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class="mw-body-content"><script>function mfTempOpenSection(id){var block=document.getElementById("mf-section-"+id);block.className+=" open-block";block.previousSibling.className+=" open-block";}</script><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><section class="mf-section-0" id="mf-section-0"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about the former operator of the InterCity West Coast franchise. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Trains_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Virgin Trains (disambiguation)">Virgin Trains (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style>Virgin Trains (VT) (legal name West Coast Trains Limited)<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a> was a <a href="/wiki/Train_operating_company" title="Train operating company">train operating company</a> in the United Kingdom owned by <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Rail_Group" title="Virgin Rail Group">Virgin Rail Group</a>, a joint venture between <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Group" title="Virgin Group">Virgin Group</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stagecoach_Group" title="Stagecoach Group">Stagecoach</a>, which operated the <a href="/wiki/InterCity_West_Coast" title="InterCity West Coast">InterCity West Coast</a> franchise from 9 March 1997 to 7 December 2019. The franchise covered long-distance passenger services on the <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Main_Line" title="West Coast Main Line">West Coast Main Line</a> between London, the <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(region)" title="West Midlands (region)">West Midlands</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_West_England" title="North West England">North West England</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Wales" title="North Wales">North Wales</a> and southern <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a>, consequently connecting six of the UK's largest cities: London, <a href="/wiki/Birmingham" title="Birmingham">Birmingham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manchester" title="Manchester">Manchester</a>, <a href="/wiki/Liverpool" title="Liverpool">Liverpool</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a> and <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a>, which have a combined <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_area" title="Metropolitan area">metropolitan</a> population of over 18 million. It had around 3,400 employees in 2015.<a href="#cite_note-Keystats-2">[2]</a> <table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title">Virgin Trains</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:VirginTrainsLogo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/VirginTrainsLogo.svg/200px-VirginTrainsLogo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/VirginTrainsLogo.svg/300px-VirginTrainsLogo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/VirginTrainsLogo.svg/400px-VirginTrainsLogo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="178"></a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:390045_Abington.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/390045_Abington.jpg/250px-390045_Abington.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="122" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/390045_Abington.jpg/375px-390045_Abington.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/390045_Abington.jpg/500px-390045_Abington.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4495" data-file-height="2185"></a><div class="infobox-caption">Virgin Pendolino 390045 set heads from Glasgow to Euston in the Upper Clyde Valley</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef">Overview</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Franchise(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/InterCity_West_Coast" title="InterCity West Coast">InterCity West Coast</a></li><li>9 March 1997 – 7 December 2019</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Main route(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>–<a href="/wiki/Glasgow" title="Glasgow">Glasgow</a> and <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>–<a href="/wiki/Liverpool" title="Liverpool">Liverpool</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>–<a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(county)" title="West Midlands (county)">West Midlands</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>–<a href="/wiki/Chester" title="Chester">Chester</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>–<a href="/wiki/Manchester" title="Manchester">Manchester</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other route(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>–<a href="/wiki/Holyhead" title="Holyhead">Holyhead</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>–<a href="/wiki/Shrewsbury" title="Shrewsbury">Shrewsbury</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>–<a href="/wiki/Wrexham" title="Wrexham">Wrexham</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>–<a href="/wiki/Blackpool" title="Blackpool">Blackpool</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fleet size</th><td class="infobox-data">56 <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_390" title="British Rail Class 390">Class 390 Pendolino</a> sets</li><li>20 <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_221" title="British Rail Class 221">Class 221 Super Voyager</a> sets</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stations called at</th><td class="infobox-data">46</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stations operated</th><td class="infobox-data">15</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent company</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Rail_Group" title="Virgin Rail Group">Virgin Rail Group</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Virgin_Group" title="Virgin Group">Virgin Group</a> (51%)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Stagecoach_Group" title="Stagecoach Group">Stagecoach</a> (49%)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Reporting_mark" title="Reporting mark">Reporting mark</a></th><td class="infobox-data">VT</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/InterCity_(British_Rail)" title="InterCity (British Rail)">InterCity</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Avanti_West_Coast" title="Avanti West Coast">Avanti West Coast</a></td></tr></tbody></table> The Virgin Trains brand was also used on the legally and operationally separate <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Trains_East_Coast" title="Virgin Trains East Coast">Virgin Trains East Coast</a> from 2015 until 2018, and previously on <a href="/wiki/Virgin_CrossCountry" title="Virgin CrossCountry">Virgin CrossCountry</a>, which operated between 1997 and 2007, as well as from 2018 to 2020 by <a href="/wiki/Brightline" title="Brightline">Virgin Trains USA</a> in <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>. The contract expired on 7 December 2019 (having been originally scheduled for expiry in March 2020) and Virgin did not contest losing the franchise after its joint venture partner, Stagecoach, was disqualified due to an invalid bid in April 2019.<a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#History">1 History</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Services">2 Services</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Performance">3 Performance</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Passenger_numbers">3.1 Passenger numbers</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Punctuality">3.2 Punctuality</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Grayrigg_derailment">4 Grayrigg derailment</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Rolling_stock">5 Rolling stock</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Final_fleet">5.1 Final fleet</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#Past_fleet">5.2 Past fleet</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#Depots">6 Depots</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#West_Coast_Partnership">7 West Coast Partnership</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#Operation">8 Operation</a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#Sponsorship">8.1 Sponsorship</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#Onboard_entertainment">8.2 Onboard entertainment</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#Moderation_of_competition">8.3 Moderation of competition</a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="#Attempts_to_continue">8.4 Attempts to continue</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-17"><a href="#See_also">9 See also</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-18"><a href="#References">10 References</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-19"><a href="#Further_reading">11 Further reading</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-20"><a href="#External_links">12 External links</a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><h2 id="History">History</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Virgin_Trains&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a 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data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>Diagram of the ownership of TOCs between Virgin and Stagecoach</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:87029_%26_221108_at_Stafford.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/87029_%26_221108_at_Stafford.jpg/220px-87029_%26_221108_at_Stafford.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="144" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2135" data-file-height="1398"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 144px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/87029_%26_221108_at_Stafford.jpg/220px-87029_%26_221108_at_Stafford.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="144" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/87029_%26_221108_at_Stafford.jpg/330px-87029_%26_221108_at_Stafford.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/87029_%26_221108_at_Stafford.jpg/440px-87029_%26_221108_at_Stafford.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_87" title="British Rail Class 87">Class 87</a> at <a href="/wiki/Stafford_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Stafford station">Stafford</a> in 2002</figcaption></figure> Amid the <a href="/wiki/Privatisation_of_British_Rail" title="Privatisation of British Rail">privatisation of British Rail</a> during the mid 1990s, the newly-formed <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Rail_Group" title="Virgin Rail Group">Virgin Rail Group</a> submitted multiple bids to operate several different train franchises, including <a href="/wiki/Gatwick_Express" title="Gatwick Express">Gatwick Express</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virgin_CrossCountry" title="Virgin CrossCountry">InterCity CrossCountry</a> and <a href="/wiki/InterCity_West_Coast" title="InterCity West Coast">InterCity West Coast</a>.<a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a> It was successful in winning the latter two, leading to <a href="/wiki/Virgin_CrossCountry" title="Virgin CrossCountry">Virgin CrossCountry</a> and Virgin West Coast (commonly referred to as Virgin Trains) commencing operations in January and March 1997 respectively.<a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a> One of Virgin's franchise commitments was to replace the <a href="/wiki/British_Rail" title="British Rail">British Rail</a>-era locomotives and rolling stock inherited by Virgin West Coast with brand new <a href="/wiki/Tilting_train" title="Tilting train">tilting trains</a>..<a href="#cite_note-samath-7">[7]</a> It was expected that the Pendolinos would run at service speeds of up to 140 mph (225 km/h) and that the whole fleet would be delivered by May 2002.<a href="#cite_note-knig_2000-8">[8]</a><a href="#cite_note-pend_launch-9">[9]</a> In order for tilting trains to be operated, Railtrack had committed itself to upgrading the <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Main_Line" title="West Coast Main Line">West Coast Main Line</a> as to permit 140 mph operation by 2005. The line's modernisation was slowed by spiralling costs, rising from an estimated £2 billion to roughly £10 billion,<a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a> while the programme had failures that were technical as well as managerial, such as the <a href="/wiki/Moving_block" title="Moving block">moving block</a> signalling apparatus being immature for such a busy mixed-traffic mainline.<a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a> Railtrack would ultimately collapse while its successor, <a href="/wiki/Network_Rail" title="Network Rail">Network Rail</a>, would also be unable to fully deliver the promised upgrade, heavily impacting Virgin West Coast's operations.<a href="#cite_note-wolmar_2005-13">[13]</a><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a> The upgrade programme would be cut back, as a result, the top speed was reduced to 125 mph.<a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a> Virgin Trains' franchise was originally due to expire in March 2012. During mid 2009, Virgin founder <a href="/wiki/Richard_Branson" title="Richard Branson">Richard Branson</a> launched a campaign to have the next franchise period extended for 20 to 30 years, so that Virgin could spend more on infrastructure and see a return on its investment.<a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a> Branson said the journey time between London and Birmingham could be reduced by 22 minutes to under one hour. This approach was turned down by the <a href="/wiki/Department_for_Transport" title="Department for Transport">Department for Transport</a>. Virgin proceeded to apply for a two-year extension, but this was also ruled out by the Department of Transport on legal grounds.<a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a> In January 2011, the Department for Transport called for expressions of interest in bidding for the next InterCity West Coast franchise.<a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a> In March 2011, the Department announced that <a href="/wiki/Abellio_(transport_company)" title="Abellio (transport company)">Abellio</a>, <a href="/wiki/FirstGroup" title="FirstGroup">FirstGroup</a>, <a href="/wiki/Keolis" title="Keolis">Keolis</a>/<a href="/wiki/SNCF" title="SNCF">SNCF</a> and Virgin Rail Group had been shortlisted to bid for the franchise.<a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a> In May 2011, the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Transport" title="Secretary of State for Transport">Secretary of State for Transport</a> announced that the end date had been postponed to allow the recommendations in the McNulty Report to be absorbed.<a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a> In October 2011, the Department announced that Virgin had been granted a franchise extension until December 2012.<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> An <a href="/wiki/Invitation_to_tender" title="Invitation to tender">Invitation to tender</a> was issued to the shortlisted bidders in January 2012,<a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a> and the Department for Transport awarded FirstGroup the new franchise in August 2012.<a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a> Virgin spoke out against this decision, claiming that the methodology used to award the franchise was flawed, while Richard Branson stated that it was unlikely Virgin would bid for any future franchises.<a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a><a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a> When the DfT did not directly respond to Virgin's concerns, the operator launched proceedings for a <a href="/wiki/Judicial_review" title="Judicial review">judicial review</a>.<a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a> During October 2012, the Secretary of State announced that the government was cancelling the franchise competition for the InterCity West Coast franchise after discovering significant technical flaws in the way the franchise process was conducted, reversing the decision to award it to FirstGroup. Following an independent review of the franchising process, a fresh competition would be held.<a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a> The government announced that it would negotiate with Virgin Trains to run the InterCity West Coast franchise for a further 9 to 13 months.<a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a><a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a> In December 2012, Virgin was awarded a 23-month management contract to run the franchise until 9 November 2014.<a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a><a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a> In March 2013, the Secretary of State announced that the franchise would again be extended until 31 March 2017.<a href="#cite_note-SecretaryofState26Mar13-32">[32]</a> During May 2013, there was a controversy regarding new uniforms, with claims that the blouses were too revealing and potentially exposed dark <a href="/wiki/Brassiere" class="mw-redirect" title="Brassiere">bras</a> to the public. Virgin Rail Group responded to this by offering a voucher worth £20 to allow employees to purchase a top to wear underneath the new blouses.<a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a> In July 2013, the <a href="/wiki/Office_of_Rail_Regulation" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of Rail Regulation">Office of Rail Regulation</a> rejected an application by Virgin Trains to operate new services to <a href="/wiki/Shrewsbury_railway_station" title="Shrewsbury railway station">Shrewsbury</a> and <a href="/wiki/Blackpool_North_railway_station" title="Blackpool North railway station">Blackpool North</a>, citing capacity constraints on the West Coast Main Line.<a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a> In November 2013, a revised application for services to Shrewsbury and Blackpool North was approved, and the services started in December 2014.<a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a> During November 2016, the franchise was further extended until March 2019.<a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a> In February 2018, the contract was yet again extended until March 2019, with an option to extend it further to March 2020.<a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a> In March 2018, it was announced that the contract would end in September 2019 when the new <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Partnership" title="West Coast Partnership">West Coast Partnership</a> franchise would commence.<a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a> In December 2018, it was announced that Virgin Trains had been granted a one-year extension until March 2020.<a href="#cite_note-theguardian1-39">[39]</a> In April 2019, Stagecoach revealed that it had been disqualified from the franchises it was bidding for, including the West Coast Partnership.<a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a><a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a> One month later, the company announced that it would mount a legal challenge to its disqualification.<a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a> On 17 June 2020, the <a href="/wiki/High_Court_of_Justice" title="High Court of Justice">High Court</a> ruled against the company and that the decision had been lawful.<a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a><a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a> In August 2019, it was announced that the Inter-City West Coast franchise had been awarded to <a href="/wiki/Avanti_West_Coast" title="Avanti West Coast">Avanti West Coast</a>, thus confirming that Virgin Trains would cease to operate trains after 7 December 2019.<a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a><a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a> The final Virgin Trains service was the 21:42 service from <a href="/wiki/Euston_railway_station" title="Euston railway station">London Euston</a> to <a href="/wiki/Wolverhampton_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Wolverhampton railway station">Wolverhampton</a> arriving at 23:45. </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><h2 id="Services">Services</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Virgin_Trains&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Services" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large 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data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Virgin_Class_390%2C_390013_%22Virgin_Spirit%22%2C_Stoke-on-Trent_railway_station_%28geograph_4019564%29.jpg/220px-Virgin_Class_390%2C_390013_%22Virgin_Spirit%22%2C_Stoke-on-Trent_railway_station_%28geograph_4019564%29.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="147" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Virgin_Class_390%2C_390013_%22Virgin_Spirit%22%2C_Stoke-on-Trent_railway_station_%28geograph_4019564%29.jpg/330px-Virgin_Class_390%2C_390013_%22Virgin_Spirit%22%2C_Stoke-on-Trent_railway_station_%28geograph_4019564%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Virgin_Class_390%2C_390013_%22Virgin_Spirit%22%2C_Stoke-on-Trent_railway_station_%28geograph_4019564%29.jpg/440px-Virgin_Class_390%2C_390013_%22Virgin_Spirit%22%2C_Stoke-on-Trent_railway_station_%28geograph_4019564%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Class_390" class="mw-redirect" title="Class 390">Class 390 Pendolino</a> at <a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent_railway_station" title="Stoke-on-Trent railway station">Stoke-on-Trent</a> </figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Virgin_trains_221113_glasgow.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Virgin_trains_221113_glasgow.jpg/220px-Virgin_trains_221113_glasgow.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="137" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="638"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 137px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Virgin_trains_221113_glasgow.jpg/220px-Virgin_trains_221113_glasgow.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="137" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Virgin_trains_221113_glasgow.jpg/330px-Virgin_trains_221113_glasgow.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Virgin_trains_221113_glasgow.jpg/440px-Virgin_trains_221113_glasgow.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_221" title="British Rail Class 221">Class 221 Super Voyager</a> at <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Central_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Glasgow Central station">Glasgow Central</a></figcaption></figure> In May 1998, Virgin introduced two new services from <a href="/wiki/Euston_railway_station" title="Euston railway station">London Euston</a>, to <a href="/wiki/Shrewsbury_railway_station" title="Shrewsbury railway station">Shrewsbury</a> and to <a href="/wiki/Blackpool_North_railway_station" title="Blackpool North railway station">Blackpool North</a>. The former ceased in 1999, the latter in May 2003.<a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a><a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a>[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#What_information_to_include" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">full citation needed</a>] In December 2014, a daily weekday service between London Euston and Blackpool North and a twice daily service between London Euston and Shrewsbury were reintroduced. This was increased to four trains per day in the May 2018 timetable. On 23 July 2002, the first elements of the new fleet of Pendolino tilting trains were introduced into passenger services from <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_International_railway_station" title="Birmingham International railway station">Birmingham International</a> to <a href="/wiki/Manchester_Piccadilly_station" title="Manchester Piccadilly station">Manchester Piccadilly</a>, intentionally coinciding with the opening of the <a href="/wiki/2002_Commonwealth_Games" title="2002 Commonwealth Games">2002 Commonwealth Games</a> in Manchester.<a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a> In September 2004, a <a href="/wiki/Euston_railway_station" title="Euston railway station">London Euston</a> to <a href="/wiki/Llandudno_railway_station" title="Llandudno railway station">Llandudno</a> service was introduced, but it ceased in December 2008.<a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a> In September 2005, Virgin introduced its first 125 miles per hour (201 km/h) timetable following the completion of Stage 1 of the upgrade. In December 2007, as part of a reshuffle of rail franchises by the <a href="/wiki/Department_for_Transport" title="Department for Transport">Department for Transport</a>, services from <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_New_Street_railway_station" title="Birmingham New Street railway station">Birmingham New Street</a> to <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Waverley_railway_station" title="Edinburgh Waverley railway station">Edinburgh Waverley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Central_railway_station" title="Glasgow Central railway station">Glasgow Central</a> via <a href="/wiki/Crewe_railway_station" title="Crewe railway station">Crewe</a> were transferred from the CrossCountry franchise to the InterCity West Coast franchise.<a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a> In December 2008, a <a href="/wiki/Wrexham_General_railway_station" title="Wrexham General railway station">Wrexham General</a> to <a href="/wiki/Euston_railway_station" title="Euston railway station">London Euston</a> service was introduced, operating south in the morning with an evening return.<a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a><a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a> In February 2009, an hourly <a href="/wiki/Euston_railway_station" title="Euston railway station">London Euston</a> to <a href="/wiki/Chester_railway_station" title="Chester railway station">Chester</a> service was introduced.<a href="#cite_note-:0-54">[54]</a> From January 2009, Virgin Trains gradually rolled out a new "very high frequency" timetable to take advantage of the completed <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Main_Line" title="West Coast Main Line">West Coast Main Line</a> upgrade. There were timetable changes from 8 December 2013. Trains between Edinburgh/Glasgow and London would call at Sandwell & Dudley, replacing the hourly Wolverhampton to Euston service.<a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a> In addition most Liverpool services additionally called at Crewe. <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Virgin_Trains_off-peak_service_map_(2013).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Virgin_Trains_off-peak_service_map_%282013%29.jpg/220px-Virgin_Trains_off-peak_service_map_%282013%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="572" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="378" data-file-height="982"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 572px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Virgin_Trains_off-peak_service_map_%282013%29.jpg/220px-Virgin_Trains_off-peak_service_map_%282013%29.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="572" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Virgin_Trains_off-peak_service_map_%282013%29.jpg/330px-Virgin_Trains_off-peak_service_map_%282013%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Virgin_Trains_off-peak_service_map_%282013%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>A vector map showing the off-peak service pattern each hour</figcaption></figure> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><h2 id="Performance">Performance</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Virgin_Trains&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Performance" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Passenger_numbers">Passenger numbers</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Virgin_Trains&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Passenger numbers" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:VTWC_passenger_numbers.png" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/VTWC_passenger_numbers.png/300px-VTWC_passenger_numbers.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="168" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1087" data-file-height="607"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 300px;height: 168px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/VTWC_passenger_numbers.png/300px-VTWC_passenger_numbers.png" data-width="300" data-height="168" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/VTWC_passenger_numbers.png/450px-VTWC_passenger_numbers.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/VTWC_passenger_numbers.png/600px-VTWC_passenger_numbers.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>Virgin Trains West Coast passenger numbers in the previous year from 2011 to 2019.<a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a><a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:390001_Standard_Class_Interior.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/390001_Standard_Class_Interior.jpg/220px-390001_Standard_Class_Interior.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="163" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1919"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 163px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/390001_Standard_Class_Interior.jpg/220px-390001_Standard_Class_Interior.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="163" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/390001_Standard_Class_Interior.jpg/330px-390001_Standard_Class_Interior.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/390001_Standard_Class_Interior.jpg/440px-390001_Standard_Class_Interior.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>Standard Class aboard a Class 390 Pendolino</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="padding:0.5em;"> <caption>Annual Passenger Numbers<a href="#cite_note-Keystats-2">[2]</a>[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleanup" title="Wikipedia:Cleanup">needs updating</a>] </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Year</div> </th> <th colspan="2">Passengers </th> <th colspan="2">Passenger-kilometres </th></tr> <tr> <th>(millions) </th> <th>% Change </th> <th>(millions) </th> <th>% Change </th></tr> <tr style="background:#eee;"> <td>2010–2011</td> <td>28.9</td> <td></td> <td>5,698.8</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#eee;"> <td>2011–2012</td> <td>30.2</td> <td><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> 4.5</td> <td>5,923.0</td> <td><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> 3.9 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#eee;"> <td>2012–2013</td> <td>30.4</td> <td><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> 0.7</td> <td>5,958.4</td> <td><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> 0.6 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#eee;"> <td>2013-2014</td> <td>31.9</td> <td><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> 4.9</td> <td>6,215.4</td> <td><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> 4.3 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#eee;"> <td>2014-2015</td> <td>34.5</td> <td><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> 8.2</td> <td>6,887.9</td> <td><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> 10.8 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#eee;"> <td>2015-2016</td> <td>35.7</td> <td><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> 3.5</td> <td>7,059.8</td> <td><noscript><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" data-alt="Increase" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> 2.5 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Punctuality">Punctuality</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Virgin_Trains&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Punctuality" class="cdx-button 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Punctuality did gradually improve until the introduction of a new timetable (in December 2008), following the upgrade of the West Coast Main Line, which resulted in a dip in performance.<a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a> Performance subsequently recovered and peaked during 2010–11, but then fell again and reached a new low for the year ending 31 March 2013 of 83.6% (MAA).<a href="#cite_note-PerfP13-59">[59]</a> The PPM MAA (<a href="/wiki/Public_performance_measure" title="Public performance measure">Public performance measure</a> Moving Annual Average - % of trains arriving within 10 minutes of the scheduled times) figures for Virgin Trains are as follows: <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Financial year to 31 March</th> <th>% within 10 mins </th></tr> <tr> <td>2002</td> <td>68.7%<a href="#cite_note-60">[60]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003</td> <td>73.5%<a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td>74.8%<a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005</td> <td>72.1%<a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006</td> <td>83.5%<a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007</td> <td>86.0%<a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td>86.2%<a href="#cite_note-66">[66]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009</td> <td>80.0%<a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010</td> <td>84.6%<a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011</td> <td>86.6%<a href="#cite_note-69">[69]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012</td> <td>85.9%<a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013</td> <td>83.6%<a href="#cite_note-PerfP13-59">[59]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014</td> <td>85.8%<a href="#cite_note-virgintrainskeystats-71">[71]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015</td> <td>84.7%<a href="#cite_note-virgintrainskeystats-71">[71]</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> Latest figures published by Network Rail for the seventh period of 2013-2014 recorded PPM of 92.2% for the period and a MAA of 83.5% for the 12 months up to 12 October 2013.<a href="#cite_note-PerfP7-72">[72]</a> The PPM performance for the period is down 2.7 percentage points on the corresponding figure from the same period last year. Network Rail noted that Virgin Trains were only responsible for 16% of delays in period 5. Network Rail was itself directly responsible for 50% of Virgin Trains' delays, 20% were a result of external factors (e.g. fatalities) and the final 14% were due to other operators. <a href="/wiki/Chris_Green_(railway_manager)" title="Chris Green (railway manager)">Chris Green</a> as chief executive<a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a><a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a> led a drive to improve reliability and punctuality after much press criticism in 2001, and by 2006, due to improved reliability of trains and completion of major infrastructure projects, performance was better. Virgin has undertaken a number of projects to increase punctuality, including radio-controlled watches.<a href="#cite_note-atomicclocks-75">[75]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><h2 id="Grayrigg_derailment">Grayrigg derailment</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Virgin_Trains&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Grayrigg derailment" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Grayrigg_derailment" title="Grayrigg derailment">Grayrigg derailment</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:VirginPendolinoDerailment.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/VirginPendolinoDerailment.jpg/220px-VirginPendolinoDerailment.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="648" data-file-height="433"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 220px;height: 147px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/VirginPendolinoDerailment.jpg/220px-VirginPendolinoDerailment.jpg" data-width="220" data-height="147" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/VirginPendolinoDerailment.jpg/330px-VirginPendolinoDerailment.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/VirginPendolinoDerailment.jpg/440px-VirginPendolinoDerailment.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a><figcaption>The scene of the Grayrigg derailment</figcaption></figure> On 23 February 2007, a <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_390" title="British Rail Class 390">Class 390 Pendolino</a> "City of Glasgow" forming the 17:15 London Euston to Glasgow Central service derailed in the village of Grayrigg in Cumbria.<a href="#cite_note-ldcrash-76">[76]</a> The train was carrying 109 people. Several carriages were left lying on the railway embankments. An elderly woman was killed in the derailment. Five people were seriously injured. The accident was caused by a faulty set of points and Network Rail accepted full responsibility.<a href="#cite_note-77">[77]</a> The train itself was widely praised for the way it retained its structural integrity. Branson also praised the driver for attempting to stop the train and not leaving the cab before it derailed. </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><h2 id="Rolling_stock">Rolling stock</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Virgin_Trains&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Rolling stock" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Final_fleet">Final fleet</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Virgin_Trains&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Final fleet" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="background:#f9f9f9;"> <th rowspan="2"> Class </th> <th rowspan="2">Image </th> <th rowspan="2"> Type </th> <th colspan="2"> Top speed </th> <th rowspan="2"> Carriages </th> <th rowspan="2"> Number </th> <th rowspan="2"> Built </th></tr> <tr style="background:#f9f9f9;"> <th> mph </th> <th> km/h </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_221" title="British Rail Class 221">221 Super Voyager</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/File:Northolt_-_Virgin_Trains_class_221.jpg_(Au_Morandarte_Flickr_14994550437).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Northolt_-_Virgin_Trains_class_221.jpg_%28Au_Morandarte_Flickr_14994550437%29.jpg/130px-Northolt_-_Virgin_Trains_class_221.jpg_%28Au_Morandarte_Flickr_14994550437%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="87" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3888" data-file-height="2592"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 130px;height: 87px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Northolt_-_Virgin_Trains_class_221.jpg_%28Au_Morandarte_Flickr_14994550437%29.jpg/130px-Northolt_-_Virgin_Trains_class_221.jpg_%28Au_Morandarte_Flickr_14994550437%29.jpg" data-width="130" data-height="87" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Northolt_-_Virgin_Trains_class_221.jpg_%28Au_Morandarte_Flickr_14994550437%29.jpg/195px-Northolt_-_Virgin_Trains_class_221.jpg_%28Au_Morandarte_Flickr_14994550437%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Northolt_-_Virgin_Trains_class_221.jpg_%28Au_Morandarte_Flickr_14994550437%29.jpg/260px-Northolt_-_Virgin_Trains_class_221.jpg_%28Au_Morandarte_Flickr_14994550437%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Diesel-electric_multiple_unit" class="mw-redirect" title="Diesel-electric multiple unit">DEMU</a> </td> <td>125 </td> <td>200 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>20 </td> <td>2001–2002 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"><a href="/wiki/File:221_Virgin_Flowing_Silk_Livery.png" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/221_Virgin_Flowing_Silk_Livery.png/616px-221_Virgin_Flowing_Silk_Livery.png" decoding="async" width="616" height="30" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="8728" data-file-height="424"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 616px;height: 30px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/221_Virgin_Flowing_Silk_Livery.png/616px-221_Virgin_Flowing_Silk_Livery.png" data-width="616" data-height="30" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/221_Virgin_Flowing_Silk_Livery.png/924px-221_Virgin_Flowing_Silk_Livery.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/221_Virgin_Flowing_Silk_Livery.png/1232px-221_Virgin_Flowing_Silk_Livery.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_390" title="British Rail Class 390">390/0 & 390/1 Pendolino</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/File:Virgin_Class_390,_390154,_Stoke-on-Trent_railway_station_(geograph_4019608).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Virgin_Class_390%2C_390154%2C_Stoke-on-Trent_railway_station_%28geograph_4019608%29.jpg/130px-Virgin_Class_390%2C_390154%2C_Stoke-on-Trent_railway_station_%28geograph_4019608%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="87" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="683"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 130px;height: 87px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Virgin_Class_390%2C_390154%2C_Stoke-on-Trent_railway_station_%28geograph_4019608%29.jpg/130px-Virgin_Class_390%2C_390154%2C_Stoke-on-Trent_railway_station_%28geograph_4019608%29.jpg" data-width="130" data-height="87" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Virgin_Class_390_1_2nd_Livery.png/800px-Virgin_Class_390_1_2nd_Livery.png" decoding="async" width="800" height="18" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="8003" data-file-height="180"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 800px;height: 18px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Virgin_Class_390_1_2nd_Livery.png/800px-Virgin_Class_390_1_2nd_Livery.png" data-width="800" data-height="18" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Virgin_Class_390_1_2nd_Livery.png/1200px-Virgin_Class_390_1_2nd_Livery.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Virgin_Class_390_1_2nd_Livery.png/1600px-Virgin_Class_390_1_2nd_Livery.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td></tr></tbody></table> Virgin inherited a fleet of <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_86" title="British Rail Class 86">Class 86</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_87" title="British Rail Class 87">Class 87</a> and <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_90" title="British Rail Class 90">Class 90s</a> hauling <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Mark_2" title="British Rail Mark 2">Mark 2</a> and <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Mark_3" title="British Rail Mark 3">Mark 3</a> carriages with <a href="/wiki/Driving_Van_Trailer" title="Driving Van Trailer">Driving Van Trailers</a> on its electrified services and <a href="/wiki/InterCity_125" title="InterCity 125">High Speed Trains</a> for <a href="/wiki/Euston_railway_station" title="Euston railway station">London Euston</a> to <a href="/wiki/Holyhead_railway_station" title="Holyhead railway station">Holyhead</a> services. A franchise commitment was the replacement of these trains with new tilting stock. In 1999 Virgin signed a deal to lease forty-four eight-carriage and nine nine-carriage <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_390" title="British Rail Class 390">Class 390 Pendolinos</a> built by <a href="/wiki/Alstom" title="Alstom">Alstom</a>.<a href="#cite_note-78">[78]</a> An option to extend all to nine carriages was enacted in 2002. The first entered service in January 2003. With the exception of services to <a href="/wiki/Holyhead_railway_station" title="Holyhead railway station">Holyhead</a>, the final locomotive hauled trains were withdrawn in June 2005.<a href="#cite_note-79">[79]</a>[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#What_information_to_include" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">full citation needed</a>] To operate the <a href="/wiki/Holyhead_railway_station" title="Holyhead railway station">Holyhead</a> services four four-carriage <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_221" title="British Rail Class 221">Class 221 Super Voyagers</a> were included in the order placed by <a href="/wiki/Virgin_CrossCountry" title="Virgin CrossCountry">Virgin CrossCountry</a>. By the time they were delivered it was decided these would be too short so they entered service with Virgin CrossCountry. In September 2004 the <a href="/wiki/InterCity_125" title="InterCity 125">High Speed Trains</a> were withdrawn with services being operated by a combination of five-carriage <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_221" title="British Rail Class 221">Class 221 Super Voyagers</a> hired from Virgin CrossCountry and <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_47" title="British Rail Class 47">Class 47</a> and <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_90" title="British Rail Class 90">Class 90</a> hauled Mark 3 sets. From September 2005 <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_57" title="British Rail Class 57">Class 57/3s</a> hauling <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_390" title="British Rail Class 390">Class 390 Pendolinos</a> took over the locomotive hauled diagrams. This continued until December 2008 when five-carriage Class 221 Super Voyagers took over all services, with the exception of a Saturdays only Pendolino hauled by a Class 57/3 Locomotive (1D83 08:50 EUS-HHD/1A55 14:38 HHD-EUS). This ceased operation on Saturday 8 December 2012. With the Class 390 Pendolinos needing modification in 2006, a <a href="/wiki/GB_Railfreight" title="GB Railfreight">First GBRf</a> <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_87" title="British Rail Class 87">Class 87</a> was hired to haul a Mark 3 set on <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_New_Street_railway_station" title="Birmingham New Street railway station">Birmingham New Street</a> services.<a href="#cite_note-80">[80]</a> To operate the <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_New_Street_railway_station" title="Birmingham New Street railway station">Birmingham New Street</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> services transferred from <a href="/wiki/CrossCountry" title="CrossCountry">CrossCountry</a> in December 2007, three four-carriage and thirteen five-carriage <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_221" title="British Rail Class 221">Class 221 Super Voyagers</a> were transferred. A further five five-carriage Class 221 Super Voyagers followed in December 2008.<a href="#cite_note-81">[81]</a>[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#What_information_to_include" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">full citation needed</a>] In August 2008 <a href="/wiki/Bombardier_Transportation" title="Bombardier Transportation">Bombardier</a> started a programme to rearrange the Class 221 Super Voyagers with the carriage containing the shop moved to adjoin the first class carriage and refurbished with 2+2 seats arranged more spaciously around tables. This allowed it to be used as a first class carriage on <a href="/wiki/Holyhead_railway_station" title="Holyhead railway station">Holyhead</a> services and as a standard class carriage at other times.<a href="#cite_note-82">[82]</a>[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#What_information_to_include" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">full citation needed</a>]<a href="#cite_note-:0-54">[54]</a> In December 2010 one four-carriage Class 221 Super Voyager was disbanded with the two centre carriages being inserted into the other four-carriage sets to give Virgin a fleet of twenty five-carriage Class 221 Super Voyagers.<a href="#cite_note-83">[83]</a> The two end carriages are stored at <a href="/wiki/Central_Rivers_TMD" title="Central Rivers TMD">Central Rivers</a> depot. To provide it with a fleet of locomotives for use on diversionary services during the <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Mainline" class="mw-redirect" title="West Coast Mainline">West Coast Mainline</a> upgrade and rescue duties, Virgin signed a deal with <a href="/wiki/Porterbrook" title="Porterbrook">Porterbrook</a> in March 2002 to rebuild twelve Class 47s as <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_57" title="British Rail Class 57">Class 57/3s</a> with the first delivered in June 2002.<a href="#cite_note-84">[84]</a>[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#What_information_to_include" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">full citation needed</a>] After it was decided they would operate daily services along the North Wales Coast to <a href="/wiki/Holyhead_railway_station" title="Holyhead railway station">Holyhead</a>, another four were ordered from Porterbrook.<a href="#cite_note-85">[85]</a>[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#What_information_to_include" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">full citation needed</a>] Following the completion of the West Coast Main Line upgrade in 2008 their use fell and after being sublet to <a href="/wiki/Arriva_Trains_Wales" title="Arriva Trains Wales">Arriva Trains Wales</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colas_Rail" title="Colas Rail">Colas Rail</a> and <a href="/wiki/GB_Railfreight" title="GB Railfreight">First GBRf</a>, six were returned to Porterbrook in August 2011,<a href="#cite_note-86">[86]</a> three in April 2012<a href="#cite_note-87">[87]</a> and the remaining seven in December 2012. Virgin had long been angling for a franchise extension in return for ordering extra carriages for the Class 390 Pendolinos. The <a href="/wiki/Department_for_Transport" title="Department for Transport">Department for Transport</a> rejected this and instead placed an order itself with <a href="/wiki/Alstom" title="Alstom">Alstom</a> for 106 carriages allowing for four complete eleven-carriage sets and 31 sets to be extended by two carriages.<a href="#cite_note-88">[88]</a>[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#What_information_to_include" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">full citation needed</a>]<a href="#cite_note-89">[89]</a> There was an option to extend the remaining 21 sets but this was allowed to lapse. The four new sets were delivered in 2010/12 with 31 sets later receiving extra carriages. This required a number of stations to have platforms lengthened. Following the loss of a Class 390 Pendolino in the <a href="/wiki/Grayrigg_derailment" title="Grayrigg derailment">Grayrigg derailment</a>, a Mark 3 set with a <a href="/wiki/Driving_Van_Trailer" title="Driving Van Trailer">Driving Van Trailer</a> was leased with a <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_90" title="British Rail Class 90">Class 90</a> hired from <a href="/wiki/DB_Cargo_UK" title="DB Cargo UK">English Welsh & Scottish</a> as required. In 2008 Virgin looked at leasing two <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_180" title="British Rail Class 180">Class 180</a><a href="#cite_note-90">[90]</a>[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#What_information_to_include" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">full citation needed</a>] but decided to retain the Mark 3 set. This received re-upholstered seating, power points, <a href="/wiki/Wi-Fi" title="Wi-Fi">Wi-Fi</a> and a full external re-paint at <a href="/wiki/Wabtec" title="Wabtec">Wabtec</a>, <a href="/wiki/Doncaster" title="Doncaster">Doncaster</a> in 2009.<a href="#cite_note-mediaroom.virgintrains.co.uk-91">[91]</a> Virgin used this set with a <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_90" title="British Rail Class 90">Class 90</a> locomotive hired from <a href="/wiki/Freightliner_Group" title="Freightliner Group">Freightliner</a> on a Euston to Crewe (via Birmingham) service on Fridays only until December 2012. From 9 December 2013 it was utilised to operate a London Euston-Birmingham New Street train on Thursdays and Fridays only, until its withdrawal in October 2014. All seats on Class 221 Super Voyagers and Class 390 Pendolinos originally had an on-board audio entertainment system featuring a number of radio or pre-recorded music channels. This was disabled in March 2010<a href="#cite_note-92">[92]</a><a href="#cite_note-93">[93]</a> and replaced with on-board Wi-Fi provided by <a href="/wiki/EE_(telecommunications)" title="EE (telecommunications)">EE</a>.<a href="#cite_note-94">[94]</a><a href="#cite_note-95">[95]</a> The service was available free in first class, and for a charge (which varied depending on how long the passenger wished to use it for) in standard class.<a href="#cite_note-96">[96]</a> On 15 September 2015 it was announced that Virgin Trains were to rename Pendolino 390002 in memory of teenage fundraiser <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Sutton" title="Stephen Sutton">Stephen Sutton</a>.<a href="#cite_note-97">[97]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Past_fleet">Past fleet</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Virgin_Trains&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Past fleet" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> Former units operated by Virgin Trains include: <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="background:#f9f9f9;"> <th rowspan="2"> Class </th> <th rowspan="2">Image </th> <th rowspan="2"> Type </th> <th colspan="2"> Top speed </th> <th rowspan="2"> Built </th> <th rowspan="2"> Withdrawn </th></tr> <tr style="background:#f9f9f9;"> <th> mph </th> <th> km/h </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_43_(HST)" title="British Rail Class 43 (HST)">Class 43</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Virgin_trains_%60Leamington_Spa_3.png" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Virgin_trains_%60Leamington_Spa_3.png/100px-Virgin_trains_%60Leamington_Spa_3.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1780" data-file-height="1186"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 67px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Virgin_trains_%60Leamington_Spa_3.png/100px-Virgin_trains_%60Leamington_Spa_3.png" data-width="100" data-height="67" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Virgin_trains_%60Leamington_Spa_3.png/150px-Virgin_trains_%60Leamington_Spa_3.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Virgin_trains_%60Leamington_Spa_3.png/200px-Virgin_trains_%60Leamington_Spa_3.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td> <td rowspan="3">Diesel-electric locomotive </td> <td>125 </td> <td>200 </td> <td>1975–1982 </td> <td>2003 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_47" title="British Rail Class 47">Class 47/8</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:47817_The_Institution_of_Mechanical_Engineers_at_Exeter_St_Davids.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/47817_The_Institution_of_Mechanical_Engineers_at_Exeter_St_Davids.jpg/100px-47817_The_Institution_of_Mechanical_Engineers_at_Exeter_St_Davids.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 75px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/47817_The_Institution_of_Mechanical_Engineers_at_Exeter_St_Davids.jpg/100px-47817_The_Institution_of_Mechanical_Engineers_at_Exeter_St_Davids.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="75" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/47817_The_Institution_of_Mechanical_Engineers_at_Exeter_St_Davids.jpg/150px-47817_The_Institution_of_Mechanical_Engineers_at_Exeter_St_Davids.jpg 1.5x, 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data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Euston_station_MMB_39_57306.jpg/100px-Euston_station_MMB_39_57306.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="67" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Euston_station_MMB_39_57306.jpg/150px-Euston_station_MMB_39_57306.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Euston_station_MMB_39_57306.jpg/200px-Euston_station_MMB_39_57306.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td> <td>1998–2004 </td> <td>2012 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_86" title="British Rail Class 86">Class 86</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:86229_%27Lions_Club_International%27_at_Birmingham_New_Street.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/86229_%27Lions_Club_International%27_at_Birmingham_New_Street.jpg/100px-86229_%27Lions_Club_International%27_at_Birmingham_New_Street.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 75px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/86229_%27Lions_Club_International%27_at_Birmingham_New_Street.jpg/100px-86229_%27Lions_Club_International%27_at_Birmingham_New_Street.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="75" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/86229_%27Lions_Club_International%27_at_Birmingham_New_Street.jpg/150px-86229_%27Lions_Club_International%27_at_Birmingham_New_Street.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/86229_%27Lions_Club_International%27_at_Birmingham_New_Street.jpg/200px-86229_%27Lions_Club_International%27_at_Birmingham_New_Street.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td> <td rowspan="3">Electric Locomotive </td> <td>100 </td> <td>161 </td> <td>1965–1966 </td> <td>2003 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_87" title="British Rail Class 87">Class 87</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:87030_%27Black_Douglas%27_at_Carlisle.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/87030_%27Black_Douglas%27_at_Carlisle.jpg/100px-87030_%27Black_Douglas%27_at_Carlisle.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 75px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/87030_%27Black_Douglas%27_at_Carlisle.jpg/100px-87030_%27Black_Douglas%27_at_Carlisle.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="75" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/87030_%27Black_Douglas%27_at_Carlisle.jpg/150px-87030_%27Black_Douglas%27_at_Carlisle.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/87030_%27Black_Douglas%27_at_Carlisle.jpg/200px-87030_%27Black_Douglas%27_at_Carlisle.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td> <td rowspan="2">110 </td> <td rowspan="2">177 </td> <td>1973–1975 </td> <td>2006 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_90" title="British Rail Class 90">Class 90</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:90015_%27The_International_Brigades%27_at_Carlisle.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/90015_%27The_International_Brigades%27_at_Carlisle.JPG/100px-90015_%27The_International_Brigades%27_at_Carlisle.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 75px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/90015_%27The_International_Brigades%27_at_Carlisle.JPG/100px-90015_%27The_International_Brigades%27_at_Carlisle.JPG" data-width="100" data-height="75" 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data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Virgin_Mk_2_carrage_2001...png/100px-Virgin_Mk_2_carrage_2001...png" data-width="100" data-height="69" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Virgin_Mk_2_carrage_2001...png/150px-Virgin_Mk_2_carrage_2001...png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Virgin_Mk_2_carrage_2001...png/200px-Virgin_Mk_2_carrage_2001...png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Passenger Carriage </td> <td>100 </td> <td>160 </td> <td>1964–1975 </td> <td>2003 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Mark_3" title="British Rail Mark 3">Mark 3 Carriage</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:BR_Mk.IIIa_FO_No.11027_(6790554465).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/BR_Mk.IIIa_FO_No.11027_%286790554465%29.jpg/100px-BR_Mk.IIIa_FO_No.11027_%286790554465%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" 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width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1134" data-file-height="850"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 75px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/DVT_82115.jpg/100px-DVT_82115.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="75" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/DVT_82115.jpg/150px-DVT_82115.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/DVT_82115.jpg/200px-DVT_82115.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Driving_Van_Trailer" title="Driving Van Trailer">Driving Van Trailer</a> </td> <td>1988–1990 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Mark_3" title="British Rail Mark 3">Mark 3</a><a href="#cite_note-mediaroom.virgintrains.co.uk-91">[91]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Virgin_silver_FO.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Virgin_silver_FO.JPG/100px-Virgin_silver_FO.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 75px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Virgin_silver_FO.JPG/100px-Virgin_silver_FO.JPG" data-width="100" data-height="75" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Virgin_silver_FO.JPG/150px-Virgin_silver_FO.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Virgin_silver_FO.JPG/200px-Virgin_silver_FO.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Passenger_car_(rail)" class="mw-redirect" title="Passenger car (rail)">Passenger carriage</a> </td> <td>1975–1988 </td> <td rowspan="2">2014 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/File:Virgin_silver_DVT.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Virgin_silver_DVT.JPG/100px-Virgin_silver_DVT.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 75px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Virgin_silver_DVT.JPG/100px-Virgin_silver_DVT.JPG" data-width="100" data-height="75" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Virgin_silver_DVT.JPG/150px-Virgin_silver_DVT.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Virgin_silver_DVT.JPG/200px-Virgin_silver_DVT.JPG 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Driving_Van_Trailer" title="Driving Van Trailer">Driving Van Trailer</a> </td> <td>1988–1990 </td></tr></tbody></table> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"><h2 id="Depots">Depots</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Virgin_Trains&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Depots" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-6 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-6"> The Class 390 fleet was allocated to the Alstom Traincare Centre at <a href="/wiki/Longsight_Electric_TMD" title="Longsight Electric TMD">Longsight</a> with lighter maintenance and overnight servicing carried out at <a href="/wiki/Wembley_Intercity_Depot" title="Wembley Intercity Depot">Wembley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oxley_TRSMD" title="Oxley TRSMD">Oxley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Edge_Hill_Intercity_Depot" title="Edge Hill Intercity Depot">Edge Hill</a> and <a href="/wiki/Polmadie_Traction_and_Rolling_Stock_Maintenance_Depot" class="mw-redirect" title="Polmadie Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot">Polmadie</a> depots. The Class 221 fleet was allocated to <a href="/wiki/Bombardier_Transportation" title="Bombardier Transportation">Bombardier's</a> <a href="/wiki/Central_Rivers_TMD" title="Central Rivers TMD">Central Rivers</a> depot with lighter maintenance and overnight servicing carried out at <a href="/wiki/Arriva_TrainCare" title="Arriva TrainCare">Arriva TrainCare</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crewe_Carriage_Sidings" title="Crewe Carriage Sidings">Crewe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Holyhead_TMD" title="Holyhead TMD">Holyhead</a> and <a href="/wiki/Polmadie_Traction_and_Rolling_Stock_Maintenance_Depot" class="mw-redirect" title="Polmadie Traction and Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot">Polmadie</a>. </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(7)"><h2 id="West_Coast_Partnership">West Coast Partnership</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Virgin_Trains&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: West Coast Partnership" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-7 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-7"> In November 2016, the government announced that the franchise would be replaced by a new franchise named the <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Partnership" title="West Coast Partnership">West Coast Partnership</a>, which will include operating <a href="/wiki/High_Speed_2" title="High Speed 2">High Speed 2</a> (HS2). Services are planned to begin on the first phase of HS2 in 2026.<a href="#cite_note-98">[98]</a> The Department for Transport requires that the new operator have experience in operating high-speed trains (155 mph (249 km/h)) and infrastructure.<a href="#cite_note-99">[99]</a><a href="#cite_note-100">[100]</a> The bid for the new franchise was led by Stagecoach holding a 50% holding, Virgin with 30% and the French national railway operator <a href="/wiki/SNCF" title="SNCF">SNCF</a> holding 20%.<a href="#cite_note-101">[101]</a><a href="#cite_note-102">[102]</a> In April 2019 Stagecoach revealed that it had been disqualified from the franchises it was bidding for following a dispute with the DfT over pension liabilities. The disqualification occurred after the bidding deadline and as a result Virgin Trains would cease operations in March 2020.<a href="#cite_note-103">[103]</a> In August 2019, the First Trenitalia consortium was awarded the West Coast Partnership contract, with <a href="/wiki/Avanti_West_Coast" title="Avanti West Coast">Avanti West Coast</a> commencing in December 2019, thus ending Virgin Trains services after 22 years. </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(8)"><h2 id="Operation">Operation</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Virgin_Trains&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Operation" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div><section class="mf-section-8 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-8"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sponsorship">Sponsorship</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Virgin_Trains&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Sponsorship" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> Virgin Trains were <a href="/wiki/Carlisle_United_F.C." title="Carlisle United F.C.">Carlisle United F.C.</a>'s travel sponsor for the 2013–14 season, and for the 2014–15 season they are the club's main shirt sponsor agreeing a further two-year deal.<a href="#cite_note-104">[104]</a> On 5 August 2014 Virgin Trains also agreed to be the shirt sponsor of <a href="/wiki/Preston_North_End_F.C." title="Preston North End F.C.">Preston North End F.C.</a> on a two-year deal.<a href="#cite_note-105">[105]</a> Darlington Football Club were also sponsored by Virgin Trains, and the company has also sponsored events such as <a href="/wiki/Manchester_International_Festival" title="Manchester International Festival">Manchester International Festival</a> in 2013.<a href="#cite_note-106">[106]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Onboard_entertainment">Onboard entertainment</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Virgin_Trains&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Onboard entertainment" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> In July 2016 the integrated infotainment system BEAM was provided on all trains by <a href="/wiki/GoMedia" title="GoMedia">GoMedia</a>, delivered directly to the passenger's own devices including mobile phones and tablets.<a href="#cite_note-107">[107]</a> The system has been described as 'the first in-train entertainment portal in the UK'.<a href="#cite_note-108">[108]</a> It offered premium movies from Hollywood studios, BBC Worldwide etc. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Moderation_of_competition">Moderation of competition</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Virgin_Trains&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Moderation of competition" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> As a way of protecting the revenues of Virgin Trains to enable it to pay franchise premiums to the government to partly recoup the cost of the <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Main_Line" title="West Coast Main Line">West Coast Main Line</a> upgrade, the <a href="/wiki/Office_of_Rail_Regulation" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of Rail Regulation">Office of Rail Regulation</a> inserted a Moderation of Competition in Virgin's Track Access Agreement. Until its expiry in March 2012, this prevented any other train operating or open access companies operating services in competition that would abstract revenue.<a href="#cite_note-109">[109]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Attempts_to_continue">Attempts to continue</h3> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Virgin_Trains&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Attempts to continue" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> edit </a> </div> In November 2019, Virgin Trains submitted an <a href="/wiki/Open_access_operator" class="mw-redirect" title="Open access operator">open access operator</a> application to the <a href="/wiki/Office_of_Rail_and_Road" title="Office of Rail and Road">Office of Rail and Road</a> (ORR) for paths to run trains from London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street with Class 221s once they were released by Avanti West Coast with services to begin in December 2022.<a href="#cite_note-110">[110]</a> In March 2020, Virgin withdrew its application for the service, citing uncertainty from the Williams Review of rail not having been published yet.<a href="#cite_note-111">[111]</a> In May 2024, Virgin Trains submitted an application to the ORR applying for paths from London Euston to Birmingham New Street, <a href="/wiki/Manchester_Victoria_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Manchester Victoria railway station">Manchester Victoria</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rochdale_railway_station" title="Rochdale railway station">Rochdale</a>, Liverpool Lime Street and Glasgow Central.<a href="#cite_note-112">[112]</a> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(9)"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Virgin_Trains&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: See also" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button 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No. 433. 17 April 2002. p. 17.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Rail+Magazine&rft.issue=433&rft.pages=17&rft.date=2002-04-17&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AVirgin+Trains" class="Z3988"> <code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_magazine" title="Template:Cite magazine">cite magazine</a>}}</code>: Missing or empty <code class="cs1-code">|title=</code> (<a href="/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#citation_missing_title" title="Help:CS1 errors">help</a>) </li> <li id="cite_note-85"><a href="#cite_ref-85">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a href="/wiki/Rail_Magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="Rail Magazine">Rail Magazine</a>. No. 468. 20 August 2003. p. 62.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Rail+Magazine&rft.issue=468&rft.pages=62&rft.date=2003-08-20&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AVirgin+Trains" class="Z3988"> <code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_magazine" title="Template:Cite magazine">cite magazine</a>}}</code>: Missing or empty <code class="cs1-code">|title=</code> (<a href="/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#citation_missing_title" title="Help:CS1 errors">help</a>) </li> <li id="cite_note-86"><a href="#cite_ref-86">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.porterbrook.com/pages/corp2011.html#october11Class">57 Locomotive leased to Network Rail</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130730165030/http://www.porterbrook.com/pages/corp2011.html#october11Class">Archived</a> 30 July 2013 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> Porterbrook Leasing News 10 October 2011 </li> <li id="cite_note-87"><a href="#cite_ref-87">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.porterbrook.com/pages/corp2012.html#april12">Porterbrook has reached an agreement with Direct Rail Services for the lease of three Class 57 locomotives</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120728201736/http://www.porterbrook.com/pages/corp2012.html#april12">Archived</a> 28 July 2012 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> Porterbrook Leasing News 4 April 2012 </li> <li id="cite_note-88"><a href="#cite_ref-88">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a href="/wiki/Rail_Magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="Rail Magazine">Rail Magazine</a>. No. 584. 30 January 2008. p. 14.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Rail+Magazine&rft.issue=584&rft.pages=14&rft.date=2008-01-30&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AVirgin+Trains" class="Z3988"> <code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_magazine" title="Template:Cite magazine">cite magazine</a>}}</code>: Missing or empty <code class="cs1-code">|title=</code> (<a href="/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#citation_missing_title" title="Help:CS1 errors">help</a>) </li> <li id="cite_note-89"><a href="#cite_ref-89">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://mediaroom.virgintrains.co.uk/2008/07/virgin-rail-group-welcomes-decision-on_3379.html">Virgin Rail Group welcomes decision on longer Pendolino trains</a>[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot">permanent dead link</a>‍] Virgin Trains Press Release 31 July 2008 </li> <li id="cite_note-90"><a href="#cite_ref-90">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a href="/wiki/Rail_Magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="Rail Magazine">Rail Magazine</a>. 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Virgin Trains. 1 July 2009. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111009024218/http://mediaroom.virgintrains.co.uk/2009/07/charter-train-potential-for-virgin_6628.html">Archived</a> from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2010.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Charter+train+potential+for+Virgin+Trains%27+%27new-look%27+loco-hauled+trainset&rft.pub=Virgin+Trains&rft.date=2009-07-01&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fmediaroom.virgintrains.co.uk%2F2009%2F07%2Fcharter-train-potential-for-virgin_6628.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AVirgin+Trains" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-92"><a href="#cite_ref-92">^</a> "Please note: Virgin Trains onboard entertainment system no longer functions." <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.virgintrains.co.uk/assets/pdf/voucher/vt-headphones.pdf">Headphones</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100820205927/http://www.virgintrains.co.uk/assets/pdf/voucher/vt-headphones.pdf">Archived</a> 20 August 2010 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, Virgin Trains. </li> <li id="cite_note-93"><a href="#cite_ref-93">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.northernrailways.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=2921&start=0">"Data"</a>. northernrailways.co.uk. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111003090451/http://www.northernrailways.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=2921&start=0">Archived</a> from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Data&rft.pub=northernrailways.co.uk&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.northernrailways.co.uk%2Fforum%2Fviewtopic.php%3Ff%3D14%26t%3D2921%26start%3D0&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AVirgin+Trains" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-94"><a href="#cite_ref-94">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation pressrelease cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://mediaroom.virgintrains.co.uk/2009/11/virgin-trains-customers-get-on-board_210.html">"Virgin Trains customers get on-board WiFi between Birmingham and Scotland"</a> (Press release). Virgin Trains. 5 November 2009. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100517010121/http://mediaroom.virgintrains.co.uk/2009/11/virgin-trains-customers-get-on-board_210.html">Archived</a> from the original on 17 May 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Virgin+Trains+customers+get+on-board+WiFi+between+Birmingham+and+Scotland&rft.pub=Virgin+Trains&rft.date=2009-11-05&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fmediaroom.virgintrains.co.uk%2F2009%2F11%2Fvirgin-trains-customers-get-on-board_210.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AVirgin+Trains" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-95"><a href="#cite_ref-95">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation pressrelease cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://mediaroom.virgintrains.co.uk/2009/11/oyez-oyez-virgin-trains-customers-get_4258.html">"Virgin Trains customers get on-board WiFi from North Wales and Chester"</a> (Press release). Virgin Trains. 5 November 2009. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100523105617/http://mediaroom.virgintrains.co.uk/2009/11/oyez-oyez-virgin-trains-customers-get_4258.html">Archived</a> from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Virgin+Trains+customers+get+on-board+WiFi+from+North+Wales+and+Chester&rft.pub=Virgin+Trains&rft.date=2009-11-05&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fmediaroom.virgintrains.co.uk%2F2009%2F11%2Foyez-oyez-virgin-trains-customers-get_4258.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AVirgin+Trains" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-96"><a href="#cite_ref-96">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.virgintrains.co.uk/trains/wi-fi/">"Wi-Fi on Virgin Trains"</a>. Virgin Trains. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101030010740/http://www.virgintrains.co.uk/trains/wi-fi/">Archived</a> from the original on 30 October 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2010.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Wi-Fi+on+Virgin+Trains&rft.pub=Virgin+Trains&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.virgintrains.co.uk%2Ftrains%2Fwi-fi%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AVirgin+Trains" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-97"><a href="#cite_ref-97">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dial2donate.org/virgin-trains-honour-teen-fundraiser-stephen-sutton/">"Virgin Trains honour teen fundraiser Stephen Sutton"</a>. 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Retrieved 15 September 2015.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Virgin+Trains+honour+teen+fundraiser+Stephen+Sutton&rft.pub=Dial2Donate&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdial2donate.org%2Fvirgin-trains-honour-teen-fundraiser-stephen-sutton%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AVirgin+Trains" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-98"><a href="#cite_ref-98">^</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37869643">"New West Coast rail franchise to run HS2 services"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161107060803/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37869643">Archived</a> 7 November 2016 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. 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