Realtime Trains website to share live information to help customers plan aheadSite relays details including rolling stock, length of train and wheelchair spacesRail enthusiasts will also be access details of what trains are running   Avanti West Coast has signed...

“Do not be afraid to challenge gender stereotypes” - urges latest recruitAvanti West Coast targets more female train driversChloe McKinlay set to join father in a first for West Coast Main Line Operator An Avanti West Coast trainee driver is...

Smartcard introduced on Avanti West Coast after successful trial.Customers will benefit from another convenient way to travel.Development gives another option instead of the traditional paper ticket. Avanti West Coast customers are set to benefit from a new convenient way to...

Avanti West Coast supports work of charities, food banks and organisations local to its route to help people in need with donations of surplus food. Charities, food banks and organisations help Avanti West Coast distribute food to those in needFood...

Following approval of plans for a major timetable change, Avanti West Coast is set to transform rail services at Motherwell The cross-border operator plans to serve Motherwell with an additional 96 services per week – the most significant increase in...

When overhead wires were damaged on the West Coast main line recently, it could have meant that trains would be cancelled until repairs could be affected. However, by arrangement with Network Rail, Avanti West Coast ran its Pendolino trains without...

Avanti West Coast is the latest train operator to partner with the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Scheme. This allows customers with hidden disabilities to obtain lanyards, wristbands or wallet cards with a recognisable sunflower logo, which they can show to...

Train operator Avanti West Coast has elected its first employee director, who will take on the role of representing colleagues in the boardroom. Lizzie Power, a Euston-based train manager who began her railway career in 2012 as an onboard customer...

To help with the Covid-19 crisis, some Avanti West Coast staff have swapped their day jobs to take on the role of special constables to bolster policing teams. Customer service assistants Alistair Campbell and Josh Jensen have been given...

FirstGroup plc has agreed with the Department for Transport (DfT) to extend the current arrangements for the West Coast Partnership (WCP) rail contract. The current arrangements for WCP were previously set to expire on 31 March 2023 and will now...