The West Coast Partnership

What is it: What are we looking for:

●● The West Coast Partnership combines the ●● New entrants into the UK rail industry from other InterCity West Coast rail passenger services with sectors with a background of success in radically the development, design and initial operation of improving customer experience, particularly as a HS2 high speed services, offering bidding groups result of cutting edge innovation and technology. the opportunity to operate the existing flagship ●● A West Coast Partnership operator, with the InterCity West Coast franchise as well as to experience of operating high speed/traditional develop and introduce services on HS2 bringing train services and embedded innovation in in a new era of Rail travel for the UK. customer service from outside of the rail sector. ●● An opportunity to shape the future of customer ●● We need innovative thinkers to become involved service in the UK rail industry to create an in every aspect of development of the HS2 innovative, forward thinking passenger journey proposition including rolling stock design, experience with the introduction of HS2; technology, passenger communications and ●● The ICWC franchise runs long distance, intercity ticketing systems whilst also contributing to the train services between London and some of the improvement of Intercity West Coast rail services. biggest cities in the UK including Birmingham, ●● Through your involvement you could become a Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow and Edinburgh. pioneer for the new age of rail travel that HS2 will ●● HS2 is the new north-south high speed railway deliver and that can genuinely be described as connecting London with the West Midlands for world leading, where the passenger continues to Phase 1 in 2026, before running onto Manchester, be at the forefront of thinking. Leeds and Sheffield for Phase 2 in 2033.

Do you lead in innovative technology design? Are you a customer service pioneer? Looking to get involved in an exciting growing industry? Want to know more? ●● Official announcement of the Proposition: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-announces-new-rail-franchise-for-inter-city- west-coast-with-the-introduction-of-high-speed-2-services ●● Overview of the HS2 Programme: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/high-speed-two-limited ●● Overview of the ICWC franchise: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rail-franchises-summary/rail-franchises- summary#intercity-west-coast ●● Prospectus: due for release in December 2016 Register your interest for the Bidder Day on 25th January 2017 via [email protected] or contact the team to find out more: [email protected] The WCP operator will be responsible for running services on both the West Coast Main Line from 2019 and initial high speed services (Phase 1 from 2026 and Phase 2a from 2027)