Virgin Trains
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| National Rail abbreviation | VT |
|---|---|
| Fleet size | Class 390 |
| Class 221 Super Voyager | |
| Stations operated | 16 |
| Franchise(s) | InterCity West Coast |
| 9 March 1997 | |
| 31 March 2020 | |
| Headquarters | London |
| United Kingdom | |
| Parent organizations | Virgin Trains |
| Virgin Group | |
| Stagecoach Group | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 909298 |
About Virgin Trains
Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by Virgin Rail Group, a joint venture between the Virgin Group and Stagecoach, that has operated the InterCity West Coast franchise since 9 March 1997.
With the carriage rail will take the franchise series to the High Court
...Virgin Trains replaced, on the West Coast Main Line to the stagecoach disqualified UK rail operator post was taken from the carriage, the government has been the Supreme court, with the argument that the Minister acted illegally in the awarding of rail franchises...
Avanti starts running West Coast Main Line after Virgin franchise ends
...Avanti West Coast has taken over from Virgin Trains as the operator running the West Coast Main Line...
Virgin Trains: Final service set to depart as UK's longest-running rail franchise ends
... Virgin Trains, which began serving the West Coast Main Line in 1997, is being replaced by Avanti West Coast...
West Coast Mainline passengers 'stranded for seven hours'
... Passengers have been queuing at stations for rail replacement buses Virgin Trains said a rescue locomotive retrieved two trains and a third was involved in a train-to-train evacuation...
West Coast Rail prices could rise, warns watchdog
... Stagecoach ran the franchise with Virgin Trains for more than 20 years...
Rain causes travel disruption in Wales and Shropshire
... Virgin Trains reported into Sunday...
London Euston: Commuters face chaos after boy falls from bridge
... London Northwestern Railway, London Overground, Southern and Virgin Trains were all affected: Network Rail warned problems would last until the end of service as trains were out of place National Rail said anybody unable to travel on Friday night could use trains on Saturday for no extra cost...
August bank holiday 2019: Where to avoid on roads and rail
... Virgin Trains services will be down to one per hour on most routes, and services between London Euston and Holyhead will run between Crewe and Holyhead only...
With the carriage rail will take the franchise series to the High Court
Virgin Trains replaced, on the West Coast Main Line to the stagecoach disqualified
UK rail operator post was taken from the carriage, the government has been the Supreme court, with the argument that the Minister acted illegally in the awarding of rail franchises.
in the Past year, from invitation to tender to three franchises in a row over pension obligations.
railway companies an estimated £7. 5 billion gap in the pension scheme and the stagecoach, says he was asked to take too big of a burden.
It is claimed that The Department for Transport is bad for the bid process.
It is the search for a replacement, as well as a judicial review, which could see franchises have already been awarded, declared null and void could be.
Stagecoach ' s claim is supported by the bid partners, virgin and French state operator SNCF.
Open the case for Ringo and his Partner, Jason Coppel QC said the rail franchise system and the railway pension scheme were both "in crisis".
He added that the procurement process was "shrouded in secrecy" and said there had been "a long series of mistakes and failures, the result of the unlawful decisions of forfeiture, we are asking".
A similar but separate suit of Arriva, owned by Deutsche Bahn , also had already filed with the court.
But, on Monday, the hearing is heard, the court ruled that Arriva had reached a confidential agreement with the DfT about its exclusion from the tender for The East Midlands franchise, and their claim had been withdrawn.
The, previously of Virgin Trains , is now operated by a partnership between Aberdeen-based company FirstGroup and the Italian Trenitalia.
another interested franchise, which was awarded to a Dutch-owned company Abellio.
The hearing will be issued not expected to last around four weeks with a verdict later this year.
Stagecoach has said it is "disappointing" that it has to resort to legal action, but feels, "a strong case".
The DfT has said that he has to defend "every confidence" in The Franchise competition process, and "robust" decisions that have been made.
The pensions Regulator has estimated that the UK rail industry needs to close billion-pound gap in the railway pension, while the post said carriage has, it was asked on the risks of not controlling it "and manage".
railway-are called company, to help the government make the pension Deficit .
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Source of news: bbc.com
