In this issue
Business news
Booking tickets through Amazon Alexa
August and September engineering works
Launching new Blackpool - London services
Unveiling our summer of Pride
Buzzing to support Manchester’s Bee in the City
Celebrating the railway in Carlisle
Supporting the Release Scotland partnership
CRP Corner
Community Rail Lancashire
North Cheshire Community Rail Partnership
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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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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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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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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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Celebrating the railway in Carlisle

Virgin Trains has offered passengers a unique insight into the railway in Cumbria with our first Railway Day at Carlisle station.

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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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Community Rail Lancashire

Community Rail Lancashire (CRL) works with Virgin Trains at Preston station, inspiring students and young people to experience rail travel.

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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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