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The British Rail Class 390 Pendolino is a type of electric high-speed passenger train operated by Avanti West Coast in the United Kingdom, leased from Angel Trains. [3] They are electric multiple units using Fiat Ferroviaria's tilting train Pendolino technology and built by Alstom.
First Trenitalia West Coast Rail, trading as Avanti West Coast, is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup (70%) and Trenitalia (30%) that operates the West Coast Partnership. During November 2016, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced the InterCity West Coast franchise would be replaced by the West Coast Partnership (WCP).
Customer service features promised include free Wi-Fi, at-seat wireless inductive charging for electronic devices, 230V sockets and USB sockets, a catering offer and a real-time passenger information system that can advise of connecting rail services. [6] In July 2024 Avanti West Coast accepted the first two Class 807s. [13]
The chairs in an open coach, with one or more open plan areas with a centre aisle, are usually arranged in pairs of two with an aisle seat and a window seat. In a composite coach are mixed-class cars featuring both open seating and compartments.
First class interior of a Class 805 unit. The British Rail Class 805 Evero is a type of bi-mode multiple unit built by Hitachi Rail for Avanti West Coast.Based on the Hitachi A-train design, 13 five-car units were built to replace Class 221s on services between London Euston, Birmingham New Street and stations on the North Wales Coast lines.
Avanti West Coast, which operates between London, Manchester, and Glasgow has passed an agreement with drivers that will see them earn £600 for an overtime shift, a hefty 380% increase on the £ ...
Class 800 of LNER (left) next to a InterCity 125 of CrossCountry (right) at Leeds. As part of the UK Government's Intercity Express Programme (IEP), the Class 800 units were built as partial replacements for the InterCity 125 trains which at the time operated services on the Great Western Main Line and the East Coast Main Line, as well as the InterCity 225 trains which currently operate ...
Classes 220 (left) and 221 (right) showing the differing bogie designs. The Class 221 units were produced as five- or four-coach sets. Each coach is equipped with a Cummins QSK19 diesel engine producing 560 kW (750 hp) at 1,800 rpm, [10] driving an electrical generator which powers two motors, each driving one (inner) axle per bogie via a cardan shaft and final drive.