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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]
Virgin Trains (VT) (legal name West Coast Trains Limited) [1] was a train operating company in the United Kingdom owned by Virgin Rail Group, a joint venture between Virgin Group and Stagecoach, which operated the InterCity West Coast franchise from 9 March 1997 to 7 December 2019.
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]
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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An automatic renewal clause is used in the insurance and healthcare industries . An automatic renewal clause (also referred to as an evergreen clause), is activated towards the end of the contractual period whereby it automatically renews the terms of an agreement except when the contract is terminated (through mutual agreement or contract breach), or one of the contracting parties has sent a ...
As of October 2016, VRE transports an average of 19,400 passengers per day. [16] In 2015, VRE extended its contract with Keolis for five years, with an additional option for another five-year extension in 2020. [17] That option was exercised in 2020, so Keolis will continue to provide operational and maintenance services through June 2025. [18]