Virgin CrossCountry was a British train operating company that operated the InterCity CrossCountry passenger franchise from January 1997 until November 2007. Along with the InterCity West Coast franch
A Class 220 Voyager at Bristol Temple Meads in 2005
43093 Lady in Red in Virgin CrossCountry livery at Preston
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XC Trains Limited, trading as CrossCountry, is a British train operating company owned by Arriva UK Trains, operating the current CrossCountry franchise.
Virgin CrossCountry
…in July 2002. The government opted to retender the CrossCountry franchise during the late 2000s and services were transferred over to Arriva-owned CrossCountry on 11 November 2007. Virgin CrossCountry operated some of the longest direct rail services in the United Kingdom, but most avoided Greater London…
Class 220 Voyager unit passing Spittal, outside Berwick-upon-Tweed
Class 221 Super Voyager at Manchester Piccadilly forming a service to Bournemouth.
Class 221 at Bristol Temple Meads in 2017
Class 170 Turbostar 170109 at Gloucester