In message , at 00:07:48 on Thu, 4 Sep
2014, Neil Williams remarked:
Yes, Virgin Trains, like Virgin Atlantic, is 51% Virgin, so Stagecoach is
definitely the minority partner. But if Virgin-Stagecoach wins the EC
franchise, that will be essentially Stagecoach (90%) with Virgin branding.

If they do it will be interesting to see the differences, if any,
noticeable between the two different management and ownership changes
of what will no doubt also be known as "Virgin Trains".

The "personality" of the ECML operation has changed very little since
privatisation so it would be interesting to see if it changed.

How much has XC mainline changed since Arriva took over (I've only used
XC-lite, the ex-Central Trains services, and they remain very much in
that rut).

Similarly the two halves of EMT very much inherited their former MML and
CT auras.
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Roland Perry