National Rail Contract aims to enable Avanti West Coast to plan ahead

Avanti West Coast Pendolino at Manchester Piccadilly (Photo Tony Miles)

UK: The Department for Transport has awarded the Avanti West Coast joint venture of FirstGroup (70%) and Trenitalia UK (30%) a further National Rail Contract to continue to operate West Coast Main Line inter-city passenger services from the expiry of its current agreement on October 15.

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