First ‘As New’ Refurbished Avanti West Coast Pendolino Takes To The Tracks
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on Rail Advent.
The article gives these improvements to the Class 390 trains.
- 25,000 new Standard Class seats
- Conversion of one First Class carriage to provide 2,000 extra standard class seats.
- New onboard shop
- New lighting and carpets
- Passenger information screens (PIS)
- Additional luggage space in standard class
- Power points at every seat
- Refurbished toilets
- New First and Standard Premium seats
The only refurbished train in service is 390125, which operated the following services on the 25th April 2022.
- 0505 Manchester to Euston – Stops at Stockport, Crewe and Stafford
- 0807 Euston to Liverpool – Stops at Milton Keynes Central, Stafford and Runcorn
- 1047 Liverpool to Euston – Stops at Runcorn, Crewe and Stafford
- 1857 Euston to Manchester – Stops at Rugby, Stoke-on-Trent, Macclesfield and Stockport
It will be joined by a second refurbished train early next month.
The Anonymous Widower 
I just rode on one of these refurbished units Edb-Crewe, and I have to admit it had me fooled. It looked and smelled new, so I was wondering if it was one of the new bi-modes. But no, just a completely different looking Pendolino. It seems the 11-car refurbishment programme is now complete. https://www.focustransport.org/2023/09/avanti-west-coasts-pendolino-upgrade.html
Comment by Peter Robins | September 18, 2023 |
A few years ago I went to Blackpool on a Pendolino. I didn’t feel well and told the steward. He said, that some staff dudn’t feel well in them and now only work on Voyagers. He blamed the air-con.
Since then one Pendolino put me in hospital, as it dried me out. The last couple of times in refurbished ones, I’ve been OK!
Comment by AnonW | September 18, 2023 |
the one I was on was overly warm.
I hear that Avanti have run some test runs with their bi-modes on the N Wales line, though I’ve not seen any as yet.
Comment by Peter Robins | September 18, 2023