Virgin Trains

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RE: Virgin Trains
Former West Coast Thunderbirds 57313-16 have been sold to the West Coast Railway Company , Carnforth. These locos were painted in Arriva Blue and latterly used on the Cardiff to Holyhead WAG service. All of 57301-16 have now been disposed of by Virgin Trains although 57301-12 are still by Porterbrook.
57301/303/305/306/310/312 are leased by Network Rail, painted yellow and are used in the South on engineering duties.
57302/304/307/308/309/311 are now leased to DRS which now has a contract to provide West Coast rescue locos. Recently Thunderbird locos have been noted at Euston, Stafford and Crewe. These locos are progressively being painted in DRS blue at Eastleigh. 57307 has been completed and retains its Lady Penelope nameplates on a pink background.