Does HS2 threaten the future of Britain’s tilting trains?
Pendolino - Tilting Pair
UK passenger operator Avanti West Coast is putting its Pendolino tilting train fleet refurbishment into full swing with the release of the first upgraded sets into revenue-earning service. With HS2 on the horizon, where does their future lie?
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HS2 won’t be operational until around 2030. At that point the Pendolino fleet will be pushing 30 years old so close to end of their design life I would have thought.