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	Station Access
		District to Southbound Connex, Silverlink and Virgin Cross Country
		District to Northbound Connex, Silverlink and Virgin Cross Country
	map.tfl.gov.uk /accessible/access.asp?id=121

	Virgin Trains - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Virgin Cross-Country also inherited several High Speed Trains, and Mk.2 coaches which were hauled by Class 47 diesel locomotives and Class 86 locomotives on electrified routes.
		On privatisation, Virgin West Coast inherited a mixture of Mk.2 and Mk.3 coaches, with electric locomotives of Classes 86, 87 and 90.
		Virgin Trains were successful in the bids for 2 franchises, the first being to run express train services on the West Coast Main Line (WCML).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Virgin_Trains

	British Rail Class 86 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This prompted the suggestion that the Anglia Class 86 fleet be replaced by the 15 Class 90 locomotives from Virgin Trains, which were soon to be made redundant by the introduction of new Class 390 "Pendolino" units.
		From 1998 onwards, locomotives began to be outshopped in the new Virgin Trans red and black livery.
		Following the withdrawal of the Anglia Railways, Virgin Trains and EWS fleets, Freigtliner is now the main operator of the class.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Rail_Class_86

	Virgin Cross Country - Biggest country resource on the Internet
		Virgin West Coast and Virgin Cross Country are commonly abbreviated to VWC and VXC.
		Virgin trains, operator of intercity and cross-country trains in the UK currently operates a fleet of Inter...
		between the Cs and producing either Virgin Cross Coast (an airline?) or Virgin West Country...
	country.triborne.com /index.php?k=virgin-cross-country

	BBC NEWS England Virgin's catalogue of misfortune
		Virgin has doubled frequencies on many cross country routes.
		Rail bosses at Virgin admit train services on Cross Country routes are being badly disrupted by the effects of severe weather and new timetables.
		Virgin admits it is reducing the number of cheap, advance purchase tickets on some trains, to persuade passengers to travel at less popular times.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/2492385.stm

	Virgin Trains - Review - Virgin Cross Country
		All in all, Virgin Cross Country is a good value service, that occasionally runs to time and offers a really good service.
		Virgin claims that many of their punctuality problems are caused by the poor reliability of the old rolling stock (30-35 years old) that they inherited with the franchise, and that many of the problems will be solved with the new Voyager and Super Voyager units that they are now introducing.
		I am deeply sceptical - I have used Virgin services countless times, and only once has a problem developed with the old rolling stock (the locomotive malfunctioned and had to be changed, which added about 15 minutes to the journey).
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /transport-international/virgin-trains/364030

	hANSARD1
		I have said that GNER is the main operator on the east coast main line, but I should also mention Virgin Cross Country, which provides daily services to the west country and the south coast.
		Virgin west coast services were severely disrupted by problems associated with modernisation work at Willesden and in the Euston area.
		Standards on the Virgin services have never been as good as those on GNER, nor is Virgin as good as GNER at looking after passengers when something goes wrong, and I have considerable experience of that.
	website.lineone.net /~berwicklibdems/hansard1.htm

	Sunday Business (London, England) : Cross Country comes out of the sidings. @ HighBeam Research
		Virgin Cross Country, a franchise put together out of British Rail's least glamorous regional intercity routes when the state railway was broken up four years ago, will see the start of a much-needed makeover, with smart new trains and a doubling of service frequency.
		Cross Country has long been the rail industry's best-kept secret.
		Start / S / Sunday Business (London, England) / December 10, 2000 / Cross Country comes out of the sidings.
	static.highbeam.com /s/sundaybusinesslondonengland/december102000/crosscountrycomesoutofthesidings/index.html

	GB Photos 2003
		Liverpool ceased to be served by Virgin Cross-country from September 2003, a victim of service reductions designed to improve reliability.
		Virgin West Coast ended their regular use of Class 86 electric locomotives during the year.
		This year, Virgin Class 57 locos (rebuilt Class 47s) made their debut on these services.
	home.clara.net /johndarm/GBphots03.htm

	Virgin Rail Complaints
		Virgin said it reflected a 17 per cent cut in subsidy this year when it was having to start paying its £1 billion bill for new trains due to come into service in 2001.
		VIRGIN tell us that they acknowledge that the memo was not drafted well.
		The good news is that VIRGIN will be introducing reduced rate single tickets at the end of this month.
	www.virginaircrewlies.com /railway/train2.htm

	C4 News - Home - Transport - Rail routes change
		Virgin Cross Country will shorten some routes, regularity of trains on other routes will be reduced, and in some cases the line will be taken over by other rail franchises.
		But there are some cuts and alterations to Virgin Cross Country trains and several route changes on Central Trains.
		Virgin's Gloucester to Birmingham service will be reduced to one daily train each way, rather than the every-other-hour service currently in operation.
	www.channel4.com /news/2003/02/week_4/25_rail.html

	SEmG--Cross Country Services
		Virgin Cross Country regularly use HST units for the Bournemouth-Scotland service which run on the Southern as far as Basingstoke where they continue via Reading, or class 47 hauled trains to and from Sussex.
		Cross country services (in BR days Inter-Regional Trains) have a long history and some services can be traced back to examples such as the LandNWR "Sunny South Express" between Liverpool and Eastbourne, "The Pines Express" between Manchester and Bournemouth and the un-named 11 a.m.
		Unit 43090 in Virgin X-Country livery leads the 12:25 p.m.
	www.semg.org.uk /visitor/visitor_1.html

	Trainspotting.tv
		From my own experiences part of the problem seems to be that these cross country services, and I don't just mean Virgin here, seem to just be an incredibly long stopping service.
		On the plus side (for me) Virgin are just about the nicest guys to deal with, they bend over backwards to help and the PR department is one for Richard Branson to be proud of.
		There are outside influences to consider, of course, the weather doesn't help for one, but railways have been around for a long, long time and to have brand new sets failing because of sea water soaking them in the Dawlish area is really not on.
	www.trainspotting.tv /series/vcc.htm

	Ananova - Virgin Cross Country stop services in North East
		Some Cross Country Services are running every two hours between Scotland, Taunton and Southampton, although some services may still start from Birmingham New Street and end at Reading.
		Virgin trains going to the North East are not running past Birmingham, except for occassional shuttle services between Edinburgh and Newcastle, due to extensive flooding in the region.
		Virgin West Coast customers travelling north to destinations other than Manchester or Liverpool should change at Crewe for hourly trains calling at stations to Preston, Carlisle, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
	www.ananova.com /news/story/sm_110924.html

	Guardian Unlimited Special reports Virgin in peak-time rail fare 'rip-off'
		Virgin wrote back telling her that it changed the policy because it thought business travellers were getting too good a deal.
		Virgin has extended its peak period by an hour from 9.30am so saver tickets cannot be used until 10.30.
		A Virgin spokeswoman denied business travellers are being targeted and said the company is having to put some fares up to replace dwindling government subsidy.
	www.guardian.co.uk /transport/Story/0,2763,336139,00.html

	BBC News UK 'Massive losses' for rail operators
		However, Virgin Cross Country chief executive Chris Green told File on 4 that the debts need to be put into perspective.
		The biggest loss maker is Virgin's Cross Country network which runs from Scotland to the south-west.
		Arriva Trains Northern - the company with the worst record for punctuality and reliability in the country - has made a loss of £19.8m over nine months.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/1755534.stm

	Executive Committee - Virgin Cross Country Trains' Proposals (ED/00/136/HQ) - 9 May 2000
		This report analyses the proposals from Virgin Trains for the 2003 Cross Country Timetable, and identifies areas of concern to bring to the attention of the Rail Regulator.
		A joint Virgin/Railtrack team has been working for some time on a revised timetable for cross country services, to be introduced when all the new trains are in service, in 2003.
		It is suggested that the Rail Regulator should require Railtrack and Cross Country Trains to resolve the outstanding difficulties in relation to this part of the network, so as to secure significant journey time improvements for the travelling public.
	atschool.eduweb.co.uk /bheber1/gnvq-ict/External/DCC/reports/ed00136hq.html

	Travel Guide for Manchester to London ¦ www.cr3000.com
		Virgin Trains Cross Country services are hourly from Manchester to Banbury and all services on this route are operated by state of the art 125mph diesel Voyager units.
		Virgin Trains Cross Country services are hourly from Manchester to Reading and all services on this route are operated by state of the art 125mph diesel Voyager units.
		Once at Reading Virgin Cross Country departures are mainly twice hourly; departures are at 5 minutes past and 35 minutes past the hour here.
	www.cr3000.com /travel/manc-lond.html

	Trelleborg Industrial AVS
		Virgin Cross Country is one of Virgin’s two rail franchises and is a joint venture with Stagecoach.
		The Virgin Cross Country power packs are manufactured at the Cummins factory in Darlington, UK Approved to BS EN ISO 9001, Trelleborg Industrial AVS is a world leader in the design and manufacture of rubber to metal bonded components for anti-vibration applications and suspension systems used in rail, marine, industrial and civil engineering applications.
		The Virgin Cross Country contract is also significant for Trelleborg in that, for the first time ever, Cummins is guaranteeing both uptime and service life for its power pack units.
	www.trelleborg.com /industrialavs/template/T014.asp?id=537&lang=2

	SIAM Limited : News from S I A M - Autumn 1998
		Virgin Cross-Country Manager 1998 - Manage a fleet of 33 class 47 and 17 class 86/2 locomotives for a week, achieving the greatest possible productive mileage while ensuring that all trains are covered and that scheduled maintenance is performed correctly.
		Virgin have taken a lot of stick, often unfairly, for poor performance; see if you can do better with this fleet of aging motive power.
		As well as Virgin's own electrics and 24 locos of class 47/8, you have to manage Great Western Trains' five used on the overnight sleeper services, and four 47/7s hired in from Fragonset Railways.
	members.fortunecity.com /siamsims/siam/news9810.html

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Field Listing - Background
		Rebel forces claimed the northern half of the country and in January 2003 were granted ministerial positions in a unity government under the auspices of the Linas-Marcoussis Peace Accord.
		This tiny country, composed of a mainland portion plus five inhabited islands, is one of the smallest on the African continent.
		The country was a de facto one-party state from 1969 until 1982 when the ruling Kenya African National Union (KANU) made itself the sole legal party in Kenya.
	www.phatnav.com /factbook/fields/2028.html

	About Virgin Trains
		Virgin Cross Country operates services from Scotland, the North West and North East through Birmingham to the South West, and the South Coast.
		Virgin Trains is a UK long distance rail operator.
		Virgin West Coast operates services between Glasgow, North West England, North Wales, the Birmingham area, and London Euston.
	www.travelbirmingham.co.uk /travel/carriers/virgin.htm

	Scotsman.com News - ScotRail - Trains face axe in reliability drive
		Virgin Cross Country services between Scotland and the Midlands are among those to be hit.
		Allan McLean, corporate affairs manager for Virgin Trains (Scotland), said services to and from Edinburgh would not be greatly affected by the move.
		But Virgin today insisted the cuts would have little impact on services in and out of Edinburgh.
	news.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=139&id=57522003

	West Yorkshire Buses Website - TRAINS - Virgin Trains
		Previously, Virgin Crosscountry services were operated by 30 "Intercity 125" High speed trains formed with 7 Mk3 coaches, in later years this fleet was reduced to 12 trains with 5 coaches.
		Virgin Crosscountry Trains operate Intercity services from Birmingham New Street, North East to Newcastle, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, North West to Glasgow, South East to London, Brighton and Portsmouth and South West to Penzance, Paignton and Swansea.
		The majority of Virgin Cross Country services are operated by 34 four car "Virgin Voyagers" and 40 four car and 4 five car "Super Voyagers".
	www.westyorkshirebuses.freeserve.co.uk /virgintrains.htm

	TRAIN TRAVEL VIRGIN
		Cross Country - Reading to Basingstoke - disrupted, Virgin Cross Country - A broken down train is disrupting.
		Virgin Trains specialist group travel team will be pleased to help you plan your train journey to match your exact needs.
		Virgin Trains, Virgin Trains - Business Express is the dedicated online service for all your business travel needs, and you could also qualify for membership of.
	virgin.trre.info /index2.aspx

	BBC NEWS England Dorset Train crashes into herd of cows
		A Virgin cross-country train has ploughed into a herd of cows, causing major delays for commuters.
		A spokesman from Virgin said no-one was injured and the train had not derailed.
		David Ewart, from Virgin Trains, said: "There are 36 passengers on board but no-one is injured and there was no derailment."
	www32.thny.bbc.co.uk /1/low/england/dorset/4234827.stm

	New Virgin train services exceed expectations [The Rockall Times]
		Richard Branson yesterday talked of his happiness that the new Virgin Cross-Country trains are plagued by just the sort of mechanical malfunctions that he had foreseen.
		Passengers travelling on any Virgin Cross-Country train during peak hours in the week (with a departure before 21:00) will see prices rise by at least 45 per cent.
		Its head Dickie Bowker — who used to work for Virgin and will again in the future but doesn't right now — has admitted that he is perplexed as to exactly why the company should get that much money.
	www.therockalltimes.co.uk /2002/11/25/virgin-trains.handheld.html

	Cross Country Weekend
		In keeping with the Cross Country theme a Class 46 "Peak" 46035 (D172) was working "The Devonian", Class 45 and 46 "Peaks" were associated with services such as the Paignton - Leeds "Devonian" for many years.
		Everything has to come to an end, the end of the Cross Country weekend came as 220001 Somerset Voyager pulled out of Bishops Lydeard en route for the mainline at Norton Fitzwarren and thence back to Bristol.
		This is the full line up in the bay, they arrived in a convoy of light engines with a support coach (for the 46) and some TPO vans for added brake force when they return with 5051 added to the incoming consist of 46035, 67010 and 47732.
	trainsferriesbuses.co.uk /xc.htm

	Gloucestershire County Council - 20th - Strategic Rail Authority confirms Virgin Train Cull
		Virgin Cross Country trains will bypass Gloucester and opportunities for through journeys to Scotland, the north of England and south west will be lost.
		"It is clear that although we have argued hard against the Virgin Cross Country service cuts, this county and Gloucester in particular is going to suffer a loss of a significant number of trains running between the South West and the North East to help improve services in general.
		In place of the Virgin services, Gloucester will be served by hourly shuttle services to Bristol, Birmingham and Cardiff provided by Wessex and Central Trains.
	www.gloucestershire.gov.uk /index.cfm?articleid=3302

	BBC NEWS England Oxfordshire Debut trip for new tilting train
		Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson joined passengers on the tilting service as it embarked on its maiden journey on Thursday morning.
		The 110mph tilt operation on Thursday heralds plans for Virgin's Italian-built Pendolino trains to tilt at 125mph on the West Coast Main Line from autumn.
		The stretch between Oxford and Banbury is expected to remain the only suitable one outside of the West Coast Main Line for tilting for the foreseeable future, Virgin bosses said.
	news.bbc.co.uk.edgesuite.net /1/hi/england/oxfordshire/3666933.stm

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