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Welcome!
Virgin milestones on cross-border rail
Investment in Virgin Trains East Coast
Virgin bids for East Coast track access
Pendolino Coach G Conversion
Wi-Fi on West Coast
First IEP train arrives in Britain
OnBoard catering improvements
Employing people with convictions
People news
Virgin bids for East Coast track access
 

Virgin Trains East Coast has applied for a new nine-year track access contract to help us achieve major improvements to our timetable from 2019. This would involve using the new Hitachi fl eet with up to 206 services per day (up from 155 trains per day today), with 75 new stops, reduced journey times and a 33% increase in seats.

However, there are three competing open access applications to run services on the East Coast Main Line which could put our plans to better serve communities and customers at risk, as well as substantially lower premium payments to the Government as part of our franchise agreement. The Office of Road and Rail is now considering our plans and is expected to make a decision later this year.

For more information about this, please contact us at stakeholder@virgintrainseastcoast.com

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