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Stoke in the Midlands, not the north

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"West Midlands services are" section should include Stoke-on-Trent, which is in the West Midlands, and is not in the north.

Past Fleet

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You really ought to do a table showing their past fleet... Pdiddyjr (talk) 17:30, 12 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Should the Pretendolino set be merged in with the other Mk3s? A short comment to the effect that one set was hired after Grayrigg, painted to match the Pendolino sets and was returned to the leasing company in October 2014 should suffice.Cjmillsnun (talk) 21:49, 17 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Did the 220s ever run on West Coast services, or only XC? If not, should 220 be removed from the 'past fleet' table, as this article is specifically about West Coast? ClivePIA (talk) 20:26, 18 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

New service vector diagram

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@JaJaWa:, I do like the service diagram Tgtrains has created (I said the old one was better but after having another look at it, I do prefer the new one now). However, the problem I have with it is that some parts of the diagram show incorrect information. Here are the ones I have found:

  • There are 3 London Midland trains per hour running from London Euston to Birmingham New Street; the diagram shows only one of them.
  • There is no service running between Euston and Northampton only; the service shown on the map runs all the way to Birmingham New Street.
  • Wembley Central, Canley, Berkswell, Lea Hall, Stechford and Adderley Park stations are completely missed out.
  • Since we're including London Midland services to/from Tring and Milton Keynes Central, I think the Southern service from East Croydon should also be included (at least partly).
  • Virgin Trains services to Scotland via Birmingham stop at Milton Keynes Central, not Watford Junction. Also, only one Birmingham train stops at Watford Junction (not 2).
  • First TransPennine Express no longer runs via Bolton (even in the peaks); there is no point in including this route on the diagram.
  • Also, TransPennine Express services don't actually alternate between Oxenholme Lake District and Penrith North Lakes; these stations are served irregularly, with some trains calling at both stations, some calling at just one, and a few calling at neither of these. Lockerbie station has a similar irregular service. (Virgin Trains services, however, do alternate.)

As I said, I do like the new vector map. However, I would rather have a diagram that's less detailed and less aesthetic but correct, than one that looks nicer and is more detailed but has some erroneous content. For now, I am going to undo the revision back to the one with the old diagram, but if someone makes a corrected version of the new diagram, I will happily accept it. Mvpo666 (talk) 18:34, 3 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I should probably tag @Tgtrains: in this discussion as well, since it's his diagram. Mvpo666 (talk) 18:35, 3 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, I've forwarded your comments to @Sameboat: too.   JaJaWa |say hello  18:40, 3 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the comments, but I stopped correcting the vector diagram because the concept is so convoluted but no one helps visualize the correction they want. If you don't know how to handle vector graphic, you can download its PNG version and make correction in MSpaint or GIMP for us to reference. Thank you. -- Sameboat - 同舟 (talk · contri.) 21:39, 3 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

please add a reliable scorce to future fleet

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it is true that class 91s are going to virgin but it has only been announced on railways illustrated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Luisanderson961 (talk • contribs) 08:49, 2 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Luisanderson961: Before adding information concerning future events to the article, please consider that Wikipedia is not a crystal ball. You also need to satisfy the policy on verifiability. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 09:01, 2 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 15 November 2025

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The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. Moved to "Virgin Trains" per consensus below. (closed by non-admin page mover) Jeffrey34555 (talk) 18:36, 22 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

West Coast Trains Limited → Virgin Trains West CoastVirgin Trains West Coast – Precedent is Virgin Trains East Coast not East Coast Main Line Company Limited

West Coast Trains Limited is the WP:OFFICIALNAME, but absolutely not the WP:COMMONNAME

DartsF4 (talk) 15:49, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support as WP:COMMONNAME applies. --10mmsocket (talk) 15:55, 15 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Note: WikiProject Trains and WikiProject UK Railways have been notified of this discussion. JuniperChill (talk) 19:02, 16 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Seems to conflate enterprise, franchise, brand, operating companies, railway enterprise, and rolling stock. Were all these aspects independently commonly known as "Virgin Trains". Is each aspect not notable in it's own regard? AHIOH [T]/[C] 02:12, 20 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.