Classic route
Avanti West Coast
London → Manchester · United Kingdom
- Distance
- 296 km
- Fastest time
- 2 h 7 min
- Top speed
- 200 km/h
- Operator
- Avanti West Coast
- Train
- Class 390 Pendolino
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- In service since
- 1966
Italian-built tilting Pendolinos lean into the curves of the West Coast Main Line, holding 125 mph where an upright train would have to brake.
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