Topic: Avanti West Coast

SBB FastLane catering service, source: SBB

Railways digitise catering services

Railway undertakings are paying more and more attention to self-service digital services. Tickets purchased via mobile apps or online shops have already become the rule for passengers. As a further step, the operators are developing...Read more

09-09-2020|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko

Quaternary amines make British trains clean and safe

British railway operator Avanti West Coast is examining a new approach for cleaning and disinfecting trains. To this end, it started to use the Z-71 Microbe Shield, a compound based on quaternary amines. The first...Read more

16-06-2020|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko

Bi-mode trains become more popular in UK

More and more Britain’s railway operators are including bi-mode electro-diesel trains into their fleets. Only this year three companies entered service this type of rolling stock on their routes. The fourth one is getting closer...Read more

11-12-2019|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko

Hitachi will supply bi-mode trains to Avanti West Coast

Hitachi Rail has been chosen as a rolling stock supplier for new UK railway operator Avanti West Coast. The manufacturer will deliver 13 bi-mode and 10 electric trains. They will be introduced on the UK...Read more

06-12-2019|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko

West Coast Main Line, source: Wikimedia Commons

Consortium of FirstGroup and Trenitalia gets West Coast franchise

The consortium of FirstGroup and Trenitalia has obtained the InterCity West Coast franchise in the UK. Starting from 8 December, West Coast Rail, a joint venture of both companies, will start its operations on the...Read more

20-08-2019|Comment|author: Mykola Zasiadko