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Following an independent review of the franchising process, a fresh competition would be held. The government announced that it would negotiate with Virgin Trains to run the InterCity West Coast franchise for a further 9 to 13 months. In December 2012, Virgin was awarded a 23-month management contract to run the franchise until 9 November 2014.
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was issued to the shortlisted bidders in January 2012, and the Department for Transport awarded FirstGroup the new franchise in August 2012. 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
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holding 20%. 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.
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for 106 carriages allowing for four complete eleven-carriage sets and 31 sets to be extended by two carriages. 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
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In December 2018, it was announced that Virgin Trains had been granted a one-year extension until March 2020. In April 2019, Stagecoach revealed that it had been disqualified from the franchises it was bidding for, including the West Coast Partnership. One month later, the company announced that it
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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. The PPM performance for the period is down 2.7 percentage points on the corresponding figure from the same period last year.
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as chief executive 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,
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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.
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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. Branson said the journey time between London and Birmingham could be reduced by 22 minutes to under one hour. This approach was
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compared with some other transport operators between 2001 and 2006, according to Office of Rail Regulation statistics. 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
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During November 2016, the franchise was further extended until March 2019. In February 2018, the contract was yet again extended until March 2019, with an option to extend it further to March 2020. In March 2018, it was announced that the contract would end in September 2019 when the new
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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.
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In March 2013, the Secretary of State announced that the franchise would again be extended until 31 March 2017. During May 2013, there was a controversy regarding new uniforms, with claims that the blouses were too revealing and potentially exposed dark
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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. In addition most Liverpool services additionally called at Crewe.
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as to permit 140 mph operation by 2005. The line's modernisation was slowed by spiralling costs, rising from an estimated Β£2 billion to roughly Β£10 billion, while the programme had failures that were technical as well as managerial, such as the
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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.
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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.
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announced that the end date had been postponed to allow the recommendations in the McNulty Report to be absorbed. In October 2011, the Department announced that Virgin had been granted a franchise extension until December 2012.
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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
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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.
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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.
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originally had an on-board audio entertainment system featuring a number of radio or pre-recorded music channels. This was disabled in March 2010 and replaced with on-board Wi-Fi provided by
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In January 2011, the Department for Transport called for expressions of interest in bidding for the next InterCity West Coast franchise. In March 2011, the Department announced that
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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
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performance. 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).
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to the public. Virgin Rail Group responded to this by offering a voucher worth Β£20 to allow employees to purchase a top to wear underneath the new blouses.
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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
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In September 2005, Virgin introduced its first 125 miles per hour (201 km/h) timetable following the completion of Stage 1 of the upgrade.
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Virgin would bid for any future franchises. When the DfT did not directly respond to Virgin's concerns, the operator launched proceedings for a
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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
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Moving Annual Average - % of trains arriving within 10 minutes of the scheduled times) figures for Virgin Trains are as follows:
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on a two-year deal. Darlington Football Club were also sponsored by Virgin Trains, and the company has also sponsored events such as
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signalling apparatus being immature for such a busy mixed-traffic mainline. Railtrack would ultimately collapse while its successor,
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In May 2024, Virgin Trains submitted an application to the ORR applying for paths from London Euston to Birmingham New Street,
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From January 2009, Virgin Trains gradually rolled out a new "very high frequency" timetable to take advantage of the completed
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On 23 July 2002, the first elements of the new fleet of Pendolino tilting trains were introduced into passenger services from
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with the first delivered in June 2002. After it was decided they would operate daily services along the North Wales Coast to
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On 15 September 2015 it was announced that Virgin Trains were to rename Pendolino 390002 in memory of teenage fundraiser
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Virgin had long been angling for a franchise extension in return for ordering extra carriages for the Class 390
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franchise from 9 March 1997 to 7 December 2019. The franchise covered long-distance passenger services on the
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In November 2016, the government announced that the franchise would be replaced by a new franchise named the
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Porterbrook has reached an agreement with Direct Rail Services for the lease of three Class 57 locomotives
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took over the locomotive hauled diagrams. This continued until December 2008 when five-carriage Class 221
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In August 2019, the First Trenitalia consortium was awarded the West Coast Partnership contract, with
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Virgin Trains' franchise was originally due to expire in March 2012. During mid 2009, Virgin founder
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This article is about the former operator of the InterCity West Coast franchise. For other uses, see
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In August 2019, it was announced that the Inter-City West Coast franchise had been awarded to
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but decided to retain the Mark 3 set. This received re-upholstered seating, power points,
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were transferred from the CrossCountry franchise to the InterCity West Coast franchise.
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Model Clauses for Track Access Agreements: Access Rights and Moderation of Competition
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To provide it with a fleet of locomotives for use on diversionary services during the
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and Virgin Rail Group had been shortlisted to bid for the franchise. In May 2011, the
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In July 2016 the integrated infotainment system BEAM was provided on all trains by
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Virgin Trains West Coast passenger numbers in the previous year from 2011 to 2019.
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Virgin Pendolino 390045 set heads from Glasgow to Euston in the Upper Clyde Valley
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submitted multiple bids to operate several different train franchises, including
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commencing in December 2019, thus ending Virgin Trains services after 22 years.
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The Virgin Trains brand was also used on the legally and operationally separate
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service was introduced, operating south in the morning with an evening return.
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were withdrawn with services being operated by a combination of five-carriage
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would mount a legal challenge to its disqualification. On 17 June 2020, the
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depot with lighter maintenance and overnight servicing carried out at
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population of over 18 million. It had around 3,400 employees in 2015.
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Separate franchise until 2006; later reintroduced as a sub-brand of
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The Class 390 fleet was allocated to the Alstom Traincare Centre at
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rejected an application by Virgin Trains to operate new services to
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In December 2007, as part of a reshuffle of rail franchises by the
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in December 2007, three four-carriage and thirteen five-carriage
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ruled against the company and that the decision had been lawful.
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with lighter maintenance and overnight servicing carried out at
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Virgin Rail Group welcomes decision on longer Pendolino trains
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Diagram of the ownership of TOCs between Virgin and Stagecoach
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A vector map showing the off-peak service pattern each hour
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services and as a standard class carriage at other times.
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The Locomotive & Carriage Institution 8 November 2002
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were transferred. A further five five-carriage Class 221
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One of Virgin's franchise commitments was to replace the
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service was introduced, but it ceased in December 2008.
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Virgin Trains Restore London to Llandudno Daily Service
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Dunn, Pip (4–17 November 1998). "He who cares wins!".
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rejected this and instead placed an order itself with
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upgrade and rescue duties, Virgin signed a deal with
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In May 1998, Virgin introduced two new services from
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West Coast Trains Limited 4th Supplemental Agreement
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Virgin Trains boosts Birmingham - Scotland services
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Virgin Trains. 15 January 2014. 1541:number of stations to have platforms lengthened. 7369: 2986:"Update: Direct London-Shrewsbury rail services" 1619:Former units operated by Virgin Trains include: 7308:Timeline of Richard Branson's business ventures 5000:Virgin Group applies for Open Access Rail Paths 4891: 3195:Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply 2455:"The Modernisation of the West Coast Main Line" 1470:started a programme to rearrange the Class 221 4223:. No. 600. 10 September 2008. p. 70. 4186:. No. 575. 26 September 2007. p. 16. 2208:"National Express wins Gatwick rail franchise" 6422: 5867: 5126: 4868: 4481:(Press release). Virgin Trains. 1 July 2009. 3880:"National Rail Trends 2011-2012 Quarter Four" 3848:"National Rail Trends 2010-2011 Quarter Four" 3816:"National Rail Trends 2009-2010 Quarter Four" 3784:"National Rail Trends 2008-2009 Quarter Four" 3752:"National Rail Trends 2007-2008 Quarter Four" 3720:"National Rail Trends 2006-2007 Quarter Four" 3684:"National Rail Trends 2005-2006 Quarter Four" 3652:"National Rail Trends 2004-2005 Quarter Four" 3620:"National Rail Trends 2003-2004 Quarter Four" 3588:"National Rail Trends 2002-2003 Quarter Four" 3552:"National Rail Trends 2001-2002 Quarter Four" 2600:Official Journal of the European Union Notice 2286:"Full tilt: Virgin's 140mph Pendolino trains" 2081:, Liverpool Lime Street and Glasgow Central. 2062:In November 2019, Virgin Trains submitted an 1943:depots. The Class 221 fleet was allocated to 1505:in March 2002 to rebuild twelve Class 47s as 1482:In December 2010 one four-carriage Class 221 6014:Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire 4394:. No. 584. 30 January 2008. p. 14. 4011: 3178:. localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk. 17 June 2020. 3078: 2583:(November 2010). "No extension for Virgin". 2034: 5164:Passenger rail franchising in Great Britain 4319:. No. 468. 20 August 2003. p. 62. 4255:Virgin to eliminate four-car Super Voyagers 3821:. Office of Rail Regulation. Archived from 2928:"Railway plan puts new focus on passengers" 2479: 2437:"The main players in the Β£10bn rail fiasco" 2256:"Virgin pledges tilt trains for West Coast" 23:British train operating company (1997–2019) 6429: 6415: 5874: 5860: 5795:Wrexham, Shropshire & Midlands Railway 5133: 5119: 4735:(Press release). Stagecoach. 25 July 2017. 4282:. No. 433. 17 April 2002. p. 17. 3532: 3530: 2794:. BBC News. 28 August 2012. Archived from 2776:. BBC News. 15 August 2012. Archived from 2363: 2142: 2140: 2125:Companies House extract company no 3007940 43: 34: 5928:Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire 3992: 3277:The Encyclopedia of Modern Traction Names 3062:. Buying Business Travel. 27 March 2018. 2522:"West Coast railway upgrade under threat" 2485: 1969: 7408:British companies disestablished in 2019 7393:Railway companies disestablished in 2019 5461: 4820:. Preston North End F.C. 5 August 2014. 4792:"TRAVEL: First Class from Virgin Trains" 4428:Virgin Trains Press Release 31 July 2008 4360:Porterbrook Leasing News 10 October 2011 4130:. No. 516. 22 June 2005. p. 6. 3959: 2726:"New operator for West Coast passengers" 2304: 2253: 2022: 1400:hauled Mark 3 sets. From September 2005 1120: 753: 745: 727: 610: 593: 408: 400: 377:from 2015 until 2018, and previously on 6212:Chicago Trolley & Double Decker Co. 4975:"Virgin withdraws open access rail bid" 4443:. No. 591. 7 May 2008. p. 64. 4037: 3909:"Virgin Trains West Coast - Table 2.20" 3527: 3429:"Super Voyager fleet refreshed - early" 2137: 2057: 428:during the mid 1990s, the newly-formed 7370: 4932:Office of the Rail Regulator June 2001 4881:from the original on 18 December 2019. 4794:. Carlisle United F.C. 28 April 2014. 3927: 3523:from the original on 18 December 2019. 3018:from the original on 18 December 2019. 2975:Office of Rail Regulation 31 July 2013 2954:from the original on 19 September 2018 2706:from the original on 25 September 2012 2680:from the original on 25 September 2012 2546: 2424:from the original on 10 November 2013. 2369: 2310: 2292:from the original on 27 September 2013 1490:. The two end carriages are stored at 1110: 7403:British companies established in 1997 7398:Former Stagecoach Group rail services 7388:Railway companies established in 1997 6410: 5855: 5748: 5460: 5176: 5114: 4955:from the original on 23 December 2019 4824:from the original on 18 December 2019 4798:from the original on 18 December 2019 4635:from the original on 18 December 2019 4379:Porterbrook Leasing News 4 April 2012 4087:from the original on 28 February 2007 4057:from the original on 25 February 2007 3960:Thornton, Philip (17 February 1999). 3915:from the original on 30 November 2020 3886:from the original on 2 September 2013 3860:from the original on 7 September 2011 3796:from the original on 13 November 2009 3423: 3421: 3231:from the original on 18 December 2019 3096:from the original on 18 December 2019 3066:from the original on 18 December 2019 3040:from the original on 18 December 2019 2278: 2254:Harrison, Michael (31 January 1997). 2189:from the original on 18 December 2019 2158:from the original on 30 November 2020 1700:1962–1968 (converted into 47/8 1989) 1580:in 2009. Virgin used this set with a 1377:were included in the order placed by 7348: 5881: 5826: 5015: 4977:. transportxtra.com. 23 March 2020. 4904:from the original on 2 February 2017 4609:from the original on 30 October 2010 4351:57 Locomotive leased to Network Rail 4025:from the original on 16 October 2006 3974:from the original on 3 November 2012 3764:from the original on 7 November 2008 3732:from the original on 13 October 2008 3600:from the original on 8 November 2008 3568:from the original on 8 November 2008 3538:"Rail performance results period 13" 3188: 2992:from the original on 16 January 2014 2891:from the original on 7 December 2012 2865:from the original on 17 October 2012 2816:from the original on 10 October 2012 2732:from the original on 31 October 2012 2579: 2434: 1125:The scene of the Grayrigg derailment 1107:including radio-controlled watches. 741: 4531:from the original on 3 October 2011 4485:from the original on 9 October 2011 3995:Virgin Trains: a decade of progress 3935:"Rail performance results period 7" 2311:Knight, Stephen (2 December 1998). 2232:"Virgin to run CrossCountry trains" 1392:hired from Virgin CrossCountry and 13: 5159:Rail transport in Northern Ireland 5009: 4981:from the original on 27 March 2020 4871:"GoMedia extends to Virgin Trains" 4850:from the original on 29 April 2014 3513:"'Glitch' on West Coast main line" 3418: 3415:Issue 586 27 February 2008 Page 11 3400:"Wrexham joins the Virgin network" 3337:from the original on 28 March 2017 2486:Christian, Wolmar (16 July 2005). 2370:Hughes, Murray (1 February 2003). 1544:Following the loss of a Class 390 1429:was hired to haul a Mark 3 set on 758:Standard Class aboard a Class 390 14: 7419: 5593:London Overground Rail Operations 5043: 4077:"Rail crash report blames points" 3435:from the original on 22 July 2012 2561:from the original on 26 June 2009 2510:. House of Commons. 22 July 2002. 2467:from the original on 21 July 2021 2398:from the original on 28 July 2019 2101:Rail franchising in Great Britain 2017:Manchester International Festival 7347: 7334: 7333: 6436: 5835: 5825: 5816: 5815: 5055: 4993: 4967: 4948:. orr.gov.uk. 27 November 2019. 4935: 4916: 4892:Thomas Flanagan (23 June 2016). 4885: 4862: 4836: 4810: 4784: 4761: 4738: 4719: 4696: 4583:from the original on 23 May 2010 4557:from the original on 17 May 2010 4045:"Train crashes in Lake District" 3700:from the original on 17 May 2008 3664:from the original on 13 May 2008 3632:from the original on 17 May 2008 2758:. 15 August 2012. Archived from 2700:"InterCity West Coast franchise" 2351:from the original on 20 May 2018 1900: 1880: 1858: 1837: 1808: 1788: 1762: 1733: 1713: 1687: 1658: 1572:and a full external re-paint at 1422:needing modification in 2006, a 1333:on its electrified services and 1298: 1293: 1288: 1282: 1243: 1237: 1220: 1191: 1139: 941: 940: 930: 929: 914: 913: 903: 902: 887: 886: 876: 875: 860: 859: 849: 848: 833: 832: 822: 821: 513:Secretary of State for Transport 5154:Rail transport in Great Britain 4670: 4647: 4621: 4595: 4569: 4543: 4517: 4497: 4431: 4419: 4382: 4363: 4344: 4307: 4270: 4248: 4211: 4174: 4155: 4118: 4099: 4069: 3986: 3953: 3872: 3840: 3808: 3776: 3744: 3712: 3676: 3644: 3612: 3580: 3544: 3505: 3479: 3469: 3447: 3406: 3392: 3368: 3349: 3315: 3280: 3268: 3243: 3213: 3182: 3168: 3148: 3140:. 10 April 2019. 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Archived from 2418:"Repair costs spiral to Β£5bn" 2379:Railway Gazette International 2288:. Mathieson, SA. March 2002. 2111: 1614: 426:privatisation of British Rail 5603:National Express East Anglia 5274:London North Eastern Railway 3657:. Strategic Rail Authority. 3625:. Strategic Rail Authority. 3593:. Strategic Rail Authority. 3333:. London. 1 September 2002. 2435:Meek, James (1 April 2004). 1997: 1562:English Welsh & Scottish 1370:services four four-carriage 1309:Virgin inherited a fleet of 956:Virgin Trains suffered poor 706:In February 2009, an hourly 7: 5618:ScotRail (National Express) 5608:National Express East Coast 5568:Great North Eastern Railway 5376:London Northwestern Railway 5177: 5052:, archived in December 2019 4019:"Virgin Trains goes Atomic" 2084: 1665:Diesel-electric locomotive 1463:followed in December 2008. 589: 10: 7424: 6069:Stagecoach North Scotland 5749: 5698:West Anglia Great Northern 5558:First TransPennine Express 4527:. northernrailways.co.uk. 2148:"Virgin Trains West Coast" 1448:services transferred from 1114: 966:Public performance measure 563:franchise would commence. 396: 314:, a joint venture between 15: 7329: 7288: 7257: 6848: 6738: 6656: 6631: 6593: 6563:Virgin Australia Holdings 6492: 6453: 6446: 6339:Stagecoach In Oxfordshire 6309:Stagecoach Cambridgeshire 6181: 6123: 5912: 5889: 5811: 5777: 5761: 5757: 5744: 5710: 5474: 5470: 5456: 5414:franchising or concession 5412:Operators not subject to 5409: 5353: 5332: 5189: 5185: 5172: 5149: 5142:Train operating companies 5094: 5083: 5070: 3691:Office of Rail Regulation 3324:"Virgin Pendolino starts" 2134:West Coast Trains Limited 2049:Moderation of Competition 2045:Office of Rail Regulation 2035:Moderation of competition 1918: 1894: 1874: 1852: 1846: 1843: 1831: 1814: 1771: 1768: 1739: 1696: 1693: 1664: 1639: 1636: 1633: 1630: 1627: 1624: 1281: 1266: 1257: 1254: 1249: 1236: 1228: 1219: 1197: 1190: 1182: 1169: 1166: 1163: 1160: 1157: 1154: 1151: 780: 777: 772: 545:Office of Rail Regulation 452:(commonly referred to as 304:West Coast Trains Limited 283: 273: 263: 235: 227: 219: 188: 141: 81: 59: 54: 42: 33: 6970:Festival (North America) 6393:Virgin Trains West Coast 6385:Virgin Trains East Coast 6314:Stagecoach in Darlington 6141:Megabus (United Kingdom) 6110:Stagecoach West Scotland 5970:Stagecoach East Scotland 5938:Stagecoach East Midlands 5728:Govia Thameslink Railway 5716:Govia Thameslink Railway 5703:Wrexham & Shropshire 5678:Virgin Trains West Coast 5673:Virgin Trains East Coast 5543:First Great Western Link 5493:Arriva Trains Merseyside 5244:Govia Thameslink Railway 5002:Virgin Group 23 May 2024 4781:. London. 10 April 2019. 4683:. London. 4 March 2017. 4603:"Wi-Fi on Virgin Trains" 4111:16 December 2012 at the 3993:Balmforth, John (2007). 3559:Strategic Rail Authority 3459:20 December 2013 at the 2213:25 December 2018 at the 1534:Department for Transport 767:Annual Passenger Numbers 714:service was introduced. 674:Department for Transport 645:Birmingham International 490:Department for Transport 375:Virgin Trains East Coast 366:, which have a combined 7296:"Dirty tricks" campaign 6289:Megabus (North America) 5422:operator of last resort 4758:. London. 25 July 2017. 4716:. London. 12 March 2017 4685:(subscription required) 4659:7 November 2016 at the 4171:The AC Locomotive Group 2237:7 November 2017 at the 2152:Office of Rail and Road 2068:Office of Rail and Road 1592:All seats on Class 221 1129:On 23 February 2007, a 653:2002 Commonwealth Games 308:train operating company 7321:Virgin Earth Challenge 7270:Stephen Clarke-Willson 6324:Stagecoach New Zealand 6247:Van Galder Bus Company 6095:Stagecoach South Wales 5498:Arriva Trains Northern 5102:West Coast Partnership 4928:6 October 2008 at the 4510:20 August 2010 at the 2933:13 August 2013 at the 2840:22 August 2018 at the 2326:EMAP Apex Publications 2013:Preston North End F.C. 1976:West Coast Partnership 1970:West Coast Partnership 1640: Withdrawn  1634: Top speed  1584:locomotive hired from 1552:, a Mark 3 set with a 1164: Carriages  1161: Top speed  1126: 762: 751: 733: 625: 608: 561:West Coast Partnership 438:InterCity CrossCountry 421: 406: 7053:Mobile (South Africa) 7033:Media Television (UK) 6344:Stagecoach in Preston 6334:Stagecoach in Norfolk 6329:Stagecoach North West 6252:Wisconsin Coach Lines 6124:Brands & Services 6100:Stagecoach South West 6090:Stagecoach South East 6038:Stagecoach North East 5997:Stagecoach Manchester 5778:Prospective operators 5722:South Western Railway 5533:First Capital Connect 5433:Irish railway network 5401:West Midlands Railway 5309:South Western Railway 5259:Great Western Railway 5234:East Midlands Railway 5144:in the United Kingdom 4773:10 April 2019 at the 4750:25 April 2017 at the 4731:27 April 2017 at the 4708:13 April 2017 at the 4167:18 March 2012 at the 4106:From Dream to Reality 3997:. London: Ian Allan. 3225:London Stock Exchange 2798:on 28 September 2018. 2460:National Audit Office 2130:14 April 2014 at the 2023:Onboard entertainment 1438:Birmingham New Street 1431:Birmingham New Street 1124: 781:Passenger-kilometres 757: 749: 731: 678:Birmingham New Street 658:In September 2004, a 649:Manchester Piccadilly 614: 597: 412: 404: 322:, which operated the 7068:Money (South Africa) 6960:Festival (Australia) 6690:Virgin Media Ireland 6354:Stagecoach Supertram 6304:Stagecoach Australia 6279:Manchester Metrolink 6259:East Midlands Trains 6115:Stagecoach Yorkshire 5658:TransPennine Express 5628:South Eastern Trains 5528:East Midlands Trains 5518:Connex South Eastern 5513:Connex South Central 5427:Open-access operator 5324:West Midlands Trains 5314:TransPennine Express 5087:InterCity West Coast 5064:at Wikimedia Commons 4690:5 March 2017 at the 4375:28 July 2012 at the 4356:30 July 2013 at the 4260:24 July 2012 at the 4083:. 26 February 2007. 4053:. 23 February 2007. 3388:on 2 September 2009. 3361:16 July 2012 at the 3092:. 23 December 2018. 2917:on 25 December 2018. 2762:on 1 September 2017. 2609:OJEU 11 January 2011 2463:. 22 November 2006. 2064:open access operator 2058:Attempts to continue 2041:West Coast Main Line 2009:Carlisle United F.C. 1740:Electric Locomotive 1331:Driving Van Trailers 719:West Coast Main Line 695:In December 2008, a 521:Invitation to tender 469:West Coast Main Line 442:InterCity West Coast 330:between London, the 328:West Coast Main Line 324:InterCity West Coast 67:InterCity West Coast 7302:Losing My Virginity 7168:Virgin Radio France 6377:Virgin CrossCountry 6026:Stagecoach Midlands 5948:Grimsby-Cleethorpes 5683:Wales & Borders 5668:Virgin CrossCountry 5548:First North Western 5538:First Great Eastern 5503:Arriva Trains Wales 5440:Scottish Government 5319:Transport for Wales 4898:rethinkresearch.biz 4875:broadbandtvnews.com 3493:on 30 November 2020 3275:Pride of Shrewsbury 3036:. 5 February 2018. 2756:The Daily Telegraph 2662:on 1 December 2016. 2605:6 June 2013 at the 2075:Manchester Victoria 2066:application to the 2007:Virgin Trains were 1908:Driving Van Trailer 1866:Driving Van Trailer 1815:Passenger Carriage 1554:Driving Van Trailer 1550:Grayrigg derailment 1515:Arriva Trains Wales 1499:West Coast Mainline 1418:With the Class 390 1379:Virgin CrossCountry 1167: Number  1117:Grayrigg derailment 1111:Grayrigg derailment 769: 586:arriving at 23:45. 488:turned down by the 446:Virgin CrossCountry 379:Virgin CrossCountry 30: 7225:Travel City Direct 7038:Mobile (Australia) 6965:Festival (England) 6908:Tigerair Australia 6606:Virgin Music Group 6274:Island Line Trains 6222:Gray Line New York 6199:Gray Line Montreal 5219:Caledonian Sleeper 5197:Arriva Rail London 4667:. 4 November 2016. 4162:Class 87 - History 3941:on 8 December 2015 3828:on 3 February 2011 3464:Business Traveller 3227:. 14 August 2019. 2848:. 15 October 2012. 2780:on 19 August 2018. 1888:Passenger carriage 1637: Built  1625: Class  1556:was leased with a 1230:390/0 & 390/1 1170: Built  1152: Class  1127: 765: 763: 752: 734: 682:Edinburgh Waverley 626: 609: 543:In July 2013, the 422: 407: 336:North West England 220:Stations called at 28: 7365: 7364: 7253: 7252: 7123:Racing (Electric) 6404: 6403: 6397: 6389: 6381: 6368: 6299:South West Trains 6182:Former operations 5975:Stagecoach London 5924: 5920:Scottish Citylink 5849: 5848: 5807: 5806: 5803: 5802: 5740: 5739: 5736: 5735: 5638:South West Trains 5488:Arriva Rail North 5452: 5451: 5448: 5447: 5420:Government-owned 5224:Chiltern Railways 5209:Avanti West Coast 5202:London Overground 5109: 5108: 5098:Avanti West Coast 5095:Succeeded by 5060:Media related to 4605:. Virgin Trains. 4456:Missing or empty 4407:Missing or empty 4332:Missing or empty 4295:Missing or empty 4236:Missing or empty 4199:Missing or empty 4143:Missing or empty 4004:978-0-7110-3224-8 3303:Missing or empty 3144:on 10 April 2019. 2266:on 20 August 2017 2185:. 10 April 2019. 1992:Avanti West Coast 1916: 1915: 1648: km/h  1631: Type  1383:High Speed Trains 1335:High Speed Trains 1307: 1306: 1178: km/h  1158: Type  1097: 1096: 949: 948: 742:Passenger numbers 576:Avanti West Coast 450:Virgin West Coast 430:Virgin Rail Group 383:Virgin Trains USA 312:Virgin Rail Group 293: 292: 288:Avanti West Coast 243:Virgin Rail Group 228:Stations operated 7415: 7357: 7351: 7350: 7343: 7337: 7336: 7316: 6742: 6635: 6611:Caroline Records 6451: 6450: 6440: 6431: 6424: 6417: 6408: 6407: 6395: 6387: 6379: 6366: 6319:Stagecoach Kenya 6284:Megabus (Europe) 6242:Suburban Transit 6232:Rockland Coaches 6085:Stagecoach South 5922: 5883:Stagecoach Group 5876: 5869: 5862: 5853: 5852: 5839: 5829: 5828: 5819: 5818: 5762:Future operators 5759: 5758: 5746: 5745: 5688:Wales & West 5598:Midland Mainline 5583:KeolisAmey Wales 5573:Heathrow Connect 5478:Abellio ScotRail 5472: 5471: 5458: 5457: 5431:Operates on the 5391:Stansted Express 5264:Heathrow Express 5187: 5186: 5174: 5173: 5135: 5128: 5121: 5112: 5111: 5071:Preceded by 5068: 5067: 5059: 5050:Official website 5039: 5003: 4997: 4991: 4990: 4988: 4986: 4971: 4965: 4964: 4962: 4960: 4954: 4947: 4939: 4933: 4920: 4914: 4913: 4911: 4909: 4889: 4883: 4882: 4866: 4860: 4859: 4857: 4855: 4846:. 10 June 2013. 4840: 4834: 4833: 4831: 4829: 4814: 4808: 4807: 4805: 4803: 4788: 4782: 4765: 4759: 4742: 4736: 4723: 4717: 4700: 4694: 4686: 4674: 4668: 4651: 4645: 4644: 4642: 4640: 4625: 4619: 4618: 4616: 4614: 4599: 4593: 4592: 4590: 4588: 4573: 4567: 4566: 4564: 4562: 4547: 4541: 4540: 4538: 4536: 4521: 4515: 4514:, Virgin Trains. 4501: 4495: 4494: 4492: 4490: 4475: 4466: 4465: 4459: 4454: 4452: 4444: 4435: 4429: 4423: 4417: 4416: 4410: 4405: 4403: 4395: 4386: 4380: 4367: 4361: 4348: 4342: 4341: 4335: 4330: 4328: 4320: 4311: 4305: 4304: 4298: 4293: 4291: 4283: 4274: 4268: 4267:16 November 2010 4252: 4246: 4245: 4239: 4234: 4232: 4224: 4215: 4209: 4208: 4202: 4197: 4195: 4187: 4178: 4172: 4159: 4153: 4152: 4146: 4141: 4139: 4131: 4122: 4116: 4103: 4097: 4096: 4094: 4092: 4073: 4067: 4066: 4064: 4062: 4041: 4035: 4034: 4032: 4030: 4015: 4009: 4008: 3990: 3984: 3983: 3981: 3979: 3957: 3951: 3950: 3948: 3946: 3931: 3925: 3924: 3922: 3920: 3905: 3896: 3895: 3893: 3891: 3876: 3870: 3869: 3867: 3865: 3859: 3852: 3844: 3838: 3837: 3835: 3833: 3827: 3820: 3812: 3806: 3805: 3803: 3801: 3795: 3788: 3780: 3774: 3773: 3771: 3769: 3763: 3756: 3748: 3742: 3741: 3739: 3737: 3731: 3724: 3716: 3710: 3709: 3707: 3705: 3699: 3688: 3680: 3674: 3673: 3671: 3669: 3663: 3656: 3648: 3642: 3641: 3639: 3637: 3631: 3624: 3616: 3610: 3609: 3607: 3605: 3599: 3592: 3584: 3578: 3577: 3575: 3573: 3567: 3556: 3548: 3542: 3541: 3534: 3525: 3524: 3509: 3503: 3502: 3500: 3498: 3489:. 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