Virgin Trains has announced the completion of its fleet refurbishment programme, which has seen a ?40million investment by the company in its current fleet of 45 High Speed and InterCity 225 trains to improve the customer experience.
The programme is part of the rail operator?s ?140million pledge to create a more personalised travel experience on the east coast network.
All Virgin Trains on the east coast route have been refurbished, with ?21million spent on new interiors. The new-look interiors include luxurious leather seats and mood lighting in First Class and stunning red cloth seats in Standard, providing a new lease of life to the trains and extra comfort for customers. A total of 410 carriage interiors have been revamped and 24,427 seats replaced.
The completed refurbishment arrives ahead of the launch in 2018 of the company's new Azuma fleet. Set to be amongst the most advanced trains in the UK, the Virgin Azuma illustrates Virgin Trains? continued pledge to enhance and transform the customer experience.
The company's east coast MD, David Horne, said: ?Since we launched services on the east coast mainline in 2015 we have committed more than ?40million to improving our existing fleet, to give customers the best possible experience when they travel with us. It gives me great pleasure to announce that we have completed our refurbishment programme, and passed another milestone on our journey towards totally transforming travel for our customers on the east coast.?
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