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Virgin Trains customers can now bid for last minute First Class upgrades in global first
Press Releases • Sep 20, 2017 08:22 BST
Newark train station getting makeover
Press Releases • Sep 18, 2017 10:59 BST
New lick of paint for Virgin Trains’ Pendolino
Press Releases • Sep 16, 2017 09:11 BST
Virgin Trains' iconic Pendolino new look appears in service for the very first time. The refreshing design will be applied to all 56 trains in the fleet, the last due out of Widnes' Alstom facility in December 2019.
Virgin Trains’ partnership with Great Exhibition of the North unveiled
Press Releases • Sep 14, 2017 12:11 BST
Virgin Trains has been unveiled as a premier partner of next year’s Great Exhibition of the North. The Government-backed Exhibition, which will take place in NewcastleGateshead, celebrates art and culture, design and innovation from across the North of England.
Virgin Trains help Doncaster Rovers fans get home from prestigious match
Press Releases • Sep 12, 2017 11:52 BST
Virgin Trains will run an additional late night service to help Doncaster Rovers fans get home after the club’s prestigious Carabao Cup match away against Arsenal on Wednesday 20 September. Tickets have gone on sale today and fans are urged to book as soon as they can, with fares starting from just £50 return.
Record year for Virgin Trains on the London to Liverpool route
Press Releases • Sep 01, 2017 10:30 BST
Virgin Trains sees record numbers travelling between Liverpool and London as journeys top 1.75m, up 11% year on year. For the first time, more people travel to Liverpool than London, the growth driven by improvements in customer service. Virgin Trains service crucial to the region says Liverpool Vision with a third more journeys made on the route compared to five years ago.
Virgin Trains' travellers are first past the post in Ebor Festival fashion stakes
Press Releases • Aug 23, 2017 14:18 BST
Customers of Virgin Trains have been strutting their stuff on a catwalk at York station today ahead of the Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival. Virgin Trains, which is co-sponsoring the Best Dressed Couple award each day of the four-day festival, will be at York Racecourse to hand out goodies and 30% off vouchers for travel on its services.
Virgin Trains wins highest ever market share against airlines between Scotland and London
Press Releases • Aug 21, 2017 06:30 BST
Virgin Trains has hailed an “historic shift” in travel patterns as more Scotland-London passengers choose train over plane than at any time in more than 20 years.
