Grand Union revises Stirling plan to use ‘22Xs’

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Voyager on open access duties: Grand Central has recently taken on two former Avanti West Coast Class 221s to augment its fleet following availability challenges with its Class 180s. No 221142 has gained striking vinyls on the two driving coaches, visible as it heads north at Offord Cluny, Cambridgeshire with the 14.56 King’s Cross to Wakefield Kirkgate on 31 August 2023. Blake Cracknell
Voyager on open access duties: Grand Central has recently taken on two former Avanti West Coast Class 221s. Grand Union plans to use the type to Stirling. Blake Cracknell

Grand Union Trains has revised its application for a London to Stirling service via the West Coast main line, with off-lease ‘22x’ rolling stock now proposed with a new start date of June 2025.

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Originally published in Modern Railways Online