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Franchise(s):	Cross-Country 5th January 1997 – 10th November 2007 (originally 2012) InterCity West Coast 9th March 1997 – 31st March 2012
Main route(s):	London - Scotland, London - West Midlands, London - North West
Other route(s):	London-North Wales
Fleet size:	53 Pendolino sets 21 Super Voyager sets
Stations called at:	42
Stations operated:	17
National Rail abbreviation:	VT
Parent company:	Virgin Group / Stagecoach Group
Web site:	www.virgintrains.co.uk

Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom, which currently provides services from London Euston to the North West, West Midlands and Scotland on the West Coast Main Line. Prior to 11 November 2007, the company also provided services linking the south and south-west of England with the north of England via Manchester and Scotland, via Birmingham. Although it is branded as part of the Virgin Group, their share in the company is only 51%, with the remaining 49% held by Stagecoach Group. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the country. ... The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a population of around 2,600,000 people. ... North West England is one of the nine regions of England. ... Approximate extent of North Wales North Wales (known in some archaic texts as Northgalis) is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid Wales. ... Class 390 no. ... Virgin Trains Class 221 Super Voyager 221137 Mayflower Pilgrims at Camborne Station, Cornwall operating route VT1651, preparing to depart for Penzance. ... Virgin Group Ltd is a group of separately run companies that each use the Virgin brand of British celebrity business tycoon Sir Richard Branson. ... Stagecoach Group plc (LSE: SGC) is a leading international transport group operating bus, train, tram, express coach and ferry operations. ... National Rail uses the BR double arrow logo National Rail is a brand name describing the passenger rail service previously provided by British Rail, the now defunct UK state-owned rail operator. ... Euston station, also known as London Euston, is a major railway station to the north of central London and in the London Borough of Camden. ... North West England is one of the nine regions of England. ... The WCML running alongside the M1 motorway at Watford Gap in Northamptonshire A Virgin Pendolino and freight train on the WCML The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ... is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... This article is about the country. ... This article is about the British city. ... Virgin Group Ltd is a group of separately run companies that each use the Virgin brand of British celebrity business tycoon Sir Richard Branson. ... Stagecoach Group plc (LSE: SGC) is a leading international transport group operating bus, train, tram, express coach and ferry operations. ...

Virgin Trains was formed to take advantage of the privatisation of British Rail in the mid 1990s, and was initially successful in winning two: InterCity West Coast and InterCity Cross Country^[1]. The two franchises, although separate companies (in common ownership)^[2] both legally and operationally, were marketed as a single brand. The privatisation of British Rail was the result of the Railways Act 1993 introduced by John Majors Conservative government. ... This article is about the defunct entity British Railways, which later traded as British Rail. The History of rail transport in Great Britain is covered in its own article. ...

Current services

Virgin Trains run at least six trains per hour — weekdays, off peak — in and out of London’s Euston station. This is noticeably busier than both National Express East Coast in and out of Kings Cross, who operate five trains per hour, and East Midlands Trains, who operate four or five trains per hour in/out of St Pancras. Details below are as per February 2006. Euston station, also known as London Euston, is a major railway station to the north of central London and in the London Borough of Camden. ... National Express East Coast is the name under which the new train operating company NXEC Trains Ltd has stated it will operate the InterCity East Coast rail franchise, which includes services in England and Scotland. ... Kings Cross station (often spelt Kings Cross on platform signs) is a railway station in the district of the same name in northeast central London. ... Norwich will be at the eastern tip of the franchise area. ... St Pancras railway station, now officially known as St Pancras International, is a major station located in the St Pancras area of central London, between the new British Library building to the west and Kings Cross station to the east. ...

Until December 2008

Manchester Piccadilly services are half hourly. They consist of the faster services at 35 past the hour (taking just 2 hours 11 minutes) which call just at Stoke-on-Trent and Stockport, and the slower departures at 5 past the hour (taking 2 hours 19 minutes) which call at Watford Junction or Milton Keynes Central (alternating, every two hours ), then Stoke-on-Trent, Macclesfield, and Stockport. The morning peak hour service from Manchester, and the late afternoon peak from Euston, is strikingly frequent with trains every ten or twenty minutes. The 0705 ex Piccadilly, with a stop at Stockport only, completes the journey in 2 hours 5 minutes. There is a daily ‘slow’ service at 0938 between Euston and Manchester via Northampton and Crewe, taking 3 hours 17 minutes for the complete journey. Interior shot of the station with the Victorian trainshed. ... This page is about Stoke-on-Trent in England. ... Stockport is a large town in the north west of England. ... Watford Junction station is a train station in Watford, United Kingdom. ... Milton Keynes Central is a railway station that serves the central area of Milton Keynes. ... , Macclesfield is a market town in Cheshire, England with a population of about 50,688 (2001 census for Macclesfield urban sub-area). ... Northampton is a large market town and a local government district in the English East Midlands region. ... , This article is about Crewe in England. ...

Virgin Trains West-Coast Pendolino and Voyager at Glasgow Central station in 2006.

A Virgin Voyager train, seen near Edinburgh.

West Midlands services are half hourly between Euston and Birmingham New Street, with trains continuing every hour to Wolverhampton. Trains leave Euston at 10 and 40 past the hour. The xx.10s call at Watford Junction, Coventry, Birmingham International and terminate at Birmingham New Street. The xx.40 departures call at Milton Keynes Central instead of Watford, then the same stops to Birmingham New Street and continuing to Wolverhampton, calling at Sandwell and Dudley. Journey time between Euston and Birmingham New Street is 1 hour 30 minutes. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (960x1280, 490 KB) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (960x1280, 490 KB) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Glasgow Central is the larger of the two present main-line railway terminals in Glasgow, Scotland, and is managed by Network Rail. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 163 KB) A Virgin Train Speeding down the Main Line from Edinburgh to London I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 163 KB) A Virgin Train Speeding down the Main Line from Edinburgh to London I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a population of around 2,600,000 people. ... The tracks approaching the station Birmingham New Street is a major railway station located in the centre of the city of Birmingham, England. ... Wolverhampton is a city in the historic county of Staffordshire and metropolitan county of the West Midlands. ... Watford Junction station is a train station in Watford, United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Coventry (disambiguation). ... Birmingham International railway station is located in the borough of Solihull, just east of the city of Birmingham in England. ... Milton Keynes Central railway station is a railway station that serves the central area of Milton Keynes. ... Sandwell and Dudley is a railway station on the West Coast Main Line, situated between Oldbury and West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. ...

Liverpool Lime Street services are hourly and leave Euston, generally, at 17 past the hour. They call at Watford Junction or Milton Keynes Central (alternating, two hourly at each), then at Nuneaton, Stafford, Crewe, and Runcorn. Journey time is two hours 30 minutes. There is an additional fast morning train from Lime Street to Euston at 0707. Calling only at Runcorn, this train completes the journey in just 2 hours 9 minutes. There is no equivalent late afternoon return, however. The main entrance to Liverpool Lime Street Station Liverpool Lime Street railway station on Lime Street is the mainline railway station serving Liverpool, England. ... Watford Junction station is a train station in Watford, United Kingdom. ... Milton Keynes Central railway station is a railway station that serves the central area of Milton Keynes. ... , Nuneaton is the largest town in the English county of Warwickshire, and the borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth. ... , Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire in England. ... , This article is about Crewe in England. ... This article is about the town in England. ...

Preston/Scotland services run hourly between Euston and Lancaster, with many trains now continuing to Carlisle and Glasgow Central and one per day continuing to Edinburgh Waverley. Trains leave Euston at 46 minutes past the hour calling at either Watford Junction or Milton Keynes Central (two hourly, alternating) and then at Rugby, Crewe, Warrington Bank Quay, Wigan North Western, Preston and Lancaster. North of Lancaster, most trains call at Oxenholme Lake District, Penrith and Carlisle with a number calling at Motherwell. This article is about Preston, Lancashire. ... This article is about the country. ... Lancaster railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Lancaster in Lancashire. ... Carlisles Citadel railway station Carlisle railway station, also known as the Citadel station, serves the Cumbrian town of Carlisle. ... Glasgow Central is the larger of the two present main-line railway terminals in Glasgow, Scotland, and is managed by Network Rail. ... Waverley railway station- the principal mainline station in Edinburgh viewed from Edinburgh Castle. ... Watford Junction station is a railway station in Watford, Hertfordshire,United Kingdom. ... Milton Keynes Central is a railway station that serves the central area of Milton Keynes. ... Rugby railway station serves the town of Rugby in Warwickshire, England. ... Crewe station is one of the most historic railway stations in the world. ... Warrington Bank Quay railway station is a mainline railway station serving the UK town of Warrington. ... Wigan North Western railway station is one of two main railway stations serving the town of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. ... Preston Railway Station in Preston, Lancashire is on the West Coast Main Line. ... Lancaster railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Lancaster in Lancashire. ... Oxenholme Lake District railway station. ... Penrith railway station is located on the West Coast Main Line in the United Kingdom. ... Carlisles Citadel railway station Carlisle railway station, also known as the Citadel station, serves the Cumbrian town of Carlisle. ... Motherwell railway station serves Motherwell in Scotland. ...

Virgin Trains now run nine trains per day, each way, between Euston and Glasgow Central. The pattern is generally every two hours but there are now some hourly intervals and Virgin Trains intend to ‘fill in the gaps’ in time. The service compares favourably with NXEC’s rival service from Kings Cross for both journey time and frequency. Typical journey times are just over five hours, but there are a couple of reduced stop express services - most notably the 1029 out of Euston which calls just at Preston and Carlisle and takes 4 hours 25 minutes. The 0949 out of Glasgow is the southbound equivalent. Virgin Trains is ‘testing the water’ with a daily Euston to Edinburgh service. This does not compare at all favourably with NXEC’s service from Kings Cross, which is far faster and much more frequent. Glasgow Central is the larger of the two present main-line railway terminals in Glasgow, Scotland, and is managed by Network Rail. ... National Express East Coast is the name under which the new train operating company NXEC Trains Ltd has stated it will operate the InterCity East Coast rail franchise, which includes services in England and Scotland. ... Kings Cross station (often spelt Kings Cross on platform signs) is a railway station in the district of the same name in northeast central London. ... For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ...

North Wales: The line from Crewe to Holyhead — via Chester, Rhyl, Colwyn Bay, Llandudno Junction and Bangor — is not electrified, so services are mostly in the hands of Class 221 Super Voyager diesel-electric multiple units. 2 trains a day between Euston and Holyhead are worked by Pendolinos, which are pulled by a Class 57 diesel locomotive over the Crewe - Holyhead sector. There are five trains per day in each direction between Euston, Chester and North Wales - four serving Holyhead and one serving Llandudno. Approximate extent of North Wales North Wales (known in some archaic texts as Northgalis) is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid Wales. ... Holyhead (Welsh: Caergybi, the fort of St. ... For the larger local government district, see Chester (district). ... , Rhyl (IPA: Welsh: Y Rhyl) is a seaside town located on the Irish Sea, with a population of roughly 35,000 including the suburbs of Kinmel Bay and Rhuddlan, in the county of Denbighshire (formerly Flintshire), northeast Wales, at the mouth of the River Clwyd (Welsh: Afon Clwyd). ... Colwyn Bay at sunset Colwyn Bay (Welsh: Bae Colwyn) is a town and seaside resort on the coast of the Irish Sea in North Wales. ... Llandudno Junction (Welsh: Cyffordd Llandudno), once known as Tremarl, is a small town in the county borough of Conwy. ... Bangor, in north Wales, is one of the smallest cities in the United Kingdom. ... A Class 220 Voyager stops at York. ... Class 57, no. ... , This article is about the town in Wales. ...

Since December 2007 Virgin Trains have continued to operate the Birmingham - Scotland via Preston services as a self-contained unit with Super Voyagers. These used to be part of Virgin Cross Country but remained with the Virgin West Coast services after the major re-franchising of November 2007. Virgin Trains Class 221 Super Voyager 221137 Mayflower Pilgrims at Camborne Station, Cornwall operating route VT1651, preparing to depart for Penzance. ... A Class 220 Voyager at Bristol. ... For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Due to the continuing works in widening the Trent Valley section of the WCML to four tracks, all Pendolino services north of Stafford are being routed via the West Midlands at weekends. This has an adverse effect on journey times - the Euston-Glasgow Central run for instance being pushed way over the 5hrs 30min mark. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Some of these diverted trains go through and call at Birmingham New Street. A few run via Aston railway station and Perry Barr instead without stopping and skip central Birmingham. ^[3] Birmingham New Street could refer to: Birmingham New Street Station New Street, Birmingham This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Aston railway station serves the district of Aston in Birmingham, West Midlands. ... Perry Barr constituency shown within Birmingham Perry Barr is an area in north Birmingham, England . ...

From December 2008

From December 2008, as a result of the WCML route modernisation works, Virgin will be introducing a completely new timetable with increased frequencies and speeds on many routes. The draft Monday - Friday timetable's general service pattern is shown below. Other calls/timings will occurs, mainly during peak times. There will also be "non/limited stop" trains running to justify the claimed fastest journey times (on adverts for example). Most trains are to be run by Pendolinos with exceptions shown below:

Euston-West Midlands There will be 3 trains per hour - an XX:03 calling at Rugby, Coventry, Birmingham International and Birmingham New Street - an XX:23 calling at Watford Junction, Coventry, Birmingham International, Birmingham New Street, Sandwell & Dudley and Wolverhampton and an XX:43 calling at Milton Keynes Central, Coventry, Birmingham International and Birmingham New Street. A handful of Birmingham terminators will be operated by Super Voyagers (to be used for the few West Midlands-North Wales trains). Rugby railway station serves the town of Rugby in Warwickshire, England. ... For other uses, see Coventry (disambiguation). ... Birmingham New Street could refer to: Birmingham New Street Station New Street, Birmingham This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Watford Junction station is a train station in Watford, United Kingdom. ... Sandwell and Dudley is a railway station on the West Coast Main Line, situated between Oldbury and West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. ... Wolverhampton is a city in the historic county of Staffordshire and metropolitan county of the West Midlands. ... Milton Keynes Central railway station is a railway station that serves the central area of Milton Keynes. ...

Euston-Manchester 3 trains per hour - an XX:00 calling at Stoke-on-Trent, Macclesfield, Stockport and Manchester Piccadilly - an XX:20 calling at Milton Keynes, Stoke, Stockport and Manchester Piccadilly and an XX:40 calling at Crewe, Wilmslow, Stockport and Manchester Piccadilly. This planned service will have a large effect on local services near Manchester which are being re-done. There will be some cuts, but some enhancements. This page is about Stoke-on-Trent in England. ... , Macclesfield is a market town in Cheshire, England with a population of about 50,688 (2001 census for Macclesfield urban sub-area). ... Stockport is a large town in the north west of England. ... Manchester Piccadilly station is the principal railway station of Manchester, UK. It serves intercity routes to London Euston, Birmingham New Street and the south, Glasgow Central, and routes throughout the north of England. ... , This article is about Crewe in England. ... Wilmslow is a town in the Borough of Macclesfield in Cheshire, England. ...

Euston-Liverpool 1 train per hour - XX:07 calling at Stafford, Runcorn and Liverpool Lime Street. , Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire in England. ... This article is about the town in England. ... The main entrance to Liverpool Lime Street Station Liverpool Lime Street railway station on Lime Street is the mainline railway station serving Liverpool, England. ...

Euston-Preston/Glasgow 1 train per hour - XX:30 calling at Warrington Bank Quay, Wigan North Western, Preston and Lancaster with most continuing to Oxenholme Lake District/Penrith(alternating), Carlisle and Glasgow Central. Some will also call at Motherwell. A handful of Lancaster terminators will be operated by Super Voyagers (the other half of a single unit split at Crewe, with the other half running towards Chester. Warrington Bank Quay is a mainline train station serving the UK town of Warrington. ... Wigan North Western railway station is one of two main railway stations serving the town of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. ... This article is about Preston, Lancashire. ... Lancaster can refer to: Places In the United Kingdom: Lancaster, Lancashire The City of Lancaster, the local government district containing Lancaster In the United States: Lancaster, California Lancaster, Kansas Lancaster, Kentucky Lancaster, Massachusetts Lancaster, Minnesota Lancaster, Missouri Lancaster County, Nebraska Lancaster, New Hampshire Lancaster, New York: Lancaster (town), New York... Oxenholme Lake District railway station is a railway station in Oxenholme, near Kendal in Cumbria. ... Penrith could be Penrith in Australia Penrith in Cumbria, England This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... For other uses, see Carlisle (disambiguation). ... Glasgow Central Station is the larger of the two present main-line railway terminals in Glasgow, Scotland, and is managed by Network Rail. ... High flats in Motherwell Brandon Parade, the main shopping street in Motherwell, on a typical Saturday Motherwell (Tobar na Màthar in Gaelic) is a large town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, south east of Glasgow. ...

Birmingham-Scotland 1 train per hour XX:20 from Birmingham New Street running alternatively to Glasgow/Edinburgh and roughly similar to the current services provided now. This service will be provided with Super Voyagers only (in single formation). For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ...

Euston/West Midlands-Chester/North Wales 1 train per hour XX:10 calling at Milton Keynes, Crewe and Chester with 7 trains continuing to Flint, Prestatyn, Rhyl, Colwyn Bay, Llandudno Junction, Bangor (2 terminating here) and Holyhead, and another terminating at Wrexham General^[4]. One service will go to/from Birmingham New Street. This service will be provided with Super Voyagers only (they will be in double formation until Crewe/Chester and single formation after that, with one unit terminating at Chester/going to Lancaster, and the other continuing to North Wales/Chester). For the larger local government district, see Chester (district). ... This article is about the sedimentary rock. ... , Prestatyn is a seaside resort in Denbighshire, North Wales, lying on the north coast. ... , Rhyl (IPA: Welsh: Y Rhyl) is a seaside town located on the Irish Sea, with a population of roughly 35,000 including the suburbs of Kinmel Bay and Rhuddlan, in the county of Denbighshire (formerly Flintshire), northeast Wales, at the mouth of the River Clwyd (Welsh: Afon Clwyd). ... Colwyn Bay at sunset Colwyn Bay (Welsh: Bae Colwyn) is a town and seaside resort on the coast of the Irish Sea in North Wales. ... Llandudno Junction (Welsh: Cyffordd Llandudno), once known as Tremarl, is a small town in the county borough of Conwy. ... // Bangor is a place-name found in a number of countries Bangor, New South Wales Bangor, South Australia Bangor, Tasmania Bangor, Nova Scotia Bangor, Ontario Bangor, Prince Edward Island Bangor (city), Saskatchewan Bangor (town), Saskatchewan Bangor Lodge, Saskatchewan Bangor Road, Prince Edward Island Bangor, Morbihan, Brittany Bangor, County Down, Northern... Holyhead (Welsh: Caergybi, the fort of St. ... Wrexham General railway station (Welsh: ) is a medium sized railway station in the town of Wrexham, north-east Wales // In 1846 the first steam trains began the Railway Age in Wrexham. ...

As can be seen from above, most calls south of Crewe are to be cut. However affected stations (like Nuneaton, Tamworth and Lichfield) will have most of their service provided by a new London Midland semi-fast Desiro service from London to Crewe. Virgin will stop very few services at these stations (mainly peak hour trains, not suitable for leisure travellers). Watford, Milton Keynes, Rugby and Stafford will also loose out, and the Desiro service will help to fill any gaps and facilitate good connexions at Crewe for further long distant travel. , Nuneaton is the largest town in the English county of Warwickshire, and the borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth. ... For other places named Tamworth, see Tamworth (disambiguation). ... Not to be confused with Litchfield. ... For the former British Railways region, see London Midland Region (British Railways). ... Facade of Euston Station, London Euston Arch: the original Euston Station, as enlarged, ca 1851 Euston station concourse Euston station (also known as London Euston), is a large railway station in Central London. ... Crewe station is one of the most historic railway stations in the world. ...

Sources for the proposed new timetable: Department for Transport and Virgin Trains

Cross Country

Main article: Virgin Cross Country

Prior to 11 November 2007, Virgin Trains ran the Cross Country franchise, which operated long-distance services from the south and south-west of England, via the Midlands to the north of England and Scotland. These services have now been transferred to a new franchise, CrossCountry, which was awarded to the Arriva Group, along with some former Central Trains services. However, the former Virgin Cross Country services between Manchester and Scotland were transferred to First TransPennine Express & CrossCountry services between Birmingham and Glasgow have been transferred to Virgin West Coast. A Class 220 Voyager at Bristol. ... is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... A Class 220 Voyager at Bristol. ... This article is about CrossCountry trains. ... An Arriva train in Denmark Arriva plc is a UK-based international public transport operator and vehicle rental company, headquartered in Sunderland. ... Central Trains rolling stock at Liverpool Lime Street railway station Central Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom, running local and long-distance services in central England. ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... First TransPennine Express (FTPE) is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ...

Performance

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Virgin Trains has had a poor reputation for punctuality compared with some other transport operators^{[citation needed]}. This perception seems to be a mixture of truth, passenger 'accounts' and media exaggeration^{[citation needed]}. The company has now improved its punctuality and the figures published on Virgin Trains' website are consistent with this view. During the year ending December 31, 2002, only 73.6% of West Coast trains and 62.5% of Cross-Country trains arrived within 10 minutes of the scheduled arrival time (source: SRA National Rail Trends). However Virgin has consistently improved its punctuality and for the year ending December 31, 2005, Cross Country 'Voyager' services were up to 80.0% and the West Coast 'Pendolino' services up to 79.9% against an average of 80.8% for long-distance operators.^[5] This has gradually stabilised and figures released by the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) of the year 2007 were 83.8% for the West Coast franchise and 84.9% for the CrossCountry franchise - based on PPM (Public Performance Measure) for the last quarter of the financial year 2006/7 ^[6]. Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Look up Punctuality in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Categories: Stub ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

The final figures published for the CrossCountry franchise were 83.4% (PPM) for the first half of the third quarter of the financial year of 2007/8 and 85.3% (MAA) for the final 12 months of the franchise. ^[7]

The latest figures published for the West Coast franchise were 84.5% (PPM) for the third quarter of 2007/8 and 85.8% (MAA) up to 31 December 2007. ^[8]

Class 87 electric locomotive and Mark 3 coaches.

Problems with punctuality had been widely attributed by Virgin to the ageing and increasingly unreliable rolling stock and the equally ageing and outdated infrastructure on which it ran, although other train operating companies managed to operate the same equipment such as High Speed Trains with considerably greater reliability, implying that Virgin’s maintenance regime was partly to blame.^{[citation needed]} Download high resolution version (980x652, 169 KB)This is a photo by Phil Wright from http://37427mylordz. ... Download high resolution version (980x652, 169 KB)This is a photo by Phil Wright from http://37427mylordz. ... No. ... Mark 3 DVT at Norwich station British Rails third design of carriages was designated Mark 3. ...

The introduction of the Pendolino stock on the West Coast Main Line and more modern diesel-electric trains on the Cross Country route are now helping improve reliability and punctuality as Virgin and Alstom resolve any teething problems with the Virgin Trains fleet. Pendolino (from Italian Pendolo [pndolo] Pendulum and -ino, a diminutive suffix) is an Italian family of tilting trains used in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Slovenia, Finland, the Czech Republic, United Kingdom,Switzerland and China. ... Alstom (formerly GEC-Alsthom) (Euronext: ALO) is a large French company whose businesses are power generation, railway signalling; and manufacturing trains (e. ...

Despite this however, Virgin has retained some of its elderly Mark 3 coaching stock and associated locomotives to provide back-up for any further teething problems with the Pendolinos and Voyagers.

Grayrigg derailment

Main article: Grayrigg derailment

On the evening of 23 February 2007, a Virgin Trains service from London Euston to Glasgow Central derailed near Oxenholme in North West England. The train was the 17:15 service, headcode 1S83, from Euston and was a Class 390 Pendolino.^[9] The train was carrying about 180 people. Several carriages were left lying on the railway embankments. An 84-year-old woman, named as Margaret Masson, from Glasgow, died in the crash. Five seriously injured people were hospitalised suffering from back, neck and head injuries. One of those in a serious condition is the train driver, Iain Black, who has been hailed as a hero by Virgin boss Richard Branson. The accident was caused by a faulty set of points.^[10] Viaduct carrying the West Coast Main Line near the scene of the accident The Grayrigg derailment was a train crash that occurred at 20:10 (GMT) on 23 February 2007, at Grayrigg, Cumbria, in north-west England. ... is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... A headcode or train reporting number is used by railway staff in the United Kingdom to identify a particular train service. ...

The past

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Virgin Trains 82114 Driving Van Trailer Platform 1 Glasgow Central Station, Scotland July 2000.

A Class 220 Voyager at Bristol.

On privatisation, Virgin West Coast inherited a mixture of Mark 2 and Mark 3 coaches, with electric locomotives of Classes 86, 87 and 90. Virgin Cross-Country also inherited several Class 43 High Speed Trains, and Mark 2 coaches which were hauled by Class 47 diesel locomotives and Class 86 locomotives on electrified routes. Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x662, 291 KB) Summary This image was taken by Martin J.Galloway. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x662, 291 KB) Summary This image was taken by Martin J.Galloway. ... This article is about British DVTs, which are a type of railway control car. ... Glasgow Central is the larger of the two present main-line railway terminals in Glasgow, Scotland, and is managed by Network Rail. ... This article is about the country. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 630 KB) Virgin Voyager Class 220 DEMU 220003 arrives into Bristol Temple Meads station. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 630 KB) Virgin Voyager Class 220 DEMU 220003 arrives into Bristol Temple Meads station. ... Mark 2A Tourist Standard Open (TSO) 5278 Melisande at Cheltenham Spa on 18th September 2004, whilst forming a charter service to Swindon. ... Mark 3 DVT at Norwich station British Rails third design of carriages was designated Mark 3. ... Great Western Railway No. ... Class 86/6, nos. ... No. ... The first Class 90, No. ... HST power car 43 127 is shown here crossing the Kennet and Avon Canal. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Mark 2A Tourist Standard Open (TSO) 5278 Melisande at Cheltenham Spa on 18th September 2004, whilst forming a charter service to Swindon. ... Two Class 47s, Nos. ... Class 86/6, nos. ...

Problems

A drive was made to improve reliability and punctuality after much press criticism in 2001, but by 2006, due to improved reliability of trains and completion of major infrastructure projects, performance was comparable with other intercity operators.^{[citation needed]} Virgin have undertaken a number of project to increase punctuality, including radio controlled watches^[11]

Given Richard Branson's personal popularity with much of the British public and the high-profile success of some of his other business ventures such as the Virgin Atlantic airline, the failure of Virgin Trains may appear unusual considering that the company receives around £240,000,000 public subsidy from taxpayers annually^{[citation needed]} (but might perhaps be considered alongside Virgin Cola and Virgin Vodka, both brands launched in a blaze of publicity, but have now largely disappeared). Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is an English entrepreneur, best known for his Virgin brand of over 360 companies. ... Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. ... Virgin Cola is a carbonated cola soft drink produced by Virgin Drinks, a subsidiary of the Virgin Group owned by Sir Richard Branson. ... Virgin Vodka is an alcoholic beverage produced by Virgin Drinks, a subsidiary of the Virgin Group owned by Richard Branson. ...

New Trains

Virgin, in 1997 placed the largest rolling stock order (£1bn) in British history with new Class 390 Pendolino tilting trains for the West Coast Main Line network. These state-of-the-art units are based on technology developed by state corporation British Rail for their prototype APT tilting train of the early 1980s; the technology was subsequently licensed to the Italian manufacturers. The Pendolino trains have a nominal top speed of 225 km/h (140 mph), but will be limited to 200 km/h (125 mph) on the West Coast Main Line; there have been proposals for 135mph running on certain sections of the WCML, namely the remodelled Trent Valley area but these are yet to be considered by Network Rail . The cross-country routes have been served by new diesel-electric four-carriage Class 220 Voyager and five-carriage Class 221 Super Voyager trains. The Super Voyager trains have tilting ability like the Pendolino and will be used for services operating on the West Coast Main Line. Class 390 no. ... Pendolino (from Italian Pendolo [pndolo] Pendulum and -ino, a diminutive suffix) is an Italian family of tilting trains used in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Slovenia, Finland, the Czech Republic, United Kingdom,Switzerland and China. ... The X 2000 trainset on a US tour stopped at Union Station, Chicago, Illinois, in 1993. ... This article is about the defunct entity British Railways, which later traded as British Rail. The History of rail transport in Great Britain is covered in its own article. ... The Advanced Passenger Train (APT) was an unsuccesful prototype tilting train developed by British Rail during the 1970s and early 1980s. ... The X 2000 trainset on a US tour stopped at Union Station, Chicago, Illinois, in 1993. ... Kilometre per hour (American spelling: kilometer per hour) is a unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector). ... Miles per hour is a unit of speed, expressing the number of international miles covered per hour. ... The WCML running alongside the M1 motorway at Watford Gap in Northamptonshire A Virgin Pendolino and freight train on the WCML The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ... Network Rail is a British not for dividend company limited by guarantee whose principal asset is Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, a company limited by shares. ... A Class 220 Voyager at Bristol. ... Virgin Trains Class 221 Super Voyager 221137 Mayflower Pilgrims at Camborne Station, Cornwall operating route VT1651, preparing to depart for Penzance. ... The X 2000 trainset on a US tour stopped at Union Station, Chicago, Illinois, in 1993. ...

By December 2004 Virgin Trains had replaced all of the rolling stock inherited from British Rail. Although the new trains offer many features not available on the older stock they also operate at higher densities, with some seats having reduced leg-room and fewer seats overall meaning passengers often having to stand, sometimes for hundreds of miles. The cramped conditions are attributable to the inward leaning walls of the carriages that facilitate tilting. The trains were intended to work at much higher frequencies than under British Rail, and so each train has fewer seats than the ones it replaced. Shortcomings of the West Coast Mainline modernisation project meant that the higher frequencies have not yet been achieved and during peak periods there is sometimes overcrowding.^{[citation needed]} As well as this, the extremities of the network did not get a higher frequency.

New Tracks

The West Coast Main Line itself has been the subject of a massive £10bn refurbishment programme to accept the new trains, one that has been the subject of massive controversy, since it is now running three years late, and has cost twice the original estimate. (see West Coast Main Line page for full details). The WCML running alongside the M1 motorway at Watford Gap in Northamptonshire A Virgin Pendolino and freight train on the WCML The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ...

New Timetable

In May 2003, following the poor punctuality and extreme overcrowding brought on by their new 'Operation Princess' clockface timetable launched in September 2002, Virgin Trains introduced some new set-down only or pick-up only stops into its passenger timetable. What is unusual about these restricted stops is that they are in the middle of the train journey, rather than the common practice of instituting set-down only stops at the next-to-last station or pick-up only on the second station of a train’s run. For instance, some South-North trains are pick-up only at Oxford, despite Oxford being the sixth or seventh stop and previous stops not being pick-up only. The company has stated that these are enforceable by means of fines; for example, a passenger leaving the train at a pick-up only stop is deemed not to have a valid ticket, and could be charged accordingly, although exactly how this can be enforced once a passenger has left the train is unclear. The apparent intention of the restricted stops is to stop short-distance passengers from overcrowding the long-distance trains.

Additionally, some destinations, including Blackpool, Poole, Portsmouth, London Paddington and Swansea, were removed from the Virgin Trains network altogether, and some services pass through important junction stations, such as Taunton, Exeter St Davids and Didcot Parkway without stopping. For the Winter 2005 timetable, Milton Keynes Central was now sparsely served by peak time West Coast services in order to deter commuters from using Virgin's services as an additional link to Euston. Taunton railway station serves Taunton in Somerset, England. ... One of the mural art works to be seen at Exeter St Davids station Exeter St Davids station is the most important of seven National Rail stations in the city of Exeter in southwest England. ... Didcot Parkway railway station is a railway station serving the town of Didcot in Oxfordshire in England. ... Milton Keynes Central railway station is a railway station that serves the central area of Milton Keynes. ...

The future

Projected growth in passenger numbers on the West Coast routes has prompted discussions about increasing the length of Pendolino sets to 11 or (more likely) 10 vehicles. The likelihood of 10 car formations was foreseen in the original WCML strategy, so minimal infrastructure improvements would be required. A decision was expected from DfT by the end of 2006. This has been put in jeopardy recently as a result of an enquiry into the leasing of trains being carried out by the Competition Commission.^[12] It is likely that plans will delay the improvements until 2011/2012.

Following the completion of the Trent Valley Line quadrupling and Rugby junction upgrades to allow 125mph running (completed by 2008), West Coast journey times are expected to fall further; Glasgow-Euston 4hr 15mins, Euston-Birmingham 1hr 10 mins (fastest) or 1hr 20mins (off-peak). Virgin claim that 135 mph running may be possible in places, although Network Rail remain sceptical - stating that significant signalling upgrades would be required. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Virgin have consistently expressed an interest in the InterCity East Coast franchise since privatisation. However, it failed in its bid in 2005 to gain control of the route from incumbent GNER. On 15 December 2006, the DfT announced its wishes for GNER to 'surrender' the East Coast franchise, following financial and operational problems at its parent company, Sea Containers.^[13] This caused a re-start of the bidding process in which the DfT stated that GNER was welcome to re-bid for the franchise, an opportunity which they did not take up. However in a curious twist the GNER board later announced they would join the bid submitted Virgin and Stagecoach Group which has been shortlisted under the name "Intercity Railways".^[14] On Tuesday 14 August 2007, Department for Transport announced that National Express East Coast (NXEC Trains Ltd) had won the franchise ^[15]. is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sea Containers Ltd. ... Stagecoach Group plc (LSE: SGC) is a leading international transport group operating bus, train, tram, express coach and ferry operations. ... is the 226th day of the year (227th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... In the United Kingdom, the Department for Transport is the government department responsible for the transport network. ... National Express East Coast is the name under which the new train operating company NXEC Trains Ltd has stated it will operate the InterCity East Coast rail franchise, which includes services in England and Scotland. ...

After much planning an open-access operator, Wrexham & Shropshire has submitted a plan to operate services between London and North Wales. This involves utilising a stretch of the WCML. Virgin Trains unsuccessfully objected to this proposal, which will see Wrexham & Shropshire having trains call at Wolverhampton. Due to the moderation of competition protection that is part of Virgin's West Coast franchise agreement, Wrexham & Shropshire had to submit a modified proposal that will involve only limited use of Wolverhampton, with Tame Bridge Parkway railway station used as its main Midlands stop. Wrexham & Shropshire are due to begin their operations on 28th April 2008. In February 2008, Virgin announced that they would also begin services between London and Wrexham via Chester. Initially on a trial basis with one train per day on weekdays in each direction, should the service prove successful Virgin plan to introduce more services during the week and at weekends.^[16]. Wrexham & Shropshire is the operating name of the Wrexham, Shropshire and Marylebone Railway Company, a railway company in the United Kingdom. ... Tame Bridge Parkway is a railway station in the north of the borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England, close to the boundary with Walsall. ... For other uses, see February (disambiguation). ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... For the larger local government district, see Chester (district). ...

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Virgin Trains routes

Current routes

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Rolling Stock

Current fleet

Class	Image	Type	Top speed		Number	Routes operated	Built
			mph	km/h
Class 57/3		Diesel locomotive	95	120	16	North Wales Coast Line Thunderbird Locomotive	2002 - 2004
Class 221 Super Voyager		Diesel-Electric Multiple Unit	125	200	16	West Coast Main Line North Wales Coast Line	2001 - 2002
Class 390 Pendolino		Electric Multiple Unit	125	200	53	West Coast Main Line North Wales Coast Line	2001 - 2004

The Pendolino fleet is allocated to the Manchester Traincare Centre at Longsight , with lighter maintenance and overnight stabling also carried out at Wembley (London), Oxley ( Wolverhampton ), Edge Hill ( Liverpool ) and Polmadie ( Glasgow ). Longsight is also ' home ' to the Class 57 ' Thunderbird' fleet. Thunderbird locomotives are stationed at strategic points along the WCML such as Rugby, Stafford and Preston. 57304 Gordon Tracy at Crewe on 1 November 2003. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 179 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Author: Andrew Maycock source: http://midlandrailpics. ... A modern Diesel locomotive. ... The North Wales Coast Line is the railway line from Crewe to Holyhead. ... Class 57, no. ... Great Western Railway No. ... Virgin Trains Class 221 Super Voyager 221137 Mayflower Pilgrims at Camborne Station, Cornwall operating route VT1651, preparing to depart for Penzance. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x662, 299 KB) Summary This image was taken by Martin J.Galloway. ... Southern Class 205 unit no. ... The WCML running alongside the M1 motorway at Watford Gap in Northamptonshire A Virgin Pendolino and freight train on the WCML The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ... The North Wales Coast Line is the railway line from Crewe to Holyhead. ... Class 390 no. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 697 KB)BR Class 390, no. ... Trains of the Singapore MRT. EMUs are often used for rapid transit lines. ... The WCML running alongside the M1 motorway at Watford Gap in Northamptonshire A Virgin Pendolino and freight train on the WCML The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ... The North Wales Coast Line is the railway line from Crewe to Holyhead. ... Longsight is an area in Manchester, England, around 3 miles south of the city centre. ...

The Class 221 Super Voyager fleet is allocated to Central Rivers depot near Burton on Trent, Staffordshire. Virgin are due to receive five Class 221 units in December 2008, when CrossCountry begins introducing its planned HST fleet. An InterCity 125 train (often referred to as High Speed Train or HST) is a formation of two Class 43 power cars with a rake of Mark 3 carriages in between. ...

Virgin has retained some Mark 3 coaching stock and associated locomotives (Class 90) to provide back-up for any further teething problems with the Pendolinos and Voyagers.

As part of the Government's new rolling stock programme, the Pendolino fleet will be extended with the construction of up to 106 new vehicles, which will be used to lengthen the existing fleet, as well as form a complete new train to replace the one written off due to Grayrigg.^[18]

Past fleet

Class	Image	Type	Built	Withdrawn	Notes
Class 43 High Speed Train		diesel locomotive	1976 - 1982	2004
Class 47		diesel locomotive	1962 - 1968	2003	16 locos converted into Class 57
Class 86		electric locomotive	1965 - 1966	2003
Class 87		electric locomotive	1973 - 1975	2006	Moved to Bulgaria
Class 90		electric locomotive	1987 - 1990	2004	Now used by National Express East Anglia, small number of vehicles retained for backup purposes.
Class 158 Express Sprinter		diesel multiple unit	1989 - 1992	2001	now operated by First Great Western
Class 220 Voyager		Diesel-Electric Multiple Unit	2001	2007	now operated by CrossCountry
Mark 2 Coach		Passenger Rolling stock	1964 - 1975	2003	In Storage - some vehicles exported to New Zealand
Mark 3 Coach		Passenger Rolling stock	1975 - 1988	2006	Now used by National Express East Anglia, small number of vehicles retained for backup purposes.
		Driving Van Trailer	1988	2006	Now used by National Express East Anglia, small number of vehicles retained for backup purposes.

The Class 87 and 90 electric locomotives, as well as the small number of Class 86's retained for WCML duties, were allocated to Willesden depot in northwest London. Cross Country's allocation of '86's' were allocated to Longsight, Manchester. The HST sets were allocated to Laira ( Plymouth ) although a small number of these would be regularly based at Longsight to operate on WCML services between Manchester/Holyhead and Euston. The Mk3 coaching sets were allocated to Longsight and Polmadie (Glasgow) whilst the West Coast allocation of Mk2 sets - used almost exclusively on Euston to West Midlands trains - were allocated to Oxley ( Wolverhampton ). For the other locomotive given TOPS Class 43, see British Rail Class 43 (Warship Class). ... from http://www. ... A modern Diesel locomotive. ... Two Class 47s, Nos. ... 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References

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See also

• Megatrain
• National Rail

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External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Virgin West Coast

• Virgin Trains web site
• Virgin Trains Pendolino Seat Plans from V-Flyer, customer created site.
• Virgin Trains Voyager Seat Plans from V-Flyer, customer created site.
• In-depth analysis of the circumstances surrounding the recent Pendolino derailing in Cumbria
• Report and technical analysis on the 23/02/2007 Pendelino Accident in Cumbria Updated from the scene at the iVirtua Community
• BBC News on Cross Country loss

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