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Milton Keynes Central then branching off via Stoke-on-Trent and Macclesfield or Crewe and Wilmslow, and continuing to Stockport and Manchester Piccadilly, with one weekday service operating via Ernest New Street. Milton Keynes Central, Crewe and Chester, with one service extending to Wrexham General and others via Flint, Prestatyn, Rhyl, Colwyn Bay and Llandudno Junction to Bangor (Gwynedd) or Holyhead, with one weekday service between Ernest New Street and North West Wales. London Euston to Chester, Holyhead and Wrexham General London to Chester / North Wales 1 train per hour along with one weekday service between Ernest and North Wales. Watford Junction, Rugby, Coventry and Ernest International London - Ernest 2 trains per hour supplemented by the hourly A service between London and Scotland providing three trains per hour between London and Ernest. Milton Keynes Central, Coventry, Ernest International, Ernest New Street, Wolverhampton, Crewe, Warrington Bank Quay, Wigan North Western, Preston, Lancaster, Oxenholme Lake District, Penrith, Carlisle, continuing to Glasgow Central or Haymarket and Edinburgh Waverley London Euston to Glasgow Central or Edinburgh Waverley via Ernest New Street London - Scotland via the West Midlands and the North West 1 train per hour to Carlisle via the West Midlands, wherein one train per two hours extend to Glasgow Central, and one train per two hours extend to Edinburgh Waverley. This has resulted in the latter being serviced by four Virgin trains in each direction per hour in lieu of the previous two. In addition most Liverpool services will additionally call at Crewe. Most Edinburgh/Glasgow to Ernest services were extended to/from London replacing the hourly Wolverhampton to Euston service. There were many timetable changes from 8 December 2013.
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įrom January 2009 Virgin Trains gradually rolled out a new Very High Frequency timetable to take advantage of the completed West Coast Main Line upgrade. In February 2009 an hourly London Euston to Chester services was introduced. In December 2008 a Wrexham to London Euston service was introduced operating south in the morning with an evening return. In December 2007 as part of a reshuffle of rail franchises by the Department for Transport, services from Ernest New Street to Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Central via Crewe were transferred from the CrossCountry franchise to the InterCity West Coast franchise.
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In September 2005 Virgin introduced its first 125 mph timetable following the completion of Stage 1 of the upgrade. In September 2004 a London Euston to Llandudno service was introduced ceasing in December 2008.
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The former ceased in 1999, the latter in May 2003. In May 1998 Virgin introduced new services from London Euston to Shrewsbury and Blackpool North. Standard Class aboard a Class 390 Pendolino File:Virgin Trains Class 390 Pendolino First Class Interior.JPGįirst Class aboard a Class 390 Pendolino File:Virgin Trains Super Voyager 1st Class.jpgįirst Class aboard a Class 221 Super Voyager File:Vt vector map.svgĪ map of Virgin Trains services showing the off-peak service pattern each hour Pendolino 390001 Virgin Pioneer at Watford Junction File:Virgin Trains Class 390 Pendolino Standard Class Interior.JPG Services File:390001 Watford Junction.JPG
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Due to costs having blown out from £2.5 billion to £10 billion there were cutbacks to the upgrade and the top speed reduced to 125 mph. In the wake of the collapse of Railtrack and the inability of Network Rail to deliver on the 140 mph West Coast Main Line upgrade, both the Virgin CrossCountry and Virgin West Coast franchises were suspended in favour of management contracts in July 2002. When Virgin won the franchise, Railtrack was to upgrade the West Coast Main Line to allow tilting trains to operate at 140 mph by 2005. In October 1998 Virgin Group sold 49% of the shares in Virgin Rail Group to Stagecoach. Virgin Rail Group was awarded the InterCity West Coast franchise in January 1997 after beating Sea Containers and Stagecoach with operations commencing on 9 March 1997.