast&rft.atitle=Avanti+West+Coast+-+Evero&rft.date=2024-06-03&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.avantiwestcoast.co.uk%2Ftravel-information%2Fonboard%2Fabout-our-trains%2Fevero&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAvanti+West+Coast" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Entrytoservice-51"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Entrytoservice_51-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFtodaysrailways2024" class="citation web cs1">@todaysrailways (2 June 2024). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://x.com/todaysrailways/status/1797237459891216541">"Welcome to Evero! @AvantiWestCoast has branded its new Hitachi Class 805/807 units "Evero". Six Class 805s are in service today on the Euston-Chester/Holyhead/Wrexham routes - 805001/004/008/009/011/012"</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tweet_(social_media)" title="Tweet (social media)">Tweet</a>)<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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