Tickets are now on sale for journeys using Virgin Trains new timetable which starts on December 8. The new timetable maximises the use of Virgin Trains’ recently lengthened Pendolinos, typically delivering 153,000 seats on weekdays.
Phil Bearpark, Virgin Trains Production Director said:
‘As the number of people using our highly-rated services grows we need to make sure their journeys are comfortable. We’re paying an extra £150 million this year for the four new 11-car Pendolinos and 70 extra Standard carriages we now have in operation. Our new timetable makes the most productive use of that extra capacity to give customers a speedy and enjoyable journey.’
One of the highlights of the new timetable provides new through journey opportunities between the Midlands, North West England and Scotland, with one train an hour running from Euston to Glasgow Central via Birmingham New Street. This adds 4,000 seats a day by substituting Pendolinos for some of the shorter Super Voyager trains currently used on the route north of Wolverhampton.
MTB 21/09/2013
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