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===Past fleet=== Former units operated by Virgin Trains include: {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#f9f9f9;" ! rowspan="2" | Class ! rowspan="2" |Image ! rowspan="2" | Type ! colspan="2" | Top speed ! rowspan="2" | Built ! rowspan="2" | Withdrawn |- style="background:#f9f9f9;" ! mph ! km/h |- |[[British Rail Class 43 (HST)|Class 43]] |[[File:Virgin trains `Leamington Spa 3.png|100px]] | rowspan="3" |Diesel-electric locomotive |125 |200 |1975{{ndash}}1982 |2003 |- |[[British Rail Class 47|Class 47/8]] |[[File:47817 The Institution of Mechanical Engineers at Exeter St Davids.jpg|100px]] | rowspan="2" |95 | rowspan="2" |153 |1962{{ndash}}1968 (converted into 47/8 1989) |2002 |- |[[British Rail Class 57|Class 57/3]] |[[File:Euston station MMB 39 57306.jpg|100px]] |1998{{ndash}}2004 |2012 |- |[[British Rail Class 86|Class 86]] |[[File:86229 'Lions Club International' at Birmingham New Street.jpg|100px]] | rowspan="3" |Electric Locomotive |100 |161 |1965{{ndash}}1966 |2003 |- |[[British Rail Class 87|Class 87]] |[[File:87030 'Black Douglas' at Carlisle.jpg|100px]] | rowspan="2" |110 | rowspan="2" |177 |1973{{ndash}}1975 |2006 |- |[[British Rail Class 90|Class 90]] |[[File:90015 'The International Brigades' at Carlisle.JPG|100px]] |1987{{ndash}}1990 |2004 |- |[[British Rail Mark 2|Mark 2 Coach]] |[[File:Virgin Mk 2 carrage 2001...png|100px]] | rowspan="2" |Passenger Carriage |100 |160 |1964{{ndash}}1975 |2003 |- |rowspan=2|[[British Rail Mark 3|Mark 3 Carriage]] |[[File:BR Mk.IIIa FO No.11027 (6790554465).jpg|100px]] | rowspan="4" |125 | rowspan="4" |200 |1975β1988 | rowspan="2" |2005 |- |[[File:DVT 82115.jpg|100px]] |[[Driving Van Trailer]] |1988{{ndash}}1990 |- |rowspan=2|[[British Rail Mark 3|Mark 3]]<ref name="mediaroom.virgintrains.co.uk">{{cite press release | url = http://mediaroom.virgintrains.co.uk/2009/07/charter-train-potential-for-virgin_6628.html | title = Charter train potential for Virgin Trains' 'new-look' loco-hauled trainset | publisher = Virgin Trains | date = 1 July 2009 | access-date = 6 September 2010 | archive-date = 9 October 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111009024218/http://mediaroom.virgintrains.co.uk/2009/07/charter-train-potential-for-virgin_6628.html | url-status = live }}</ref> |[[File:Virgin silver FO.JPG|100px]] |[[Passenger car (rail)|Passenger carriage]] |1975{{ndash}}1988 | rowspan="2" |2014 |- |[[File:Virgin silver DVT.JPG|100px]] |[[Driving Van Trailer]] |1988{{ndash}}1990 |}
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