Two Royal Air Force veterans who served in the Second World War have launched a specially-named train. The historic train name – ‘Royal Air Force Centenary 1918-2018’ – celebrates the 100^th anniversary of the RAF and commemorates its historic links with the railway in North Wales.

The nameplate, which carries the station crest of the RAF Valley station, was unveiled on Virgin Trains’ Super Voyager by veterans Mary Roberts and Wing Commander John Wynne, both of whom served in WW2. It features the crest of the RAF Valley station, located yards from our North Wales route and home to No 4 Flying Training School, responsible for training the UK’s next generation of world-class fighter pilots.

This is the first Voyager in our fleet to carry a different name to the ‘famous Voyagers’ names that were used when the fleet was first introduced in 2001. The Class 221 train will serve the North Wales route and other destinations including Edinburgh, Birmingham and Shropshire.