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/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Virgin_Trains_(brand)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Group" title="Virgin Group">Virgin Group</a> first showed interest in operating rail services in 1992 when it discussed with <a href="/wiki/British_Rail" title="British Rail">British Rail</a> the possibility of operating luxury trains on the <a href="/wiki/East_Coast_Main_Line" title="East Coast Main Line">East Coast Main Line</a> from <a href="/wiki/London_Kings_Cross_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="London Kings Cross railway station">London</a> to <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Waverley_railway_station" title="Edinburgh Waverley railway station">Edinburgh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Central_railway_station" title="Glasgow Central railway station">Glasgow</a> with four hired <a href="/wiki/InterCity_225" title="InterCity 225">InterCity 225</a> sets.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nothing came of it. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Virgin_Rail_Group">Virgin Rail Group</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Virgin_Trains_(brand)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Virgin Rail Group"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Class_221_Virgin_Voyager_eastbound_from_Bristol_Parkway_2006-05-03_04.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Class_221_Virgin_Voyager_eastbound_from_Bristol_Parkway_2006-05-03_04.jpg/220px-Class_221_Virgin_Voyager_eastbound_from_Bristol_Parkway_2006-05-03_04.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Class_221_Virgin_Voyager_eastbound_from_Bristol_Parkway_2006-05-03_04.jpg/330px-Class_221_Virgin_Voyager_eastbound_from_Bristol_Parkway_2006-05-03_04.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Class_221_Virgin_Voyager_eastbound_from_Bristol_Parkway_2006-05-03_04.jpg/440px-Class_221_Virgin_Voyager_eastbound_from_Bristol_Parkway_2006-05-03_04.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Virgin_CrossCountry" title="Virgin CrossCountry">Virgin CrossCountry</a> <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_221" title="British Rail Class 221">Class 221</a> in May 2006</figcaption></figure> <p>In the mid-1990s the <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Rail_Group" title="Virgin Rail Group">Virgin Rail Group</a> was formed to bid for passenger franchises as part of the <a href="/wiki/Privatisation_of_British_Rail" title="Privatisation of British Rail">privatisation of British Rail</a>. It successfully bid to operate the CrossCountry and <a href="/wiki/InterCity_West_Coast" title="InterCity West Coast">InterCity West Coast</a> franchises, with <a href="/wiki/Virgin_CrossCountry" title="Virgin CrossCountry">Virgin CrossCountry</a> and <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Trains_West_Coast" class="mw-redirect" title="Virgin Trains West Coast">Virgin West Coast</a> commencing in March 1997.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Initially the two franchises traded as Virgin CrossCountry and Virgin West Coast, before both were replaced by the Virgin Trains name.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It also bid unsuccessfully for the <a href="/wiki/Thameslink_(1997-2006)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thameslink (1997-2006)">Thameslink</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thames_Trains" title="Thames Trains">Thames Trains</a> and <a href="/wiki/West_Anglia_Great_Northern" title="West Anglia Great Northern">West Anglia Great Northern</a> franchises.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Virgin Group initially held a 41% shareholding in the Virgin Rail Group with <a href="/wiki/Bankers_Trust" title="Bankers Trust">Bankers Trust</a>, Electra Fleming, <a href="/wiki/JPMorgan_Chase" title="JPMorgan Chase">JPMorgan Chase</a> and <a href="/wiki/TPG_Inc" class="mw-redirect" title="TPG Inc">Texas Pacific Group</a> holding the remaining 59%.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 1998, a 49% stake was sold to <a href="/wiki/Stagecoach_Group" title="Stagecoach Group">Stagecoach Group</a> with Virgin Group increasing its shareholding to 51%.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stagecoach already operated the <a href="/wiki/Island_Line_Trains" class="mw-redirect" title="Island Line Trains">Island Line Trains</a> and <a href="/wiki/South_West_Trains" title="South West Trains">South West Trains</a> franchises in its own right.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Upon being re-tendered, in November 2007 the CrossCountry franchise was taken over by <a href="/wiki/Arriva_CrossCountry" class="mw-redirect" title="Arriva CrossCountry">Arriva CrossCountry</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2019, the West Coast franchise was taken over by <a href="/wiki/Avanti_West_Coast" title="Avanti West Coast">Avanti West Coast</a> after being re-tendered.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Virgin_Trains_East_Coast">Virgin Trains East Coast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Virgin_Trains_(brand)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Virgin Trains East Coast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Estaciones_y_Trenes_Europa_2017_-_I_-_49550037852.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Estaciones_y_Trenes_Europa_2017_-_I_-_49550037852.jpg/220px-Estaciones_y_Trenes_Europa_2017_-_I_-_49550037852.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Estaciones_y_Trenes_Europa_2017_-_I_-_49550037852.jpg/330px-Estaciones_y_Trenes_Europa_2017_-_I_-_49550037852.jpg 1.5x, 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Having overbid, in June 2018 the franchise was handed back to the <a href="/wiki/Department_for_Transport" title="Department for Transport">Department for Transport</a> with <a href="/wiki/London_North_Eastern_Railway" title="London North Eastern Railway">London North Eastern Railway</a> taking over.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Virgin_Trains_USA">Virgin Trains USA</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Virgin_Trains_(brand)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Virgin Trains USA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Virgin_trains.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Virgin_trains.png" decoding="async" width="206" height="101" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="206" data-file-height="101" /></a><figcaption>Virgin Trains USA logo</figcaption></figure> <p>In November 2018, it was announced that Virgin Group had concluded a deal with <a href="/wiki/Brightline" title="Brightline">Brightline</a> to rebrand as Virgin Trains USA.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in August 2020 Brightline sought to terminate the deal, claiming that the Virgin Trains brand was no longer of value after the loss of its InterCity West Coast franchise.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Virgin sued Brightline for breach of contract.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2023 Virgin won in the <a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_Justice" title="High Court of Justice">High Court of Justice</a> in <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a> and was awarded $115 million in damages.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Virgin_Trains_(brand)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Virgin discussions <i><a href="/wiki/The_Railway_Magazine" title="The Railway Magazine">The Railway Magazine</a></i> issue 1097 September 1992 page 5</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Franchising starts on the final lap <i><a href="/wiki/Railway_Gazette_International" title="Railway Gazette International">Railway Gazette International</a></i> January 1997 page 3</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Virgin creates new structure to manage its two rail businesses <i><a href="/wiki/Rail_(magazine)" title="Rail (magazine)">Rail</a></i> issue 305 21 May 1997 page 12</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Thames shortlist finalised <i><a href="/wiki/Rail_Business_Intelligence" title="Rail Business Intelligence">Rail Privatisation News</a></i> issue 35 25 July 1996 page 1</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">WAGN is key to Thameslink 2000 scheme <i>Rail Privatisation News</i> issue 40 17 October 1996 page 5</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Virgin Group now sets its sights on winning West Coast franchise <i>Rail</i> issue 294 18 December 1996 page 7</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Virgin Rail cooling on float <i>Railway Business Intelligence</i> issue 74 19 March 1998 page 5</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/mystery-tour-for-stagecoach-1168029.html">Mystery tour for Stagecoach</a> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Independent" title="The Independent">The Independent</a></i> 27 June 1998</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Stagecoach takes stake in Virgin Rail <i><a href="/wiki/Modern_Railways" title="Modern Railways">Modern Railways</a></i> issue 599 August 1998 page 495</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Stagecoach preferred for Island Line <i>Rail Privatisation News</i> issue 39 19 September 1996 page 1</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Bus firm Stagecoach is first franchisee <i>Rail</i> issue 269 3 January 1996 page 8</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Arriva takes New CrossCountry <i>Railway Gazette International</i> August 2007 page 465</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Shock as Virgin loses Cross Country to Arriva <i>The Railway Magazine</i> issue 1277 September 2007 page 11</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">First Trenitalia wins West Coast Partnership <i><a href="/wiki/Today%27s_Railways_UK" title="Today's Railways UK">Today's Railways UK</a></i> issue 214 October 2019 page 9</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Stagecoach/Virgin bid wins East Coast franchise <i>The Railway Magazine</i> issue 1366 January 2015 page 6</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">LNER Returns to the East Coast <i><a href="/wiki/Railways_Illustrated" title="Railways Illustrated">Railways Illustrated</a></i> issue 185 July 2018 page 7</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article221761710.html">Brightline forms a partnership with Virgin. A name change is coming soon</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Miami_Herald" title="Miami Herald">Miami Herald</a></i> 16 November 2018</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/2020/08/10/brightline-ends-relationship-with-virgin-trains/">Brightline ends relationship with Virgin trains</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Times" title="Tampa Bay Times">Tampa Bay Times</a></i> 11 August 2020</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.railjournal.com/financial/virgin-sues-brightline-for-us-251-5m-over-naming-contract/">Virgin sues Brightline for $US 251.3m over naming contract</a> <i><a href="/wiki/International_Railway_Journal" title="International Railway Journal">International Railway Journal</a></i> 9 March 2021</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/virgin-group-wins-lawsuit-against-brightline-in-british-court/">Virgin Group wins lawsuit against Brightline in British court</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Trains_(magazine)" title="Trains (magazine)">Trains</a></i> 12 October 2023</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Virgin-Enterprises-v-Brightline-Holdings-judgment-121023.pdf">Virgin Enterprises Limited vs Brightline Holdings</a> <a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_Justice" title="High Court of Justice">High Court of Justice</a> 12 October 2023</span> </li> 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