I’d heard the nightmare stories about travelling with Avanti West Coast and my own first trip with the troubled train operator at the weekend produced several surprises, both good and bad.

In June, UK-based reporter Mikhaila Friel traveled in first class on Avanti West Coast's train from Glasgow, Scotland to London, England.The journey took just over five hours and cost $257, or ...

I traveled on Avanti West Coast's $257 first-class carriage in June. Then in July, I took the same train with a $65 standard ticket — and no luxury perks. After comparing both journeys, I don't ...

Avanti West Coast have completed the refurbishment of their ... including 25,000 new standard class seats, ... One carriage on each of the 11-carriage Pendolinos has been converted from ...

Passengers were denied access to their allocated seats by Avanti West Coast staff on Saturday so the TV stars could sit together and have a carriage to themselves.

As part of the new timetable, Avanti West Coast will also introduce its new fleet of Hitachi trains. Named Evero, the 23-strong fleet consists of 10 seven-carriage electric trains (807) and 13 ...

Avanti West Coast has announced the completion of Britain's most extensive train fleet refurbishment, promising passengers "a much-improved travel experience". The final, 56th modernised Pendolino ...

Calls have been made for an urgent review of Avanti West Coast's operations after a fresh spate of delays and cancellations. It comes after the rail firm announced it was slashing West Coast Main ...

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 train ...

UK rail operator Avanti West Coast has reached a significant milestone in the refurbishment of its Pendolino fleet, as work on its 11 carriage trains comes to an end. The £117m ($145.3m) refurbishment ...

Britain’s biggest train fleet refurbishment will give passengers “a much-improved travel experience”, according to Avanti West Coast. The operator said the 56th and final modernised Pendolino train ...

Avanti West Coast: Calls for urgent review of delay-hit rail services. 19 December 2023. Share Save. ... This would see passengers without premium tickets moved into other areas to free up more seats.