The Anonymous Widower

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.

April 27, 2022 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Avanti West Coast, Class 390 Train, Euston Station