Asia, India: Virgin Trains, Italferr, Indian cos likely bidders for private trains; Bombardier, Alstom to vie for rolling stock

By Nirbhay Kumar, Business Today; July 3, 2020 The Indian Railways’ Rs 30,000 crore privatisation plan could see some of…

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South Florida: How Miami ranks among best and worst public transit systems in US

By Michael Adams, Managing Editor, South Florida Business Journal; September 18, 2019 Miami’s public transit system lags behind other U.S.…

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Why there will be no more Virgin Trains in Great Britain

By Simon Calder, Travel Correspondent, Independent; April 11, 2019 If you start a ferry firm with no ships, name it…

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Virgin Trains in UK announces record passenger numbers

By Barney Cotton, Business Leader; April 5, 2019 Virgin Trains has broken new passenger records, after nearly doubling rail industry…

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UK: Passenger’s flushed bra takes cup for daftest train toilet mishap, says Virgin

By Stephen Naysmith, The Herald; December 30, 2018 Virgin Trains is urging passengers to use toilets appropriately after a passenger…

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Florida: Indian River County will file new lawsuit against Virgin Trains, seek to avoid crossing-maintenance costs

By Lisa Broadt, Treasure Coast Newspapers, TCPalm.com; December 11, 2018 INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — The county is poised to sue…

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Wales: Virgin Trains tell passenger there are no Welsh announcements as ‘Welsh speakers can speak English too’

By Jessica Walford, Reporter, Wales Online; November 30, 2018 A train company told a passenger they don’t do announcements in…

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UK: How Virgin Trains is using tech to become a customer-obsessed company

By Taylor Bragg, T_HQ; September 21, 2018 It’s been over 200 years since the first passenger train ran in the…

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UK: Virgin Trains stops selling Daily Mail newspaper on trains

By DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press, Tri-City Herald; January 9, 2018 LONDON – Virgin Trains and the Daily Mail are sparring…

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Six of the best video rail adverts from around the world.

From SmartRail World; November 17, 2017 For train operating companies, keeping the general public up to speed on changes to…

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