Virgin Trains was a British train operating company owned by Virgin Rail Group, a joint venture between Virgin Group and Stagecoach, which operated the InterCity West Coast franchise from 9 March 1997
Virgin Pendolino 390045 set heads from Glasgow to Euston in the Upper Clyde Valley
Class 87 at Stafford with a Class 221 Super Voyager on the other track, pictured in 2002
Class 390 Pendolino at Stoke-on-Trent
Class 221 Super Voyager at Glasgow Central
The British Rail Class 390 Pendolino is a type of electric high-speed passenger train operated by Avanti West Coast in Great Britain, leased from Angel Trains. They are electric multiple units, using
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…performance was better. Virgin has undertaken a number of projects to increase punctuality, including radio-controlled watches. On 23 February 2007, a Class 390 Pendolino "City of Glasgow" forming the 17:15 London Euston to Glasgow Central service derailed in the village of Grayrigg in Cumbria. The train was carrying 109…
Avanti West Coast Class 390 passing Rugeley Trent Valley
The refurbished standard-class interior of a Class 390 unit
The Virgin Trains First Class interior in 2015
A Virgin Trains Pendolino tilting into one of the many curves on the northern part of the WCML