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| Virgin wins West Coast rail bid | Virgin wins West Coast rail bid |
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| Virgin will continue to operate West Coast Main Line train services to Glasgow with a pledge to raise capacity, the government has said. | Virgin will continue to operate West Coast Main Line train services to Glasgow with a pledge to raise capacity, the government has said. |
| The contract has been awarded for a further two years and nine months. | The contract has been awarded for a further two years and nine months. |
| The government said it would bring £35m worth of passenger benefits including an additional 5,500 standard-class seats each day. | The government said it would bring £35m worth of passenger benefits including an additional 5,500 standard-class seats each day. |
| Virgin will also invest more than £20m to modernise stations, improve waiting rooms, seats and shelters. | Virgin will also invest more than £20m to modernise stations, improve waiting rooms, seats and shelters. |
| The train operator will now also start work to secure new direct services between Shrewsbury, Blackpool and London from December, | The train operator will now also start work to secure new direct services between Shrewsbury, Blackpool and London from December, |
| At the start of the year, Virgin scrapped a plan to provide direct services to Shrewsbury from London. | |
| Virgin had planned to start the service in May, but said proposed time slots were not "economically viable". |