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During July 2008, Virgin was awarded a contract by the DfT to manage the introduction of 106 extra Class 390 Pendolino carriages. [28] [29] Virgin Trains made further enhancements to the Pendolino fleet, [30] perhaps most noticeable change was the 21 nine-car units each had one first class carriage converted to standard class. [31] [32] [33]
[99] [100] The bid for the new franchise was led by Stagecoach holding a 50% holding, Virgin with 30% and the French national railway operator SNCF holding 20%. [101] [102] In April 2019 Stagecoach revealed that it had been disqualified from the franchises it was bidding for following a dispute with the DfT over pension liabilities. The ...
Class 800 in Virgin Trains East Coast livery. Although Virgin Trains East Coast had no plans of its own to introduce new rolling stock, 10 five-car and 13 nine-car Class 800 bi-mode trains and 12 five-car and 30 nine-car Class 801 EMUs were due to be introduced during VTEC's franchise term as part of the DfT-led Intercity Express Programme. [24]
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In October 2012, the DfT announced that Virgin Trains would continue to operate the franchise for between 9 and 13 months until a short-term interim franchise competition for the West Coast could be rerun. [37] [38] [39] In December 2012, Virgin was awarded a 23-month management contract until November 2014. [40]
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Stagecoach (50%) / SNCF (30%) / Virgin Group (20%) In December 2018, the Spanish state-owned company Renfe Operadora joined the MTR-led bid. [ 9 ] During April 2019, it was announced that the incumbent Stagecoach-led bid had been disqualified after it had proposed significant changes to the commercial terms, specially in regards to staff pensions .