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Temple Mills International Depot yard. DAVID STUBBINGS.

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Next deadline in Temple Mills depot application process is put back

Request to push back first deadline is made by "one of the applicants".

Temple Mills 30 Jun

Eurostar train stands at St Pancras. ALAMY.

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New incentive scheme launched for prospective Channel Tunnel operators

London St. Pancras Highspeed, the newly branded name for HS1 Ltd, has unveiled an initiative designed to enhance international rail travel between the UK and Europe.

HS1 4 Apr

803002 working Lumo's 1S93 1045 Kings Cross to Edinburgh through Little Ponton in Lincolnshire on August 5 2022. PAUL CLARK

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DfT opposes eight out of nine open access applications citing revenue and performance concerns

Department for Transport said several did not meet the abstraction threshold, and raised several other concerns.

Open access 10 Feb

Allan McLean travelling on a Virgin Trains Pendolino during a media breakfast to mark his retirement in 2012. VIRGIN TRAINS.

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Former BR and Virgin Trains press officer Allan McLean dies aged 78

He played a key role in saving the Anglo-Scottish sleeper services and reopening the Borders Railway.

People 29 Jan

Lumo 803 001 arrives at Newcastle Central forming the 1525 Edinburgh-King’s Cross on August 6 2022. Lumo is one of three open access operators on the East Coast Main Line. ANTONY GUPPY.

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Office of Rail and Road inundated with more than 80 track applications

The ORR is shifting through more than 80 track applications after putting out a call for bids earlier this year

Office of Rail and Road 2 Dec

Two Eurostar services at London St Pancras station

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ORR working with Channel Tunnel hopefuls as they try to secure depot space and challenge Eurostar

Two operators, Evolyn and Virgin, want to start their own passenger services through the Channel Tunnel and challenge Eurostar

Channel Tunnel 28 Nov

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Avanti vows forward-thinking on West Coast

Avanti brand launched for West Coast Partnership

27 Nov

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Virgin Trains takes record number of Glasgow airline passengers

Record market share for Virgin Trains

27 Nov

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First Trenitalia to operate West Coast Partnership from December 2019

First Trenitalia replaces Virgin Trains on West Coast Main Line from December, and will be shadow operator of HS2

14 Aug

Services will continue on towards Manchester Victoria after passing through Crewe. JACK BOSKETT.

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Virgin considers bidding for Spanish operations

Virgin calls UK rail "uninvestable" as it eyes Spanish rail market, but union calls comments "shallow"

10 Jul

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GALLERY: Crewe open day raises £55,000 for charity

Charities benefit from Crewe open day

15 Jun

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Virgin proposes London-Liverpool open access service

Virgin Trains applies to run open access services on West Coast Main Line from 2021

11 Jun

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Virgin Trains deploys staff to manage football crowds

Designated carriages for football fans as Virgin Trains introduces staff to deal with crowds

2 Jan

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Virgin Trains completes It’s a Wonderful Life installation

Virgin Trains works with Rethink Mental Illness to recognise the impact the festive period has on vulnerable people

19 Dec

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First electric train at Blackpool North

Pendolino arrives at Blackpool North ahead of introduction of electric services

16 May

Virgin Trains 390010 The Cumbrian Spirit stands at Edge Hill, following its repaint by Alstom at its nearby Widnes facility. VIRGIN TRAINS.

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Virgin Trains' first repainted Pendolino back in traffic

First new-look Pendolino in traffic with Virgin Trains

18 Sept

Virgin Trains 390104 at London Euston prior to working the 2300 to Manchester Piccadilly on September 4. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Britain's hardest working train

4 Sept

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Testing takes IEP train to Scotland for the first time

Intercity Express Programme trains reached Scotland for the first time on August 16, when the first IEP ran to Dunbar for testing.

18 Aug

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Virgin Trains accelerates journeys with eight-minute London-Scotland film

Virgin Trains is inviting customers to experience travel between Scotland and London in just eight minutes

2 Aug

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Rio heroes by rail

Rail industry joins forces to take GB's Olympic and Paralympic heroes from Manchester to Euston.

19 Oct

Virgin Trains

Next deadline in Temple Mills depot application process is put back

New incentive scheme launched for prospective Channel Tunnel operators

DfT opposes eight out of nine open access applications citing revenue and performance concerns

Former BR and Virgin Trains press officer Allan McLean dies aged 78

Office of Rail and Road inundated with more than 80 track applications

ORR working with Channel Tunnel hopefuls as they try to secure depot space and challenge Eurostar

Avanti vows forward-thinking on West Coast

Virgin Trains takes record number of Glasgow airline passengers

First Trenitalia to operate West Coast Partnership from December 2019

Virgin considers bidding for Spanish operations

GALLERY: Crewe open day raises £55,000 for charity

Virgin proposes London-Liverpool open access service

Virgin Trains deploys staff to manage football crowds

Virgin Trains completes It’s a Wonderful Life installation