The UK’s best First Class - A day with Avanti West Coast sampling the breakfast and afternoon menus.

[@Oldlard]

I used to travel a lot on this line between Birmingham and Euston. I genuinely miss those breakfasts, they were excellent.

[@stormhammerfirebrand5820]

Another brilliant report mate! Thank you!

[@TheGeordieTravels]

hi mate, thanks for watching, much appreciated.

[@sandrabennett6166]

Wonderful ❤

[@TheGeordieTravels]

Hi mate, thanks for watching - very much appreaciated.

[@amtrakharry]

That was and excellent day out !!! Thanks for sharing it with us !!! :):):)

[@TheGeordieTravels]

Hi mate, thanks for watching - appreciated, it was a very good day out

[@Andrewjg_89]

Avanti West Coast is to introduce the Class 805 and Class 807 AT300s from next year. I do like the Class 390 Pendolinos.

[@TheGeordieTravels]

Hi mate, thanks for watching - appreciated

[@Jakeso]

That's crazy, on the 5th of April I travelled on 390122, the same unit you travelled on, and I was also in Coach J and amazingly I was in that exact seat, very strange coincidence indeed!

[@TheGeordieTravels]

Hi mate, thanks for watching, appreciated - Spooky, it's a canny small world really.

[@gftyhify]

Ah Glasgow. My home. I can’t remember the last time I used the pendolinos to get to London. Last time I traveled to London by train was from Edinburgh at that was when they were still using intercity 125 or 225s

[@s125ish]

How do you get to London now?

[@gftyhify]

@@s125ish I haven’t been to London for several years. Mainly as a result of the pandemic and also cost of living. But next time I go it will be either Avanti West coast from Glasgow Central or Plane to Heathrow or Stansted as these two airport provide the best direct transport for the part of London where I visit

[@maimadha]

@@gftyhify when was the last time you went to London?

[@gftyhify]

@@maimadha not since 2018 and that time I flew to Gatwick as the friends I were staying with lived in Redhill which is on the Gatwick express line

[@Danse_Macabre_125]

Another cracking video, as usual!

[@TheGeordieTravels]

Hi mate, cheers for watching - appreciated.

[@bigjj1109]

Very good

[@TheGeordieTravels]

Thanks for watching, appreciated.

[@Lynxfan2]

Hello there, i thoroughly enjoyed watching this video- it was very fascinating and interesting to watch. With regards to the Hash Brown/Potato Rosti - this was a Virgin Trains West Coast breakfast item and when Avanti took over the InterCity West Coast franchise, they dropped the Potato Rosti. On Thursday 13 April, I was booked in First Class between London Euston - Crewe on a morning breakfast service, there was no Mushrooms or Tomatoes available from the suppliers for the Great British Breakfast option, and so I went for the Belgian Waffles with Cherry Compote and Greek Yoghurt option! Best wishes and take care. Kind regards, Peter Skuce. St Albans. Hertfordshire.

[@TheGeordieTravels]

Hi mate, thanks for watching and appreciate the comment.

[@derisleybrittain]

Excellent footage ❤🍷🍷🍷🥇🥇

[@TheGeordieTravels]

Cheers mate, thanks for watching

[@sah3173.]

Did they have to re-stock the red wine at Carlisle?

[@TheGeordieTravels]

Hi mate, cheres for watching - they'll need to, as there was only 4 of us inthe coach the host was around plenty - not one to refused either.

[@mq461004]

good. 素晴らしい。

[@TheGeordieTravels]

Hi mate, thanks for watching - appreciated.

[@neilcoram3495]

Great video. Have done similar journeys myself.

[@TheGeordieTravels]

Hi mate, thanks for watching - appreciated.

[@danielbaroy]

Great review! I've now ended up booking a First Class morning service Preston to Edinburgh, although fingers crossed they have some hash browns😂

[@TheGeordieTravels]

Hi mate, thanks for watching, very much appreciated. The journey from Preston to Edinburgh is a lovely one, I have covered that exact route on the channel before, give it a go but enjoy your trip and yes, hopefully there will be hash browns.

[@michaeljohndennis2231]

I’d love to see this as a direct service from Manchester Victoria or Manchester Piccadilly (not platforms 13 or 14) to Holyhead on the SailRail Services to Dublin - I’m totally fed up having to change trains at Chester, Crewe & Lladnuo every time I catch the ferry home to Ireland from Manchester - indeed, this could be extended across the North of England to Hull, York or Leeds

[@TheGeordieTravels]

Hi mate, thanks for watching appreciated.

[@jonsmith8582]

What you see of both Penrith and Carlisle stations is only a fraction of what they once were , must have been huge in their hayday , also if you get the chance to do the tour of Glasgow central station ,take it , a really good insight into its history !

[@christophermarkwart1267]

Good lord, how much wine did they give you?! I used to travel on Virgin between London and Manchester quite regularly and it was three hot drinks and two cold drinks on a two hour journey. I see you got four bits of toast whereas Virgin only gave you two. On my bucket list is the Highland chieftain departing midday from Kings Cross to Inverness. It's an eight hour journey so I hope that at least two meals are served and a good supply of red wine!! Nice videu sir .

[@TheGeordieTravels]

Hi mate, thanks for watching - appreacited. I think it was only due to the fact that there were only three of us in the entire coach the host had a little spare, but yes they were very generous to say the least.

[@tracyj1117]

I have upgrade to 1st class .for my journeys up to Glasgow to see ma family ..i had actually got a standard return from london for £55 ..so i thought what the hell ..lets up grade to 1st class ..so in all i payed £159 return ..so hopefully i will enjoy better setting breakfast & lunch .and more comfort incase of increased time due to engineering work....fingers crossed im not going to be disappointed ..

[@TheGeordieTravels]

Hi Tracey, thank you for watching - much appreciated. £159 rtn is a good price considering its about £108 for a single, also if you're on a morning service that goes into the afternoon I think you get both meals so it's definitely worth it. The coach is well worth the upgrade and I hope you have a lovely journey, don't forget to make use of the loungers in London and Glasgow. let me know what they are like...

[@tracyj1117]

@The Geordie Travels I have disabled rail card so that will account for some of my cheap first class ..and sure I will definitely give you some feed back on the lounges ..

[@TheWrightLifeTravelChannel]

This looks like something we should put on the to do list!

[@TheGeordieTravels]

Hi mate, thanks for watching - appreciated. Deffo worth a go

[@shaunflanagan8735]

You went past my house as you approached Bellshill train station 😂👀

[@TheGeordieTravels]

Haha, cheers for watching

[@kimharrison3146]

Fabulous video. Pity about the dirt on the window!

[@TheGeordieTravels]

Hi mate, thanks for watching - appreciated.

[@neiltaylor6645]

There was a red and glass box thing outside the station what was it

[@tracyj1117]

Are you referring to the glass and wooden box inside station which sits short if the clock ...if this is what your asking ..that is passenger assistantance ...if you need help or advice or like myself I get help boarding train from the lovely people here..due to being disabled ..

[@neiltaylor6645]

@@tracyj1117 no the phone box 🙈

[@TalesOfWar]

I've always loved how the tilt tech in these things was invented, designed and developed by British Rail. Then we sold all the patents to the Italians who we then bought trains from using the same tech, on the same line the Advanced Passenger Train was developed for with the original version of the tech. We're a silly country. The Swedes licensed the tech too for their X-2000 trains.

[@TheGeordieTravels]

Hi mate, thanks for watching - appreciated.

[@maimadha]

As Merseyrail 777s entered service try them out!

[@TheGeordieTravels]

Hi mate, thanks for watching - i'll add them to the list - cheers

[@GodAtum]

food portion is tiny!

[@golledgestravels326]

Maybe that was the starter

[@TheGeordieTravels]

Hi mate, thanks for watching - there was just enough, just.