Virgin CrossCountry (English Wikipedia)

Virgin passengers get better deal Archived 3 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine BBC News 7 October 1998
"Repair costs spiral to £5bn". BBC News. 15 December 1999. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013.
Montague, Simon (19 November 2002). "Virgin's catalogue of misfortune". BBC News. Archived from the original on 30 July 2004. Retrieved 15 November 2007.

companieshouse.gov.uk

data.companieshouse.gov.uk

"extract company no 3007937: CrossCountry Trains Limited". Companies House. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014.
"extract company no 3007940: West Coast Trains Limited". Companies House. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014.

beta.companieshouse.gov.uk

"CROSSCOUNTRY TRAINS LIMITED". Companies House. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.

dft.gov.uk

"New Cross Country Franchise Invitation to Tender" (PDF). dft.gov.uk. Department for Transport. October 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2010.

independent.co.uk

"National Express wins Gatwick rail franchise". The Independent. 4 April 1996. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018.
"Virgin to run CrossCountry trains". The Independent. 14 November 1996. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017.
Harrison, Michael (31 January 1997). "Virgin pledges tilt trains for West Coast". The Independent. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
"Virgin to run CrossCountry trains". The Independent. 14 November 1996. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017.

lococarriage.org.uk

From Dream to Reality Archived 16 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine The Locomotive & Carriage Institution 5 November 2002

nationalarchives.gov.uk

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"New Cross Country Franchise Invitation to Tender" (PDF). dft.gov.uk. Department for Transport. October 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2010.
"Department for Transport announces winner of New Cross Country franchise". Department for Transport. 10 July 2007. Archived from the original on 9 May 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

parliament.uk

publications.parliament.uk

"Supplementary memorandum by the Strategic Rail Authority". House of Commons. 22 July 2002.
"Virgin Rail Group Interim Agreement". House of Commons Select Committee on Transport. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017.
"Select Committee on Transport Fourth Report". UK Parliament. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.

railwaygazette.com

Hughes, Murray (1 February 2003). "Pendolino to attack the London - Manchester market". Railway Gazette International. Sutton: DVV Media Group. ISSN 0373-5346. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.

riviera-trains.co.uk

"History". Riviera Trains. Archived from the original on 29 March 2009.

tauntontrains.co.uk

The High Speed Train Archived 30 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine Taunton Trains

telegraph.co.uk

"Virgin forced to replace new trains with old". The Telegraph. 1 December 2002. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016.

theguardian.com

Meek, James (1 April 2004). "The main players in the £10bn rail fiasco". The Guardian.
Christian, Wolmar (16 July 2005). "Forget Byers: the scandal was in the original sell-off: Railtrack was heading for disaster long before the Hatfield crash". The Guardian.

virgintrains.co.uk

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"New Cross Country Franchise Specification Issued". Virgin Trains. 31 October 2006. Archived from the original on 4 September 2011.
"New Cross Country Franchise Specification Issued". Virgin Trains. 31 October 2006. Archived from the original on 4 September 2011.

web.archive.org

"extract company no 3007937: CrossCountry Trains Limited". Companies House. Archived from the original on 17 January 2014.
"extract company no 3007940: West Coast Trains Limited". Companies House. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014.
"National Express wins Gatwick rail franchise". The Independent. 4 April 1996. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018.
"Virgin to run CrossCountry trains". The Independent. 14 November 1996. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017.
Harrison, Michael (31 January 1997). "Virgin pledges tilt trains for West Coast". The Independent. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
"Virgin to run CrossCountry trains". The Independent. 14 November 1996. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017.
"CROSSCOUNTRY TRAINS LIMITED". Companies House. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
Virgin passengers get better deal Archived 3 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine BBC News 7 October 1998
Hughes, Murray (1 February 2003). "Pendolino to attack the London - Manchester market". Railway Gazette International. Sutton: DVV Media Group. ISSN 0373-5346. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
"Repair costs spiral to £5bn". BBC News. 15 December 1999. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013.
"Virgin Rail Group Interim Agreement". House of Commons Select Committee on Transport. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017.
"New Cross Country Franchise Specification Issued". Virgin Trains. 31 October 2006. Archived from the original on 4 September 2011.
"New Cross Country Franchise Specification Issued". Virgin Trains. 31 October 2006. Archived from the original on 4 September 2011.
"Arriva welcomes new CrossCountry rail franchise award". Arriva. 10 July 2007. Archived from the original on 20 May 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
1999 – 2000 Back over the S&C Archived 7 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine 1s76.com
Montague, Simon (19 November 2002). "Virgin's catalogue of misfortune". BBC News. Archived from the original on 30 July 2004. Retrieved 15 November 2007.
"Virgin forced to replace new trains with old". The Telegraph. 1 December 2002. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016.
"Informed Sources January 2003". Alycidon. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012.
From Dream to Reality Archived 16 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine The Locomotive & Carriage Institution 5 November 2002
"Select Committee on Transport Fourth Report". UK Parliament. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
Privatisation 1993–2005 Archived 30 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine 125 Group
The High Speed Train Archived 30 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine Taunton Trains
"History". Riviera Trains. Archived from the original on 29 March 2009.
Privatisation 1993 – 2005 Archived 30 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine – 125 Group

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Hughes, Murray (1 February 2003). "Pendolino to attack the London - Manchester market". Railway Gazette International. Sutton: DVV Media Group. ISSN 0373-5346. Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.