Birmingham Mail - Tag - virgin trains

West Coast Main Line trains between London and Birmingham suspended

Birmingham Mail — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:00:00 GMT

PASSENGERS travelling by train to London from Birmingham and the Black Country faced massive disruption after a derailment.

Virgin faces rival bidders on rail line

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:45:00 GMT

VIRGIN Trains faces a battle against rivals from across Europe to keep its West Coast Main Line franchise, Ministers have revealed.

Train services begin to return to normal after chaos between London and Birmingham for 24 hours

Birmingham Mail — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 08:56:00 GMT

RAIL services between Birmingham and London were this morning returning to normal after 24 hours of long delays.

Long-suffering Midland commuters get boost of 150 new seats

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:35:00 GMT

LONG-SUFFERING commuters standing in packed Midlands trains have received a huge boost – with 150 extra seats being created on many Virgin West Coast Main Line services.

Extra seats on Birmingham New Street rail links to Scotland

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 23:06:00 GMT

CAPACITY on rail links between Birmingham and Scotland will be increased to provide thousands of extra seats a week.

Birmingham Internation railway station evacuated

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:06:00 GMT

Birmingham International railway station was evacuated on Monday after a train triggered a fire alarm.

Stechford man's stroll on rails cost firm £43k

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 09:56:00 GMT

A MAN caused the rail network to be shut down for 45 minutes costing £43,000 in disruption when he decided to walk along train tracks in Birmingham to “clear his head”.

Virgin battle to keep Birmingham to London rail services

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 08:58:00 GMT

VIRGIN Trains will face competition from Europe’s biggest rail operators for the right to keep running services between Birmingham and London.

Virgin Trains demands more snow ploughs after cancellations to 600 services on the West Coast Main Line

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 09:00:00 GMT

VIRGIN Trains has demanded more snow ploughs after revealing cancellations to more than 600 services on the West Coast Main Line as Arctic weather caused chaos.

Virgin Trains makes franchise journey times pledge

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:58:00 GMT

THE boss of Virgin Trains has vowed to slash journey times between Birmingham and London if his firm wins the next franchise for the route.