On behalf of the West Coast Partnership (WCP), we would like to congratulate you on your election to Parliament.
WCP is formed of Avanti West Coast (AWC) and West Coast Partnership Development (WCPD), also known as the HS2 Shadow Operator. AWC operates services on the West Coast Main Line – the busiest mixed-use railway in Europe – connecting cities and towns across England, Scotland, and Wales. WCPD is working with the Department for Transport, HS2 Ltd, and Network Rail to deliver future high-speed services.
We have included a short briefing note on both AWC and WCPD to support your understanding.
Avanti West Coast briefing
West Coast Partnership Development briefing
We remain committed to delivering for our passengers, and would welcome the opportunity to meet to discuss how we can collaborate to deliver our shared objective of driving growth and connectivity for the benefit of passengers, communities and the wider economy. We have a team of dedicated Regional Growth Managers, who act as a point of contact to help address your needs and make it easier to engage with us. Their contact details can be found in the AWC briefing and they will be in contact to introduce themselves.
We are working hard to improve the performance of our services. Although we continue to face challenges in delivering consistently for passengers, we are working with colleagues from across the industry to find ways to deliver a more reliable service. We look forward to updating you on our ongoing and significant investments in a modern and green fleet, customer services and stations, as well as on our plans to improve services.
For WCPD we will update you on our work with HS2, as we continue to design the future timetable, customer proposition, fares, and rolling stock for High-Speed Services to ensure they meet customer needs.
We wish you the best of luck in your role and look forward to working with you to deliver the services our passengers deserve.
Andy Mellors Shamit Gaiger OBE
Managing Director, AWC Managing Director, WCPD
