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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
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First IEP train arrives in Britain
 
The first Hitachi-manufactured Intercity Express Train (IEP) has arrived in Britain, three years ahead of entering service on the East Coast Main Line. A fleet of 65 new trains will be operated by Virgin Trains East Coast from 2018, allowing it to increase the number of services and destinations served while bringing down journey times. Edinburgh to London will take just four hours, with a fast service scheduled every hour, followed by a service in the half-hour intervals stopping at more destinations. 

"Train One" is pictured here arriving at Southampton port on March 12. It has already started work on the East Coast Main Line in a special testing zone which includes the stretch from Peterborough to Grantham.
Hitachi will deliver one train per week from 2018, with the entire rollout of the fleet due to be complete by 2019, with phased changes to the timetable complete a year later.
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