57302 "Virgil Tracy" passes Tile Hill with 390023 "Virgin Glory" working the 08:37 Wolverhampton to London Euston 17/02/08

Virgin Super Voyager heads north in the last few weeks of their Cross Country franchise. C ompare to photo: http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=220834 to note the change in the vegetation... (more)

A Southbound Virgin Pendolino passes Bescot station.

"Now let me see..... 57308? Yep, that's my loco!" The driver double checks his instructions before his Class 57 'Thunderbird' is removed from the Pendolino it has just 'dragged' into Crewe Stati... (more)

Virgin West Coast Pendolino no. 390011 'City of Lichfield' stands at Crewe station. After 4 hours of continual rain, I was about to leave, when the sun decided to shine. The result made the rain... (more)

Filthy weather here in UK as a Pendolino heads north at high speed at Brock, near Preston. Wet, dark, cold, windy - why do I bother?

A Virgin Pendolino leaves Warrington Bank Quay Station and heads North.

57 311 Parker stands against the wall at Carlisle on an extremely wet day. The rain makes the loco shiny.

The Virgin branding has been removed from this 220 as it works a cross-country service, diverted through Manchester because of West Coast Main Line weekend engineering. The weather is gloomy weath... (more)

A close up of the cab of a Virgin Voyager at Bristol Temple Meads. The brake discs highlight the funny small wheels which look out of proportion with the train.

A Virgin Pendolino tilts slightly as it hits the curve at Winwick on its journey south.

A Virgin Pendolino passes Winwick on its journey south

A pan of Pendolino 390031 heading from London Euston to Birmingham, seen just North of Rugby

Another soon to demise colour scheme, the red of Virgin Cross Country's Voyager fleet of diesel trains, when Arriva Trains take over operation in November 2007. With a month to go 220001 has al... (more)