Editing Virgin Trains (section)

==Services==
[[File:Virgin Class 390, 390013 "Virgin Spirit", Stoke-on-Trent railway station (geograph 4019564).jpg|thumb|[[Class 390|Class 390 ''Pendolino'']] at [[Stoke-on-Trent railway station|Stoke-on-Trent]] ]]
[[File:Virgin trains 221113 glasgow.jpg|thumb|[[British Rail Class 221|Class 221 ''Super Voyager'']] at [[Glasgow Central station|Glasgow Central]]]]
In May 1998, Virgin introduced two new services from [[Euston railway station|London Euston]], to {{rws|Shrewsbury}} and to {{rws|Blackpool North}}. The former ceased in 1999, the latter in May 2003.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20121129140415/http://www.therailwaycentre.com/Nemeplates/P.html Pride of Shrewsbury]}} The Encyclopedia of Modern Traction Names</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |magazine = Rail |location= Peterborough |issue= 462 |date= 28 May 2003 |page=14}}</ref>{{Full citation needed|date=May 2023}} In December 2014, a daily weekday service between London Euston and Blackpool North and a twice daily service between London Euston and Shrewsbury were reintroduced. This was increased to four trains per day in the May 2018 timetable.

On 23 July 2002, the first elements of the new fleet of Pendolino tilting trains were introduced into passenger services from {{stnlnk|Birmingham International}} to {{stn|Manchester Piccadilly}}, intentionally coinciding with the opening of the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]] in Manchester.<ref>{{cite magazine |url= http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/virgin-pendolino-starts.html |url-access=registration |title=Virgin Pendolino starts |magazine=[[Railway Gazette International]] |location= London |date=1 September 2002 |archive-date=28 March 2017 |access-date=18 November 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170328105354/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/virgin-pendolino-starts.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2004, a [[Euston railway station|London Euston]] to {{rws|Llandudno}} service was introduced, but it ceased in December 2008.<ref>[http://www.greatorme.org.uk/VirginTrains.html Virgin Trains Restore London to Llandudno Daily Service] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716185128/http://www.greatorme.org.uk/VirginTrains.html |date=16 July 2012 }} greatorme.org.uk</ref>

In September 2005, Virgin introduced its first {{convert|125|mph|adj=on}} timetable following the completion of Stage 1 of the upgrade.

In December 2007, as part of a reshuffle of rail franchises by the [[Department for Transport]], services from {{rws|Birmingham New Street}} to {{rws|Edinburgh Waverley}} and {{rws|Glasgow Central}} via {{rws|Crewe}} were transferred from the CrossCountry franchise to the InterCity West Coast franchise.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.dft.gov.uk/consultations/archive/2006/nccfc/rosscountryfranchisecons1747.pdf |title=New Cross Country Franchise Consultation Document |archive-url=  https://web.archive.org/web/20090902212909/http://www.dft.gov.uk/consultations/archive/2006/nccfc/rosscountryfranchisecons1747.pdf |archive-date=2 September 2009 |publisher= Department for Transport |date=June 2006}}</ref>

In December 2008, a {{rws|Wrexham General}} to [[Euston railway station|London Euston]] service was introduced, operating south in the morning with an evening return.<ref>{{cite press release |url= http://mediaroom.virgintrains.co.uk/2008/12/wrexham-joins-virgin-trains-network_8275.html |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130505092133/http://mediaroom.virgintrains.co.uk/2008/12/wrexham-joins-virgin-trains-network_8275.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 5 May 2013 |title= Wrexham joins the Virgin network |publisher= Virgin Trains |date= 15 December 2008 }}</ref><ref>''Rail Magazine'' Issue 586 27 February 2008 Page 11</ref>

In February 2009, an hourly [[Euston railway station|London Euston]] to {{rws|Chester}} service was introduced.<ref name=":0" />

From January 2009, Virgin Trains gradually rolled out a new "very high frequency" timetable to take advantage of the completed [[West Coast Main Line]] upgrade.

There were timetable changes from 8 December 2013. Trains between Edinburgh/Glasgow and London would call at Sandwell & Dudley, replacing the hourly Wolverhampton to Euston service.<ref>[http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/virgin-trains-boosts-birmingham-scotland-services Virgin Trains boosts Birmingham - Scotland services] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220100813/http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/virgin-trains-boosts-birmingham-scotland-services |date=20 December 2013 }} ''Business Traveller'' 29 May 2013</ref> In addition most Liverpool services additionally called at Crewe.

[[File:Virgin Trains off-peak service map (2013).jpg|thumb|A vector map showing the off-peak service pattern each hour]]