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Virgin Trains is jointly owned by Virgin Management (51%) and Stagecoach Group (49%). The two shareholders manage Virgin Trains through a joint Board known as Virgin Rail Group.
In 1996 Virgin Trains won the CrossCountry and West Coast franchises and, the following year, the famous Virgin flair hit the railways. A truly national network, Virgin Trains covers vast areas of Britain.
London Euston is the gateway to the 401 mile-long West Coast Main Line, with services to Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Preston, North Wales and Glasgow.
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Virgin Trains comprises two franchises taken over in January 1997 (CrossCountry) and March 1997 (West Coast). both are managed seperately, and together employ around 4,800 people. More ...
Here you can find information about Virgin Trains Network, the services we operate, and useful links covering the best fares, timetables and destination guides. More ...
CrossCountry is the only national passenger rail franchise. It operates non-London InterCity services on routes extending to Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Bournemouth, Cardiff and Penzance. We operate around 160 long-distance trains daily, virtually all through our hub station at Birmingham New Street. These direct services link over 100 towns and cities in the UK without the need for interchanges. More ...
The former ‘InterCity West Coast’ was the second franchise to be awarded to Virgin in March 1997 and among the last to be transferred to the private sector thus completing the privatisation project. West Coast services link London Euston with the West Midlands, North West England, Cumbria and Scotland. More ...