Avanti avows forward-thinking on West Coast

摘要

THE new West Coast inter-city franchise operator will be known as Avanti West Coast when it takes over from Virgin Trains on December 8. Avanti (Italian for 'forward' or 'let's go') was chosen by Trenitalia and FirstGroup, whose West Coast Partnership joint venture was awarded the contract by the Department for Transport in August to operate services on the West Coast Main Line until at least 2031, with an option for the Secretary of State for Transport to extend this by a further three years.