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Auto Delay Repay
Station updates
Blackpool and Shrewsbury services - one year on
May 2016 Commercial Timetable Development
Christmas Train Community Competition
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Annabel Gaba 
Head of Public Affairs
Annabel.gaba@virgintrains.co.uk

Chris Hagyard
Franchise and Public Affairs Manager
chris.hagyard@virgintrains.co.uk

Richard Stanton 
Stakeholder Manager for the North West and Midlands
Richard.stanton2@virgintrains.co.uk

Damien Henderson
Scottish Affairs Manager
Damien.henderson@virgintrains.co.uk 


Laura Normansell
Regional Executive for the North and North Wales
Laura.Normansell@virgintrains.co.uk


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This stakeholder update is sent on a quarterly basis. If you have any further questions or would like to request a briefing meeting then we would be happy to accommodate your request. 


 
Auto Delay Repay

In October Virgin Trains became the first operator to offer automatic delay repay (ADR) to passengers. The system calculates the money due to a customer in the event of a delay and automatically pays the compensation directly onto the card they used for purchase. The compensation is calculated under the existing Delay Repay scheme.

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Station updates
Significant progress has been made at stations along the West Coast Main Line as part of our £20m investment programme aimed at improving the customer experience. 
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Blackpool and Shrewsbury services - one year on
The second week of December marked the first anniversary of our new direct services from London to Shropshire and Blackpool. We have been overwhelmed with the support we have received from the local communities, with both routes showing a healthy growth in customer numbers.
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May 2016 Commercial Timetable Development

We are exploring a number of potential changes to the West Coast timetable to commence from May 2016 which are currently going through a regulatory approval process. 

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Christmas Train Community Competition
A West Coast Pendolino train has been transformed into a Penguilino and an East Coast Class 91 has become a Claus 91. The designs came from the winners of the Christmas Train design competition, nine-year-old Amber Maxfield and 11-year-old Madeleine Deakin.

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