Virgin to Run West Coast For 23 Months

Sir Richard Branson's rail company Virgin Trains will carry on running services on the West Coast main line, which runs between Scotland and London, for a further 23 months, it has been announced.

Virgin had been set to lose the West Coast franchise it has operated since 1997. 

But the Government scrapped the bidding after Department for Transport (DfT) faults were found with the bidding process.