With Avanti West Coast now having abandoned (or paused?) the mid-life full refurbishment of the Pendolinos that it inherited from Virgin, they are embarking on rebranding them at a more rapid rate. Their branding programme seems a little varied with some sets just having the DMRF and DMSO treated with the stock staying in the 'nude' livery as seen here. However, others have the branding also applied to the coaches within the set. Then, of course, there are the one-off sets such as the recently and conspicuously liveried 390109 dubbed 'The Prideolino'. 390104 'Alstom Pendolino' passes the site of Roade's closed station forming the 12.47 Liverpool to Euston 1A30 service on a superb and cloudless September afternoon.
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