Virgin Trains travel at 125mph by Galahad
26.9.03 Virgin Trains opened their latest 125mph train service today. The service from Birmingham to Sheffield joins an expanding network of 125mph lines. Virgin now run from Birmingham to Stafford via Wolverhampton at 125mph this was to be extended to Stoke-on-Trent on 1.10.03 but this has been delayed by at least a week. The service to London Euston will soon join the 125 clubThe maximum speed of the service to Reading has now been increased 110 mph.
From 20.12.03 Virgin will start to run some of their new electric Pendlino trains on the Euston to Birmingham service. These are the new 140mph tilting trains, but initially they will not be exceeding 125mph.