Virgin Trains News
Virgin Trains May Bank Holiday services
There will be alterations to services over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend because of route improvement work but the principal travel days of Friday and Bank Holiday Monday afternoon and evening will see full scheduled services operating.
Extra train from Liverpool to London for FA Cup Final at Wembley
Virgin Trains has worked hard with East Midlands Trains, owned by Virgin Trains shareholder Stagecoach, and Network Rail to provide an additional return train service for Liverpool fans between Liverpool and London, using an alternative route which avoids engineering work on the direct West Coast route to London.
Virgin trains: Travel advice for Liverpool football fans
Virgin Trains is warning Liverpool football fans that there are no realistic options for return train travel from London after the FA Cup Final on Saturday 5 May.
Travel advice for Liverpool and Everton football fans travelling to London
Travel advice for Liverpool and Everton football fans: FA Cup Semi-Final at Wembley - Saturday 14 April 2012.
Brompton Dock cycle hire arrives in Manchester
The UK’s most innovative cycle hire scheme launches at Manchester Piccadilly in partnership with Virgin Trains.
Virgin Trains’ services at Easter
Network Rail Improvement work means changes to Virgin Trains’ services at Easter. Normal service on all day on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and on Bank Holiday Monday afternoon and evening.
Virgin Trains announce 50% more Standard seats
Longer trains are set to enter service with Virgin Trains next month (April), providing 150 extra Standard seats on some of the busiest services on the West Coast Main Line
Rail ‘Conversion’ for London Skolars
The London Skolars are the latest sports team to turn to Virgin Trains to take them to key away matches.
Virginia Railway Express awards contract for new Passenger Car
Virginia Railway Express Awards Sumitomo Corporation of America and Nippon Sharyo new contract for 50 Gallery-type Bi-level Passenger Cars.
Virgin Trains is best in class again
Virgin Trains has once again topped the performance league among companies operating long-distance rail franchises.
Christmas and New Year services on Virgin Trains
Virgin Trains is reminding passengers to check times and book seats in plenty of time as services around the holiday period on all their routes are likely to be very busy.
Sir Richard Branson’s vision for UK rail
Sir Richard Branson, Founder of the Virgin Group, today set out his vision for continuing growth for rail travel in the UK and potentially overseas as Virgin Trains welcomed record numbers of passengers. Sir Richard joined staff and customers in a celebration at Euston station.