This from StockMarketWire.com ... Stagecoach Group and Virgin Group are joining forces with France high speed operator SNCF to bid for the...

According to the Sunday Times , Richard Branson has gone off-shore.  Has Beardie also taken all his webbies with him? The forlorn pictur...

This from PR Week ... Virgin Trains' Arthur Leathley to fill long-vacant DECC comms role The Department of Environment and Climate (DE...

Good news for fans of Independent Economic Regulation! This charming picture appeared in Thursday's Blackpool Gazette ... And it ...

So Virgin gets a 23 month extension to the InterCity West Coast franchise. Revenue and cost remains with DfT (so risk transfer went well t...

This from the Department for Transport ... Department for Transport to negotiate with Virgin on temporary operation of West Coast rail ser...

This, sorry release, from the DfT... West Coast Main Line franchise competition cancelled Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has today...

So purveyors of popcorn are in for a bumper month of sales! Last Friday saw a pre-hearing for Virgin's application for a Judicial Revi...

Happy news for the franchising zealots of Great Minster House (Sid and Dorris Bonkers)! With the 'risk transfer' model of franchis...

This from Reuters ... Stagecoach also said its chief executive Brian Souter would stand down and become the company's chairman in M...

As previously covered on Eye ... Beardie Rail has been using the @VirginTrains twitter account to encourage passengers and followers t...

The InterCity West Coast franchise excitement continues... Both First and Virgin have continued trading blows on-line and through the m...

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T his from Virgin... Statement: from Sir Richard Branson, Founder Virgin Group Following the DFT's decision to award the West Coast...

Clearly confusion reigns over today's exciting announcement from Directly Operated Railways about plans to operate 'Barbielinos'...