UK’s First Pride Train Staffed By All-LGBT+ Crew Makes First Journey
The UK’s first Pride train staffed by an all-LGBT+ crew is making it’s first journey, just two months after the end of Pride Month.
According to the ‘Evening Standard’, the 11-carriage train is travelling from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly and is emblazoned with “the biggest Pride flag the UK has seen”.
It is being run by an all-LGBT+ crew and is filled with educational resources, Avanti West Coast said.
The paintwork incorporates all the colours of the progress Pride flag, including pink, blue and white for the trans community, and black and brown to represent the Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) population.
The 265 metre-long train is “filled with literature, stories and colourful posters and will feature Pride related information and fun facts during the onboard announcements”.
Train manager, Paul Austin, said: “This is about being accepted for who I am and representing the LGBT+ community we serve across our network.
“Being a part of the UK’s first all LGBT+ crew is a sign of the steps we’re taking towards a more inclusive, diverse and equal society and I am so proud to be involved today.”
The train company said yesterday that while future crews will not be exclusively LGBT+, the multi-colour Pride flag will remain for the “foreseeable future”.
Sarah Copley, Avanti West Coast executive director, said: “I'm delighted to be launching our new Avanti West Coast Pride Train, which represents everyone in the LGBTQ+ community.
“It is a symbol of our commitment to diversity and inclusion as it travels up and down the West Coast Main Line. We live proud 365 days a year, not just today.
“I am so proud to be a part of a business where our people represent the communities we serve.”
Now, the company are running a competition asking members of the public to suggest a name for the new train. The person with the winning entry will be given star treatment at the train's official naming event and will fly the flag at Pride next year
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