Services
In May 1998 Virgin introduced new services from London Euston to Shrewsbury and Blackpool North. The former ceased in 1999, the latter in May 2003. In September 2004 a London Euston to Llandudno service was introduced ceasing in December 2008.
In September 2005 Virgin introduced its first 125 mph timetable following the completion of Stage 1 of the upgrade.
In December 2007 as part of a reshuffle of rail franchises by the Department for Transport, services from Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Central via Crewe were transferred from the CrossCountry franchise to the InterCity West Coast franchise.
In December 2008 a Wrexham to London Euston service was introduced operating south in the morning with an evening return.
In February 2009 an hourly London Euston to Chester services was introduced.
From January 2009 Virgin Trains gradually rolled out a new Very High Frequency timetable to take advantage of the completed West Coast Main Line upgrade and this is the basis of the current timetable on these routes:
London - Birmingham - Wolverhampton
| Route | Calling at | Main stock | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | London Euston to Birmingham New Street and Wolverhampton | London Euston, Watford Junction, Milton Keynes Central, Rugby, Coventry, Birmingham International and Birmingham New Street, with some services extending to Sandwell and Dudley and Wolverhampton | Pendolino |
London - Manchester
| Route | Calling at | Main stock | |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly | London Euston and Milton Keynes Central, branching off via Stoke-on-Trent and Macclesfield or Crewe and Wilmslow, and continuing to Stockport and Manchester Piccadilly | Pendolino |
London - Stafford - Liverpool
| Route | Calling at | Main stock | |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street | London Euston, Stafford, Runcorn and Liverpool Lime Street | Pendolino |
London / West Midlands to Chester / North Wales
| Route | Calling at | Main stock | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D | London Euston to Chester, Holyhead and Wrexham General | London Euston, Milton Keynes Central, Crewe and Chester, with one service extending to Wrexham General and others via Flint, Prestatyn, Rhyl, Colwyn Bay and Llandudno Junction to Bangor (Gwynedd) or Holyhead, with one weekday service between Birmingham New Street and North West Wales. | Super Voyager |
London - The North West - Glasgow
| Route | Calling at | Main stock | |
|---|---|---|---|
| E | London Euston to Glasgow Central | London Euston, Warrington Bank Quay, Wigan North Western, Preston, Lancaster, Oxenholme Lake District, Penrith, Carlisle and Glasgow Central | Pendolino |
Birmingham - The North West - Scotland
| Route | Calling at | Main stock | |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | Birmingham New Street to Glasgow Central or Edinburgh Waverley | Birmingham New Street, Wolverhampton, Crewe, Warrington Bank Quay, Wigan North Western, Preston, Lancaster, Oxenholme Lake District, Penrith, Carlisle, continuing to Glasgow Central or Haymarket and Edinburgh Waverley | Super Voyager |
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