Staff will walk out on April 28 and 29 in bitter rows over staffing but Virgin insist the strike will cause minimal disruption.

Virgin East Coast workers to stage 48-hour walk out

The trains, built in Newton Aycliffe and for use by Hull Trains, will be capable of running on both electric and diesel power

Hitachi secures £60m contract to build 'bi-mode' trains

A planned strike by workers on Virgin Trains East Coast has been suspended, with further discussions now expected to take place

New photographs show spectators standing only feet from the East Coast mainline as the Flying Scotsman travelled from York to Newcastle. 

Virgin Trains has announced it is opening a new contact centre in Newcastle. It will be based at the Virgin Money Headquarters in Gosforth.

Virgin Trains has launched new services between Sunderland and London King's Cross

The Department for Transport says the investment is part of a £9.4bn programme of improvements to the rail network in England and Wales. 