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Title: Virgin Trains USA Post by: grahame on November 16, 2018, 19:43:19 From West Palm Beach TV (my usual Friday evening channel - NOT) at https://www.wptv.com/news/state/brightline-virgin-form-strategic-partnership
Quote Brightline, Virgin form strategic partnership; Brightline will be called Virgin Trains USA Brightline has announced that it has formed a strategic partnership and trademark licensing agreement with the Virgin Group. It says the agreement will establish a new brand and will rename itself Virgin Trains USA this month. Virgin will make a minority investment in Brightline, which will still be managed and operated by Brightline’s executive team as well as affiliates of Fortress Investment Group, the rail service said. “Virgin has built a respected and trusted brand in travel and hospitality. With our shared focus on customer experience, powered by a culture of innovation and disruption, we are well positioned to build on our success," Brightline Chairman Wes Edens said in a statement. Brightline is operating in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties and has been considering a stop on the Treasure Coast. It also has plans to expand into Orlando and Tampa. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |