The picture of the Virgin Super Voyager with the beautiful clear sky and the snow is just an iconic photograph and is by far one of the best pictures of this train. The photographer responsible should be quite rightly proud of it.👏🤝
One of the most notable pieces in the national press following the end of Virgin Trains in the UK was from respected travel correspondent Simon Calder who simply described their reign as a good example of how to run a train company.
Its a really sad moment because Virgin Trains are my favourite company. It will be very strange not seeing the Pendolino and Voyagers running up and down the line in the iconic red and silver livery. Feels like an end of an era. Goodbye Virgin Trains, you will be missed :(
First it was Transpennine express, then Scotrail, now Virgin Trains. I hope that Firstgroup fails to run the WCML big time. What is with the British Rail network these days. I say bring back Central Trains, Midland Mainline, GNER, EWS and Virgin Trains. And get rid of these companies who can't actually afford to run the rail network like their predecessors
He we are, 7 years later reliving this fiasco, with Virgin almost certainly going. FirstGroup have made yet another near impossible bid to run on the WCML and the DfT have accepted it and blocked Virgin. Shocking
Hello There Again it is Mr Cannadine T. Boxill-Harris, I have another interesting idea for most of you Class 313, Class 314 and that also is including those interesting Class 315 Fans out there, rather than scrapping most of those Class 313's Class 314's including the Class 315's maybe you guys can convert them and including the refurbishment into those Leyland 680 Engine, Scania N112 Engine, Volvo B10M Engine, Cummins M11 Engine, Gardner 6LXC Engine, Gardner 6LXB Engine, Gardner 8LXB Engine, Class 313's, Class 314's and the Class 315's and convert all of them into a 2 Carriages and Three Carriages of the Class 313's, Class 314's and that is including those Class 315's for most of us Class 314's and the Class 315's Diesel Train Fans Pretty PLEASE Are you still going to do this interesting type of Project for all of us out there Please?
I think there will be many people out there who will miss Virgin trains. I don't really understand the process or reasoning that led to VT losing the franchise both for the West Coast main line or the previously held XC cross country route that went from Aberdeen to Bournemouth, Plymouth and Southampton Central & back but there's no point in dwelling on the past what's done is done. Onwards and Upwards. Hopefully one day VT will return.
First is not American, its head office is in Aberdeen, Scotland. It was formed as First Bus in 1995 from the merger of two smaller U.K. based bus groups and renamed First Group in 1998 when it started to win rail franchises following the privatisation of the U.K. It has since expanded into Europe and North America and now owns Greyhound in the U.S.
It was Virgin who introduced them. And of all the train companies to start out at the time British Rail was privatised, Virgin Trains have been arguably the best example of how to run a train company. That last sentence was actually the exact words of well-known and respected Travel guru Simon Calder. People matter.
No one is taking over Virgin Train company but with no contracts it will be broken apart and the assets sold to the highest bidder most like the train will go to a foreign country for the most money sadly.The company over the contract is First Group which is owned by an American.
Ryan Turner I feel your pain we used to have Virgin Cross country and a direct train to London now we have a infrequent service to anywhere over than Nottingham or Birmingham
Scandalous decision to take the West Coast mainline franchise off Virgin Trains and to give a to the First Group who have a poor reputation across the UK with both buses and trains. Just doesn't make any sense. Same applies to the decision to take XC Cross Country services off Virgin. As the subtitle of this video described, Virgin Trains were easily the BEST train operator in the UK. Virgin Trains you will be & are missed.😭
Yes on December the British virgin trains company will not exist any more making over 800 British job losses so the American company can take over which is a joke
hell no most likely Virgin will sell them to other countries for the most profit and fist group is too cheap to get new train as all their trains look 20 years old.
Virgin trains have quickly become a disgrace to the railway. They have fucked up EC with their corrupt partners stagecoach (who Branson is a large shareholder of), their West Coast services have become more expensive and unreliable and their rolling stock is an absolute joke. Pendolino's are just glorified Voyagers and the Voyagers are disgusting trains. Sooner they are taken into public hands or given to First Group the better.
The picture of the Virgin Super Voyager with the beautiful clear sky and the snow is just an iconic photograph and is by far one of the best pictures of this train.
The photographer responsible should be quite rightly proud of it.👏🤝
R.I.P Virgin trains, we will all miss you :c You gave us great service from 1997 - 2019. It is the end of an amazing era
THANK YOU FOR THE MEMORIES.
Virgin aren't going anywhere anymore! Such brilliant news! It was announced this morning, that Virgin will remain on the WCML!!! :) Excellent news!
Woah phew
That was close, but It got me confused a second then XD
Jakeba Hulse this was in 2012
R.I.P. Virgin, it truly will be the end of an era :(
Great tribute video, the song choice is very fitting for it.
Virgin stayed on the WCML until 2019 but lost the franchise to first grouped for real this timw
One of the most notable pieces in the national press following the end of Virgin Trains in the UK was from respected travel correspondent Simon Calder who simply described their reign as a good example of how to run a train company.
Rip Virgin Trains will be missed 1997-2019
Great montage mate!👍👏🤝
I am sure that there will have been many people around the UK who have similar feelings about Virgin trains and their legacy.
I really miss virgin trains😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😪😓😓😓😓😓😓😓😪😫
Its a really sad moment because Virgin Trains are my favourite company. It will be very strange not seeing the Pendolino and Voyagers running up and down the line in the iconic red and silver livery. Feels like an end of an era. Goodbye Virgin Trains, you will be missed :(
It was announced on wednesday. Will come into action on December 9th. December 8th will be the last day of Virgin Trains.
This is sadly true this year
Oh :'( Farewelll Virgin Trains you will be greatly missed
R.I.P Virgin Trains :]
Don't really know if too many people realised it at the time but I think that we were spoiled under Virgin.
First it was Transpennine express, then Scotrail, now Virgin Trains. I hope that Firstgroup fails to run the WCML big time. What is with the British Rail network these days. I say bring back Central Trains, Midland Mainline, GNER, EWS and Virgin Trains. And get rid of these companies who can't actually afford to run the rail network like their predecessors
I loved virgin trains VIRGIN trains taking some sleep!
He we are, 7 years later reliving this fiasco, with Virgin almost certainly going.
FirstGroup have made yet another near impossible bid to run on the WCML and the DfT have accepted it and blocked Virgin. Shocking
just to inform virgin are still working on the line and in the air but i agree they are the best company
Hello There Again it is Mr Cannadine T. Boxill-Harris, I have another interesting idea for most of you Class 313, Class 314 and that also is including those interesting Class 315 Fans out there, rather than scrapping most of those Class 313's Class 314's including the Class 315's maybe you guys can convert them and including the refurbishment into those Leyland 680 Engine, Scania N112 Engine, Volvo B10M Engine, Cummins M11 Engine, Gardner 6LXC Engine, Gardner 6LXB Engine, Gardner 8LXB Engine, Class 313's, Class 314's and the Class 315's and convert all of them into a 2 Carriages and Three Carriages of the Class 313's, Class 314's and that is including those Class 315's for most of us Class 314's and the Class 315's Diesel Train Fans Pretty PLEASE Are you still going to do this interesting type of Project
for all of us out there Please?
I think there will be many people out there who will miss Virgin trains.
I don't really understand the process or reasoning that led to VT losing the franchise both for the West Coast main line or the previously held XC cross country route that went from Aberdeen to Bournemouth, Plymouth and Southampton Central & back but there's no point in dwelling on the past what's done is done.
Onwards and Upwards. Hopefully one day VT will return.
I think that was the case for many of their passengers.
Virgin seemed to have their own private fan club when it came to running their train services.
cool
The franchise has been moved up to 2017
First is not American, its head office is in Aberdeen, Scotland. It was formed as First Bus in 1995 from the merger of two smaller U.K. based bus groups and renamed First Group in 1998 when it started to win rail franchises following the privatisation of the U.K. It has since expanded into Europe and North America and now owns Greyhound in the U.S.
It’s sad because I never got to ride Virgin Trains
next time i go out train spoting going to make a banner saying farewell virgin train 1997-2012
No more class 390? No more 222?
It was Virgin who introduced them.
And of all the train companies to start out at the time British Rail was privatised, Virgin Trains have been arguably the best example of how to run a train company.
That last sentence was actually the exact words of well-known and respected Travel guru Simon Calder.
People matter.
Superb Virgin service from Euston to Glasgow, superb.
Uhh... Virgin trains is still running and now owns the east coast main line!
As of June 2018, this comment is incorrect.
And from december 9th 2019 this comment will be even more incorrect.
Mr- rio lol
this guy can read da future because its avanti west coast now!
will the class 221 s be sold to EMT
nope
vrigin train is my best my favourite trains central trains 2nd favourite i miss central train 150 153 156 170s and vrigin trains 220 and 390s
You could say that Richard Branson has lost his virginity
will they change their colurs or not?
No one is taking over Virgin Train company but with no contracts it will be broken apart and the assets sold to the highest bidder most like the train will go to a foreign country for the most money sadly.The company over the contract is First Group which is owned by an American.
SO what is the company that is taking over the legendary Virgin Trains company?
the decline of the British rail gets worse
:'(
Yes all train colours will turn into the First group blue :(
apparently this might not happen
It's very sad. I don't really understand why Virgin has been taken over.
what will happen to the pendos? wont first take them over?
So is the virgin train company being disbanded throught the whole of the UK?
:( I wish VT won the franchise. :(
When did this happen?
I'm over in Canada....
I'm so upset I'm NOT LETTING happen
now who is going to volunteer to mark out a route to Glasgow without wcml accept if first go bust
First is taking over VT.
damn you first virgin was my favourite company in the uk first has terrible service
this is from 2012 virgin dies in 2019
where are you ar 3:01 ?
😭
come on virgin one last chance we can only hope they will be lucky
it is really sad to see virgin trains i cryd when i hrad thay lost the frachies
Instead down Plymouth we got first great Weston who are good but I prefer Virgin and we got crosscountry
Ryan Turner I feel your pain we used to have Virgin Cross country and a direct train to London now we have a infrequent service to anywhere over than Nottingham or Birmingham
Scandalous decision to take the West Coast mainline franchise off Virgin Trains and to give a to the First Group who have a poor reputation across the UK with both buses and trains.
Just doesn't make any sense.
Same applies to the decision to take XC Cross Country services off Virgin.
As the subtitle of this video described, Virgin Trains were easily the BEST train operator in the UK.
Virgin Trains you will be & are missed.😭
Yes on December the British virgin trains company will not exist any more making over 800 British job losses so the American company can take over which is a joke
looks like london euston to me :D
hell no most likely Virgin will sell them to other countries for the most profit and fist group is too cheap to get new train as all their trains look 20 years old.
too many tin pot firms with here train sets they can all go and bring back BR
Central Trains was better :O
Northern Rail was better dan those late things (forgot centehs rules there)
NR are still around.
Well, yes :P. Im in year 2017 though.
Anyway, Virgin are still around
ik
Virgin trains have quickly become a disgrace to the railway. They have fucked up EC with their corrupt partners stagecoach (who Branson is a large shareholder of), their West Coast services have become more expensive and unreliable and their rolling stock is an absolute joke. Pendolino's are just glorified Voyagers and the Voyagers are disgusting trains. Sooner they are taken into public hands or given to First Group the better.
Awarding the WCML franchise to First Group makes about as much sense as voting for Brexit.🤡🙄👎😡
In otherwords, no sense at all.☹😳🤔😡😭😖
FGW are better