Thanks for the memories

Meeting the boss: Sir Richard with the Virgin Trains team from the ticket office at Euston.

It’s with a heavy heart that it’s almost time to say goodbye to Virgin Trains on the West Coast. It’s been an amazing 22 years where we’ve surpassed the expectations of the public, proved the doubters wrong and shown the other train companies what’s possible.

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