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Is East Coast Pendolino plan another Virgin snub?

Virgin has expressed anger at DfT plans to introduce a new Pendolino set at East Coast

James Dark
03 September 2010
The DfT has announced that East Coast will operate a single new Pendolino set from July 2011  for nine months
The DfT has announced that East Coast will operate a single new Pendolino set from July 2011 for nine months

 

Government-owned train operator East Coast is negotiating to take delivery of one of the new Pendolino trains being built to increase capacity on the West Coast Main Line. East Coast would run the train on London-Edinburgh services from next July for nine months. The set would then be returned to the West Coast for the start of the next franchise which is scheduled to begin in April 2012.

The train is one of four new 11-car units which are due for delivery next year but will be held in storage...

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