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Avanti West Coast’s Pendolino fleet upgrade reaches major milestone

The UK’s largest ever fleet upgrade has passed a major milestone with the refurbishment of its final 11-carriage Pendolino. Work has now begun on the remaining 21 nine-carriage trains which make up the 56 strong Avanti West Coast fleet. Widely regarded...

Refurbished Pendolinos return to the rails as part of UK’s biggest ever train upgrade

Avanti West Coast’s first refurbished Pendolino has returned to service after being transformed as part of the UK’s biggest train upgrade. The tilting, electric powered Pendolinos, or ‘Pendos’, are one of the most iconic train fleets in the UK, transforming...

Avanti West Coast names Pendolino train in honour of Railway Benefit Fund

Avanti West Coast has named one of its Pendolino trains ‘Railway Benefit Fund’ to mark the start of the charity’s week of fundraising.  The charity’s president and record producer Pete Waterman, a long-time supporter of the railway, joined a small...

PKP Intercity’s first wi-fi enabled Pendolino to launch in late 2018

Pilot wi-fi tests were successfully carried out in August, meaning installation can begin in September.

Five more Pendolinos for Italo-NTV

The train company, Italy's first private high-speed rail operator, has exercised the option from a contract signed in October 2015.

Alstom to upgrade control systems on SBB Pendolinos

The contract for upgrading the 19 high-speed Pendolinos is worth €16 million.

NTV orders five more Italo Pendolino trains

The owner of open access operator Italo has exercised an option to order five more EVO Pendolino trains from Alstom.

Alstom and NTV present Pendolino Italo

Alstom and Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori - Europe's first private high-speed train operator - have revealed the first of 12 new Pendolinos for the operator's high-speed service, Italo.

SBB awards Pendolino overhaul contract to Alstom

SBB is to invest CHF 90 million (€78.3 million) upgrading its fleet of 19 ETR 610 Pendolino trains.

PKP’s intercity Pendolino’s to be overhauled by Alstom

Alstom has started overhauling the first of 20 Pendolino trains with wheels to be replaced and bogies and traction motors to be inspected. The trains began operating in December 2014 and are the only high-speed trains in Poland. They have all reached...

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Unseen photos from the Coronation released by SWR for the first anniversary

South Western Railway (SWR) has released new, unseen photos ahead of the first anniversary of the Coronation of Their...