In this issue
Welcome to the Red Letter
Record numbers travelling with Virgin Trains to and from the North West
Business news
Booking tickets through Amazon Alexa
Buzzing to support Manchester’s Bee in the City
August and September engineering works
Launching new Blackpool - London services
Titanic Brewery set to dock at Stoke Station
Unveiling our summer of Pride
Supporting the Release Scotland partnership
CRP Corner
North Cheshire Community Rail Partnership
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Welcome to the Red Letter
 
Record numbers travelling with Virgin Trains to and from the North West

In 2017/18 just over 38m journeys were made with Virgin Trains on the west coast route. 15.5m of these were to and from destinations in the North West, highlighting the key role Virgin Trains plays in supporting the regional economy.

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Business news
 
Booking tickets through Amazon Alexa

We’re the first travel company in the world to sell tickets through Amazon Alexa.

 

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Buzzing to support Manchester’s Bee in the City

We’ve been announced as the Presenting Partner for this year’s Bee in the City in Manchester.

 

 

 

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August and September engineering works

Over three weekends in August and September there will be no trains to, or from London Euston whilst Network Rail carries out vital improvement work at Wembley as part of Britain’s Railway Upgrade Plan.  This will also have an impact on other West Coast main line services across the route.

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Launching new Blackpool - London services

We recently launched our first electric services to Blackpool, delivering an extra 35 direct services per week to the destination and others along the West Coast route.

 

 

 

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Titanic Brewery set to dock at Stoke Station
Passengers at Stoke-on-Trent station will soon be able to enjoy a pint before catching a train after Virgin Trains and Titanic Brewery revealed plans to open a craft beer and snack bar at the city’s main railway station.
 
 
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Unveiling our summer of Pride

In May we launched our first Pride train at Birmingham New Street station, marking the start of Pride celebrations across our route.

 

 
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Supporting the Release Scotland partnership

We’ve played a leading role in bringing together businesses, charities and government agencies working in Scotland to help people with convictions develop their potential in the workplace and contribute to a successful, growing economy.

 

 
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CRP Corner
North Cheshire Community Rail Partnership

We are pleased to announce that North Cheshire Community Rail Partnership has commenced its activities along the line of Hooton to Warrington and covers stations from Hooton to Helsby and from Chester to Warrington Bank Quay.

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