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Virgin Trains’ Pendolino has been given a new look
Virgin Trains’ Pendolino has a new look as part of a fleet repaint programme.
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Virgin Trains marks twentieth year with a record high
Virgin Trains has achieved a record number of passengers on its west coast route between Liverpool and London.
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Senior industry figures form supervisory board for East Coast Main Line
Railway companies running the East Coast Main Line (ECML) have united to form a dedicated Route Supervisory Board. The board will ensure that a single voice represents customers, holds the rail industry to account and ensures the different elements work together to drive improvements.
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New Virgin Azuma crosses the Scottish border for the first time
Virgin’s state-of-the-art Azuma train has visited Scotland for the first time as part of plans to transform Edinburgh-London rail journeys.
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Virgin Trains leads in the new Rail Reputation Index
Virgin Trains has been named as the UK rail brand with the highest level of customer advocacy according to the Rail Reputation Index.
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Edinburgh to London in under 8 minutes
To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Virgin Trains has released a speeded-up footage video showing the sights of a train journey from Edinburgh to London.
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Alstom to carry out repainting work on Virgin Trains Pendolino fleet
11 July 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Alstom is to carry out repainting work on Angel Trains owned Pendolino fleet operated by Virgin Trains on the West Coast Main Line.
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Virgin Trains unveils new on-board entertainment app for passengers
7 June 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Virgin Trains has launched a complimentary on-board entertainment app which is streamed directly to passengers’ own devices.
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Virgin Trains and FirstGroup to compete on East Coast Main Line
12 May 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
The ORR has approved Virgin Trains East Coast and FirstGroup application for new services travelling on the East Coast Main Line (ECML).
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Alstom completes major refurbishment of Virgin’s Pendolino fleet
4 May 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
A major overhaul of Virgin Trains’ Pendolino fleet which operates on the West Coast Main Line has been completed by Alstom at its purpose-built facility in Manchester.
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Virgin Trains and RNIB install tactile station maps for visually impaired travellers
28 April 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Virgin Trains and the RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People) have worked together to create tactile station maps for visually impaired travellers on the east coast route between Berwick and Peterborough.
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Virgin Trains launch Earlybird Boarding text messaging service at London Euston
23 March 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
Virgin Trains have introduced a new text messaging service that offers personalised, customer boarding information at London Euston station.
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Network Rail invests £14m in Carlisle station
25 November 2015 | By Kate Douetil
Network Rail is to spend £14.7m on the refurbishment of Carlisle station.
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Virgin Trains East Coast fleet to receive £21m refurbishment
24 November 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, Global Railway Review
A £21 million fleet refurbishment programme has been announced by Virgin Trains East Coast as part of a £140 million investment package over eight years.
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August bank holiday signals second stage in Stafford rail development
24 August 2015 | By Victoria White
Long-term improvements to the railway near Stafford will cause short-term changes to normal services from the close of service on 29 August...