Virgin Trains

VisitBritain has partnered with Eurostar and Virgin Trains to offer a united travel service — boosting the MICE market in the UK.

Virgin Trains has become the first travel operator to sell tickets through Amazon Alexa. To celebrate the moment, the company is offering free first-class upgrades to anyone named Alexa.

Virgin Trains has announced two new TVCs as part of an integrated campaign. The two new TV ads, which aired for the first time yesterday, are part of a new campaign and approach that…

Virgin Trains has revealed more than 25 new products will be available from its onboard Foodbar, located in Standard Class, on the east coast route. The move is in response to customer…

Virgin Trains has celebrated its 20th birthday on the West Coast route, where passenger journeys have grown to 37 million a year.   Hungry passengers have been served over five…

Virgin Trains has launched a global first in rail travel technology with its new Explorer app which helps customers on its east coast route navigate their way around stations to locate…

Virgin Trains on the east coast is offering travellers between Edinburgh and London discounted travel in a bid to encourage more people to forget the plane and take the train. With…

Virgin Trains is transforming the onboard dining and shopping experience for customers on its east coast route with a revamped Standard Class menu and onboard food bar packed with new…

Virgin Trains has welcomed the decision by the RMT to suspend industrial action and return to the table for further discussions. The union suspended the walk-outs today after Virgin…

Virgin Trains has launched its Nifty 50 per cent Summer seat sale. Running until this Thursday (18 August) customers can bag discounts on selected advance tickets to destinations along…

Virgin Trains has passed the halfway point in its fleet improvement programme on the east coast with the twenty-third train to be completely refurbished rolling out of Craigentinny,…

Virgin Trains has unveiled David Baddiel as its new ‘Summer Author’.   The comedian and award-winning children’s author of The Parent Agency and The Person Controller will have a…

Celebrity chef James Martin has been travelling on Virgin Trains this week, serving up treats from his new seasonal menu to surprised customers in the operator’s newly refurbished First…

Virgin Trains claims to have seen a surge in cross-border travel bookings after announcing increased services between Edinburgh and London.  A new timetable with 42 additional trains…

Virgin Trains has launched its Zen Zone in its recently refurbished First Class Lounge.  The ‘Zen Zone’ joins meeting, working and resting zones in the revamped lounge, which includes…

Virgin Trains is set to partner with well-known British chef and TV presenter, James Martin, as part of the train operator’s continued transformation of the East Coast services.  From…

Virgin Trains has unveiled the first of its newly refurbished trains as part of a £40m project to improve the customer experience.   All of Virgin’s trains on its east coast route are…

Virgin Trains has launched its new services to London from Sunderland and Stirling.   The new services have been launched in response to demands from both business and leisure…

Virgin Trains has signed a pledge to reduce its carbon footprint and contribute to global targets to limit climate change. The Railway Climate Responsibility Pledge is being…

Virgin Trains has unveiled its two Christmas trains sporting striking blue liveries in place of the Virgin red.   A Pendolino has been transformed into a Penguilino and a…

Virgin Trains has announced a £21m train refurbishment programme for its fleet of 45 trains on its east coast route.  This investment will mean that the company will have…

Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has unveiled Virgin’s new ‘Flying Scotsman’ train, celebrating one of the most famous names in railway history. Virgin Trains, which runs a…

Virgin Trains East Coast has launched a flash sale with 150,000 tickets available for routes including London-Edinburgh and London-Newcastle priced from £10 return. The super-cheap seats…

Virgin Trains has revealed a GBP50 million upgrade to its onboard and station services based on feedback from its customers. The rail operator will introduce faster WiFi on its trains…

Virgin Trains has won the contract to continue running the west coast mainline rail franchise. The Department of Transport said the company would pay more than GBP430 million to…

Virgin Trains has submitted a new application to operate train services from London to Blackpool and Shrewsbury after losing an appeal last week. The train operator believes it can…

Business travel bookings have surpassed the leisure sector for Virgin Trains, it has revealed. The train operator said corporate sales for the 12 weeks up to 22 June were up 12%…

Virgin Trains is hoping to compete with airlines on the Scotland to Birmingham travel route with more services from December. The rescheduling of the West Coast line will mean a…

The Department for Transport (DfT) showed favouritism and a lack of transparency in its decision to reward the West Coast franchise to FirstGroup, an interim review has said. The DfT is…

The Department for Transport (DfT) has made a u-turn on its decision to award the West Coast mainline contract to the FirstGroup. Newly-appointed transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin said…

Virgin Trains has commenced court proceedings against the Department for Transport over its decision to award West Coast mainline to FirstGroup. The company said it was left with no choice…

An e-petition to get the government to reconsider the running of the West Coast line franchise has reached 100,000 signatures. The milestone means the issue has a chance of being debated in…

Sir Richard Branson has blasted the Department for Transport (DfT) after it lost its West Coast Mainline contract to FirstGroup.  Branson’s Virgin Trains division was pulled from the…