Press release -
Virgin Trains welcomes Audley Harrison to lend a hand
- Audley Harrison serves up surprise to Virgin Trains’ customers
Virgin Trains welcomed Olympic Gold Medal Winner Audley Harrison on-board one of its newly refurbished services on the east coast to serve-up treats to delighted customers from its recently launched James Martin menu. The popular sportsman took selfies with customers and also treated them to a rendition of his debut single, Never Ever Give Up, which he has written and recorded to raise funds for Samaritans.
Topics
- Art, Culture, Entertainment
Categories
- refurbishment
- east coast
- events & launches
- fun stuff
- trains
About Virgin Trains
Stagecoach and Virgin are working in partnership to operate the East Coast and West Coast inter-city routes under the Virgin Trains brand. Together, they are on track to revolutionise rail travel across the UK.
The combined network connects some of the nation’s most iconic destinations including Glasgow, Liverpool, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Leeds, York and London.
Virgin Trains is committed to delivering a high speed, high frequency service, offering shorter journey times, more comfortable travel and excellent customer service. Customers consistently rate Virgin Trains as one of the top long-distance rail franchise operators in the National Rail Passenger Survey (NRPS) commissioned by industry watchdog, Transport Focus.
On the East Coast route, £140m is being invested to create a more personalised travel experience. This includes a major fleet revamp, smarter stations and exciting new routes. From May 2016, there will be 42 additional services (22,000 extra seats) per week between Edinburgh and London. 2018 will see the introduction of completely new Azuma trains being built in the UK by Hitachi.
The West Coast route has a proud record of challenging the status quo - from introducing tilting Pendolino trains, to a pioneering automated delay repay scheme and becoming the first franchised rail operator to offer m-Tickets for all ticket types.
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