Twitter users pleased Virgin to keep contract
I spoke to a train driver two weekends ago at a wedding. He said Virgin Trains were pretty poor but First would be much worse.
From @EuclidianBoxes on Twitter:The fact so many are happy about the west coast mainline deal vein scrapped gives you an indication of how good virgin trains are.
From @EnsignVorik on Twitter:After experiencing such fantastic service on Virgin Trains yesterday it's great to hear that they're #backontrack and keeping the contract!
From @3vtweet on Twitter:
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