First Trenitalia West Coast Rail, trading as Avanti West Coast, is a British train operating company that operates the West Coast Partnership franchise. The company is owned by FirstGroup and Trenital
Class 390 Pendolino and a Class 805 Evero at Stafford
Class 390 Arriving at Lancaster
The British Rail Class 390 Pendolino is a type of electric high-speed passenger train operated by Avanti West Coast in Great Britain, leased from Angel Trains. They are electric multiple units, using
Avanti West Coast
…which have a combined metropolitan population of over 18 million. Avanti West Coast began services in December 2019, at which time it inherited 56 Class 390 Pendolino high speed electric multiple units and 20 Class 221 Super Voyager diesel-electric multiple units from Virgin Trains. The 390s underwent major refurbishment…
Avanti West Coast Class 390 passing Rugeley Trent Valley
The refurbished standard-class interior of a Class 390 unit
The Virgin Trains First Class interior in 2015
A Virgin Trains Pendolino tilting into one of the many curves on the northern part of the WCML