Virgin Trains has completed its fleet refurbishment programme, which involved a £40m investment in its set of 45 High-Speed and InterCity 225 trains in the UK.
As part of this £140m programme, all Virgin Trains on the east coast route have been refurbished with £21m spent on new interiors.
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The new-look interiors feature leather seats and mood lighting in First Class and red cloth seats in Standard.
Virgin Trains east coast managing director David Horne said: “Since we launched services on the East Coast mainline in 2015, we have committed more than £40m to improving our existing fleet, to give customers the best possible experience when they travel with us."
The refurbishment programme also includes new carpets and fittings, revamp of a total of 410 carriage interiors, in addition to replacement of 24,427 seats.
The completed refurbishment arrives ahead of the launch of Virgin Trains’ new Azuma fleet next year.
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Image: The Virgin Trains team at Bounds Green depot in London alongside the final train in its East Coast fleet to be refurbished. Photo: courtesy of Virgin Trains.
