What is Virgin Trains now called?

Avanti West Coast has been unveiled as the name of the operator replacing Virgin Trains. Aberdeen-based transport company FirstGroup and Italian firm Trenitalia announced the brand name for their partnership which will run services on the west coast route from December 8.



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Virgin Trains and its partner Stagecoach have been excluded from bidding to continue to run trains on the West Coast main line beyond 2020 because, says the DfT: “They submitted non-compliant bids for all current competitions which breached established rules and, in doing so, they are responsible for their own ...

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In most cases, we would say Lumo will have the edge when you're travelling alone. If you're travelling last-minute, you might snap up a great deal on quieter trains. However, busier trains might have little or no difference – it might even be cheaper to pick LNER.

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Azuma means “east” in Japanese. Our new trains use Japanese bullet train technology, built by Hitachi's UK manufacturing team in County Durham, using parts supplied from the North East.

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