FleetWatch for Avanti West Coast
Live Avanti West Coast departures, and an alarm before your stop.
Reading this on a computer? Point your phone’s camera at the code and it will open FleetWatch on Google Play.
Avanti West Coast runs long-distance trains on the West Coast Main Line between London Euston and Birmingham, the North West, North Wales and Scotland.
FleetWatch is an Android app for people who take the same trains most days. It shows live departures for any station in the UK, so Avanti West Coast trains sit alongside everyone else’s, and it plans the whole trip door to door. It doesn’t sell tickets. It’s for everything that happens after you’ve got one.
Where Avanti West Coast trains run
Main stations on the network:
- London Euston: onward on the Northern and Victoria lines.
- Milton Keynes Central
- Birmingham New Street
- Wolverhampton
- Crewe
- Manchester Piccadilly
- Liverpool Lime Street
- Preston
- Carlisle
- Glasgow Central
- Chester
- Holyhead
What FleetWatch does on Avanti West Coast services
On a long-distance route the question is often whether the train you are waiting for is actually moving, and which platform it will use. FleetWatch can track a train before you board, so you can see that without refreshing a timetable.
- Live departure boards with platforms, delays and the reason behind them in plain English.
- Door-to-door journeys with a change included, so a two-leg trip reads as one journey rather than two searches, even where the second train is another company’s.
- Board and track. Tell FleetWatch you’re on the train and it follows the service from the live timetable, then sounds an alarm with a vibration before your stop.
- Journey alerts for the trains you watch: a notification when one is cancelled, late or changes platform, even with the app closed.
- Smart Routes suggest a way round a problem on your usual line. Tube connections come from Transport for London, so they exist in London only.
FleetWatch shows the coach layout and how full each coach is where the train company shares it, which is most useful on long trains.
Delay Repay on Avanti West Coast
Delay Repay is run by each train company, so the rules and the claim form are on Avanti West Coast’s own site: Avanti West Coast Delay Repay. FleetWatch checks your arrival against the operator’s rules, tells you when a journey qualifies, prepares the details and reminds you before the deadline. The claim itself is yours to send.
Common questions
Does FleetWatch work on Avanti West Coast trains?
Yes. The live board works for any station in the UK, so Avanti West Coast trains appear on it like any other. FleetWatch plans journeys door to door, tracks the train you are on and sounds an alarm before your stop.
Is FleetWatch made by Avanti West Coast?
No. FleetWatch is an independent Android app from The Unknown Dev Ltd. It isn’t affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Avanti West Coast. Live information comes from National Rail.
Does it cost anything?
It’s free to install. What stays free and what is in the paid plan is set out on the FleetWatch page.
Using a different train company? See them all, or read what FleetWatch does in full.