Virgin Trains Pendolino Onboard Announcements

There was a real need to have a compilation of up-to-date Virgin Trains announcements before the franchise ends so here it is!

[@Transpennine]

I like how they didn’t change the announcements that much with Avanti

[@fuzzyblueProductions4553]

factsss

[@Transpennine]

@@fuzzyblueProductions4553I’m so glad that they’ve barely changed.

[@Geeves8612]

The old MK3 chime is my absolute favourite. Takes me back when I hear it.

[@video47]

You still get the piano on the Transport for Wales loco hauled

[@kuroneco-j4n]

The old MK3 Chime? Is that the name of the chime used?

[@scrsucks1470]

that isnt a mk3 chime

[@Westlondontransportguy7045]

The chime is still their

[@kuroneco-j4n]

I love that chime. It's sad to see Virgin trains go, but I'll learn to love Avanti West Coast.

[@stephenduncan3605]

Will you?

[@MelSabharwalFanTightPuthay]

did you?

[@LiteralCookie]

Avanti has the same chime

[@Mgameing123]

How did the learn to love Avanti go?

[@barblx_t7892]

I've learnt to love them... Well love to hate them but I'm sure it's the same thing right?

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

Shame that virgin trains are no longer with us it’s now in the hands of avanti west coast

[@dorotapie4422]

Announcers: Emma Lintern and David Sheppard

[@LBG252_TheEastLondonBusGuy]

It Also Have The Same 'Welcome Onboard' Announcements Like AWC.

[@ghighlandchieftain4462]

I miss virgin trains I love onboard announcements them trains I wish film on onboard announcements on the train I use to travel to London euston from back to up to Glasgow Central 😞😔😪

[@junglejack6068]

I never got to go on virgin trains but I got to go on Avanti

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

I always love that chime on virgin trains as well as avanti west coast

[@video47]

Well it's a good job I recorded one on 390126 at Birmingham International yesterday evening!

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

@@video47yeah and now virgin is gone and now it’s avanti west coast

[@kylebaldwin4325]

The last time I went on VT it was a personal announcement - these announcements are so annoying and that see it say it message is really starting to grind! Good video though. Reading the comments below about WAG set - I need to take a ride on this one day!

[@C455]

I agree they are so anoying, it's so simple it sounds like a kids TV show.

[@jamesgriffiths66]

The announcements on the Super Voyagers are annoying. They sound so depressing

[@TheArkamedBat]

0:40 My announcement!

[@trainarchive]

It’s so weird cuz it now says: Calling at Instead of: we’ll be travelling to

[@olivermikulko5370]

So this train was headed to Scotland on a virgin trains pendolino

[@jamiehubble-clarkson355]

They changed to Avanti west coast which annoys me cuz virgin trains was better .

[@tonywilkins6090]

Apart from the name changing, and a few directors changing, it is pretty much the same as Virgin trains. So how is it annoying? P.S. Yes I would have liked Virgin trains to stay but unfortunately Stagecoach (who owns 90% of VT) screwed up with the pension fund, (which is the reason why virgin lost the franchise). Had Virgin rail group (who owns 10% of VT) wanted to, they could have kept their franchise on their own (but it would involve them to invest 10x more and fix the pension issue).

[@hi24x]

@@tonywilkins6090 no you dont understand. the Voyagers are going and the IETs are coming. Is that enough to make you hate Avanti? If not, the pendolino are getting 3 seats a row Must hate it now huh?

[@tonywilkins6090]

@@hi24x For starters I would be glad the voyagers are going, not a big fan of them. IETs? It depend if avanti will listen to what feedback other TOC's had on their IETs (i.e. lighting/ hard seats), and fix those issues. "the pendolino are getting 3 seats a row" Source for your claim as I can't find anything for that. Only thing I have found is Avanti has said they are refurbishing the seats (i.e. giving them a new look) and I'm glad as VT has not refurbished them for quite a while. Regardless had Virgin Trains kept the franchise or not , the new IETs trains would be coming as it would have been part of the new franchise agreement. So at the moment I don't see any reason to hate Avanti as all of the above would have happened if VT kept the franchise.

[@Jgator78]

@@hi24x tbh everyone is switching to a IET

[@drw-jd6tu]

@@tonywilkins6090 prices are the most annoying thing

[@aviationtrainsfc1]

It sounds better with “Avanti West Coast” in my opinion

[@seanharling4990]

Wait the franchise is ending

[@KaiokenBlueGT]

We'll still have the Pendolinos and Super Voyagers around, but starting from the 8th December, Virgin is not going to be the one in control anymore, First Trenitalia will be taking over. www.virgintrains.co.uk/franchise-update

[@seanharling4990]

Ok cause I know you they’ve been fighting for the franchise for yrs now but I didn’t actually know they lost it

[@kyletheringersarcaderings7751]

Is the announcement still the same

[@KaiokenBlueGT]

@@kyletheringersarcaderings7751 Yep, at least until the trains get refurbished (no guarantees there will be any changes though), they now say "Avanti West Coast" instead of Virgin with the same voice.

[@kyletheringersarcaderings7751]

Will it still do that sound before the announcement like that dun dun sound

[@LokiAvivson]

RIP virgin trains. they were deffo better than avanti!

[@AberdeenAviation]

1:25-1:27 see it say it sort it

[@dan_the_trainspotter8253]

Love it

[@rohmun1]

0:30

[@gamingwithpros4047]

avanti's sounds better icl

[@maxwellwynne-shepherd7852]

Now avanti

[@11Daniel2k]

literally couldnt remember the virgin announcements but they seem to be exact same but replaced with avanti.

[@ChristopherPin]

That's what they are 😊

[@mrantcor1981]

Virgin Trains is the best train operator in the world and Avanti West Coast will never ever get that title and are a crap and rubbish operator because its run by First Group the worst group and Trenitalia

[@RyRyRyangaming]

Can’t be the best train operator if there are services more punctual 🤨

[@bogdanrusu7129]

First

[@aldertravels]

Yes, First Group Trenitalia (Avanti West Coast) who replaced VT

[@hi24x]

Nobody cares if you're first

[@aldertravels]

Do I seriously only notice a spelling mistake one year after writing this comment

[@rohan0611]

0:41

[@rohan0611]

03:18

[@rohmun1]

03:37