Avanti West Coast rebrand

[LancasterRed]

No rebranding at Preston as of yet. On the way to Lancaster so will see there.

Display boards slightly different at Preston though as they now display "Transpennine Express only tickets not accepted" when it's an AWC train to Scotland.

 

[Mathew S]

Very good looking train.

 

[ElectroSoldier]

Is it all new staff or have they taken on the Virgin Trains staff?

 

[ElectroSoldier]

Is it RailBlue or Green?

 

[Jimini]

View attachment 71373

Very good looking train.

I was on the 1003 on platform 2 waiting to leave when it rolled in. The rush to get the preceding LNWR unit off platform 3 was rather amusing!

 

[Howard70]

Naming reveal

 

[Mathew S]

I was on the 1003 on platform 2 waiting to leave when it rolled in. The rush to get the preceding LNWR unit off platform 3 was rather amusing!

LNWR, London Northwestern Railway? At Manchester Piccadilly?
You're right though, it was really crowded with everyone from train crew to cleaners, and passengers from all over trying to grab a photo.

The livery does look really good though. Really good.

 

[bengley]

View attachment 71370 One style of new soft shell jackets.

This isn't one of the new soft shells. This is the jacket the promotional staff are wearing, the train crew have a different design with a smaller logo closer to the collar.

 

[Jimini]

LNWR, London Northwestern Railway? At Manchester Piccadilly?
You're right though, it was really crowded with everyone from train crew to cleaners, and passengers from all over trying to grab a photo.

The livery does look really good though. Really good.

At Euston chap.

 

[The Prisoner]

Naming reveal

Pride & Prosperity!? What a c*** name.

City of London is no doubt available. And these vinyl names have zero sense of occasion about them

 

[Retorus]

It really is a lovely livery.

 

[Amaroussi]

Someone should put together the images of the Avanti station name signs, because I think that I am starting to see a pattern where stations between London and Birmingham use the lower side of the triangle, and other stations use the left or right side.

 

[FrodshamJnct]

Someone should put together the images of the Avanti station name signs, because I think that I am starting to see a pattern where stations between London and Birmingham use the lower side of the triangle, and other stations use the left or right side.

Here’s WBQ:

 

[pdeaves]

Is it all new staff or have they taken on the Virgin Trains staff?

Same staff (with the possible exception of some of the super-high management)

 

[Grumpy Git]

Pride & Prosperity!? What a c*** name.

City of London is no doubt available. And these vinyl names have zero sense of occasion about them

100% agree, its not even half an attempt at a nameplate.

 

[SansHache]

Someone should put together the images of the Avanti station name signs, because I think that I am starting to see a pattern where stations between London and Birmingham use the lower side of the triangle, and other stations use the left or right side.

The triangle is the representation of the route map and it is positioned according to the geographic location of the station (bit difficult to explain but it will probably be clearer when a few photos are posted).

 

[The Prisoner]

100% agree, its not even half an attempt at a nameplate.

It's like some junior marketing people have "had a go" with it.

All very tinpot so far from these guys.

 

[SansHache]

A few photos as passing Longsight (with a photobomb by a Class 323!).
I can't help but think the letter A by several of the doors will cause confusion with coach numbering.

 

[XCTurbostar]

390156 being named 'Pride and Prosperity' wasn't really my idea of a good name.. They could of at least but a order around the text..
I was expecting something Like 'Avanti for the Future' or something.

 

[RealTrains07]

A few photos as passing Longsight (with a photobomb by a Class 323!).
I can't help but think the letter A by several of the doors will cause confusion with coach numbering.

Never thought i would see a pendo with white doors. Looks quite nice compared to the white with green doors

 

[Grumpy Git]

Well apart from a nice shiny paint job, crap nameplate and no WiFi the jobs a good'un.

The "A" below the triangle is a terrible idea. The marketing guys must all be young pups with parents still in control of all their faculties. Try asking an 80 year old to find coach A.

I also think the removal of the yellow stripe denoting First Class was a retrograde step.

 

[sprinterguy]

Thanks to Sentinel's post (Was just starting to wonder when the first set might appear in Macclesfield when I scrolled down to that post) I was able to nip down to Macclesfield station myself and catch 390155 on it's return to London on the 10:35 from Manchester.

In a festive update the Christmas tree in the booking office is also Avanti branded.

 

[RealTrains07]

Well apart from a nice shiny paint job, crap nameplate and no WiFi the jobs a good'un.

The "A" below the triangle is a terrible idea. The marketing guys must all be young pups with parents still in control of all their faculties. Try asking an 80 year old to find coach A.

You wonder why the logo is a triangle of all things

 

[Darandio]

You wonder why the logo is a triangle of all things

England, Scotland, Wales.

 

[sprinterguy]

You wonder why the logo is a triangle of all things

It's a stylised representation of the West Coast operating area.

 

[AlterEgo]

Well apart from a nice shiny paint job, crap nameplate and no WiFi the jobs a good'un.

The "A" below the triangle is a terrible idea. The marketing guys must all be young pups with parents still in control of all their faculties. Try asking an 80 year old to find coach A.

I also think the removal of the yellow stripe denoting First Class was a retrograde step.

I like the paint job but agree with you about the "A" on the coach sides - a bad idea for the reasons you give.

 

[Rhinojerry]

Well apart from a nice shiny paint job, crap nameplate and no WiFi the jobs a good'un.

The "A" below the triangle is a terrible idea. The marketing guys must all be young pups with parents still in control of all their faculties. Try asking an 80 year old to find coach A.

I also think the removal of the yellow stripe denoting First Class was a retrograde step.

Glad it's not just me .

 

[hexagon789]

I also think the removal of the yellow stripe denoting First Class was a retrograde step.

Didn't they only have that on the 221s though, not the 390s?

 

[Mathew S]

At Euston chap.

That makes more sense
Yeah, my pic was as it arrived at Picc. That's what confused me, that fact that you mentioned the 1003, which was roughly the same time this new-liveried unit arrived at Manchester.

 

[Bungle965]

Same staff (with the possible exception of some of the super-high management)

A few of the "super high" management are actually staying (at least for the time being) for example the MD is the same.
Sam