Virgin Trains has signed a deal with a train manufacturer for 12 high speed trains in a bid to challenge Eurostar’s cross-Channel dominance. In a submission to the UK’s Office of Rail and Road (ORR), ...

Virgin Group Founder Sir Richard Branson pictured March 2016 at the launch of a new fleet of trains for the Virgin Trains's East Coast Mainline route, at Kings Cross Station, London, Britain. "We're ...

The UK rail regulator has rejected a bid from Richard Branson’s Virgin Trains franchise for rail services on the west coast mainline (WCML). The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) rebuffed the application ...

Virgin Trains will be able to launch rail services through the Channel Tunnel after the UK's rail regulator approved its application to share a depot with Eurostar. The decision means Eurostar's ...

Virgin Trains will soon be able to run passenger services through the Channel Tunnel, challenging Eurostar’s decades-long monopoly. According to regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), Sir ...

British entrepreneur Richard Branson vowed Thursday to "shake up" cross-Channel train services after regulators approved a key bid by his Virgin Group to share an east London depot with Eurostar. The ...

Virgin Trains may be able to operate train service through the “Chunnel” that links the U.K. with continental Europe as early as 2030, after the U.K. regulator approved its application to share a ...

British entrepreneur Richard Branson vowed Thursday to “shake up” cross-Channel train services after regulators approved a key bid by his Virgin Group to share an east London depot with Eurostar. The ...