Virgin Trains East Coast (VTEC) was a train operating company in the United Kingdom that operated the InterCity East Coast franchise on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland. It commenced operations on 1 March 2015, taking over from East Coast as a joint venture between Stagecoach (90%) and Virgin Group (10%).
InterCity 225 and HST at London King's Cross in May 2017
Class 800 in Virgin Trains East Coast livery
Image: 43 316 at Kings Cross by Hugh Llewelyn
Image: IC125@40 TS 42210 at York
InterCity East Coast is a railway franchise for passenger trains on the East Coast Main Line in the United Kingdom from London King's Cross to Hull, Leeds, Bradford, Harrogate, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness and Aberdeen. It was formed during the privatisation of British Rail and transferred to the private sector in April 1996.
LNER 800105 at London King's Cross in 2019
GNER InterCity 125 at King's Cross station in May 2007
East Coast InterCity 225 at Edinburgh Waverley station in June 2014
An InterCity 125 seen at Leeds station, operated by Virgin Trains East Coast.