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Satellite launch company Virgin Orbit to operate and deliver one of the first launches of its LauncherOne system in Spaceport Cornwall

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CORNWALL, England, 2018-Jul-17 — /Travel PR News/ — The first British satellite launch in 50 years could take place from Cornwall within the next three years following a new partnership with Virgin Orbit. Virgin Orbit, a satellite launch company, has selected Spaceport Cornwall as an ideal location to operate and deliver one of the first… Read the full press release

Virgin Trains world’s first travel company to launch a dedicated channel promoting positive mental health

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LONDON, 2016-Oct-13 — /Travel PR News/ — To mark World Mental Health Day, Virgin Trains has worked alongside the Mental Health Foundation to become the world’s first travel company to launch a dedicated channel promoting positive mental health. The new ‘Be Mindful’ channel showcases the UK’s first real-time video of a train journey, taking a… Read the full press release

Virgin Trains launches first-of-a-kind children’s story by David Baddiel, The Girl Who Had Never Been On a Train

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‘The Girl Who Had Never Been On A Train’, available exclusively on Virgin Trains on-board entertainment system Award-winning children’s author created the tale after collecting inspiration from passengers along Virgin Trains East and West Coast routes The children’s story is the first exclusive-commission on BEAM LONDON, 2016-Sep-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Virgin Trains will… Read the full press release

Virgin Trains rated by customers as the top long distance franchised operator in the UK

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LONDON, 2016-Feb-18 — /Travel PR News/ — Virgin Trains has today been rated by customers as the top long distance franchised operator in the UK. A survey of nearly 7,000 rail passengers scored both Virgin Trains franchises either four or five stars for availability of seating, cleanliness of carriages, overall condition of the train, train reliability,… Read the full press release

Virgin Trains, Book Trust to launch a nationwide search for a Christmas Train design

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LONDON, 2015-9-7 — /Travel PR News/ — Virgin Trains today announces it has partnered with the children’s reading charity, Book Trust, to launch a nationwide search for a Christmas Train design. Primary school age children across Great Britain are being challenged to send in their most festive drawings and win the chance to see their… Read the full press release