Alex Coomber
A Class 390 Pendolino No. 390020 25 KV EMU. A Class 390 Pendolinos were the star trains of the privatisation era and Virgin West Coast commissioned 53 9 car units for the services out of London Euston. Using Fiat Ferroviaria tilting train technology. They are capable of 140 MPH making them some of the fastest EMUs operating within the United Kingdom. In 2006. 1 unit ran the 401 Miles from Glasgow Central to London Euston in a record breaking 3 hours and 55 minutes. Recalling the pre war streamlined trains in both colour and style. No. 390020 is seen waiting to leave London Euston with the 16:20 PM to Manchester Piccadilly in April 2003.
