SWD Transport
Pudding Mill Lane
With Trenitalia taking an involvement in the running of the WCML from today I find it apt to post something featuring their other UK operation - c2c. The chosen example is 357020 passing Pudding Mill Lane DLR station with 9B09 from SHoeburyness to Liverpool St via Barking & Stratford.
Trenitalia has been the operator of the c2c franchise since 2017 - managing the day-to-day running of services between London Fenchurch St and Shoeburyness. They claim to be one of the UK's most punctual and popular train services and boast about their award winning status on their website.
Trenitalia is the passenger rail arm of the Italian state operator - FS Italiane. They were brought into the First group West Coast bid as the specification demanded an operator with high speed rail experience, which they have gained through the Frecciarossa network in Italy.
They seem to be getting on fine with this operation, but the West Coast Main Line is in a totally different league in comparison. As a common user of the WCML route I can only hope they are a success and maintain - or improve upon - the high level of service provided by the Virgin group.
Pudding Mill Lane
With Trenitalia taking an involvement in the running of the WCML from today I find it apt to post something featuring their other UK operation - c2c. The chosen example is 357020 passing Pudding Mill Lane DLR station with 9B09 from SHoeburyness to Liverpool St via Barking & Stratford.
Trenitalia has been the operator of the c2c franchise since 2017 - managing the day-to-day running of services between London Fenchurch St and Shoeburyness. They claim to be one of the UK's most punctual and popular train services and boast about their award winning status on their website.
Trenitalia is the passenger rail arm of the Italian state operator - FS Italiane. They were brought into the First group West Coast bid as the specification demanded an operator with high speed rail experience, which they have gained through the Frecciarossa network in Italy.
They seem to be getting on fine with this operation, but the West Coast Main Line is in a totally different league in comparison. As a common user of the WCML route I can only hope they are a success and maintain - or improve upon - the high level of service provided by the Virgin group.