Sixth Changing Places toilet on West Coast Main Line opened at Lancashire station
Lancaster is the latest railway station to benefit from an accessible toilet for disabled people, usually called a Changing Places toilet.
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Video: Driver Girish retires after fifty years on the railway
Avanti West Coast driver Girish Jani has finished working after fifty years in railway work.
Lines reopen after tree blocks major rail route into Scotland
Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express trains are running again after a tree blocked the West Coast Main Line yesterday (26th September). The tree fell…
Fallen tree closes major rail route into Scotland
UPDATE 08:00: Avanti West Coast is advising passengers to check their journey this morning due to the multiple incidents yesterday. Delays are expected until around…
Avanti West Coast train ‘Flying Scouseman’ travels over million miles
Part of the ‘hardest working fleet in the UK’, the train reached this major milestone since being named in 2017.
Hitachi rolls out its 300th train for UK railways
On 13th September, a Class 807 for Avanti West Coast built by Hitachi became the 300th train that the company has built for the UK railway network.
Head through Hertfordshire and London as Train Sim World 5 early access launches
Early Access for those who preordered Train Sim World 5: Deluxe and Special Edition is now available ahead of a general release on the 17th…
Alstom reaches major milestone in refurbishing Avanti’s Pendolino bogies
Alstom has reached a major milestone in refurbishing the bogies of Avanti West Coast's Pendolino fleet with the completion of all 11-carriage Pendolin…
Pete Waterman OBE has Freightliner locomotive named after him
Freightliner has named a locomotive after music entrepreneur and railway enthusiast Pete Waterman OBE in recognition of his contribution to the Railwa…
Glasgow railway station to get new ticket office and first-class lounge
Avanti West Coast and Network Rail have revealed plans and to create a new ticket office and first-class lounge at Glasgow Central station this autumn…