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Santa to challenge decision to award present franchise to Easter Bunny

promising to run away from franchise at first sign of troubleBearded franchise-holder Father Christmas today strongly criticised the Government’s decision to award the West Coast Christmas Eve present-delivery franchise to his rival, the Easter Bunny.

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Posted: Dec 9th, 2012
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Virgin warns ‘First Group may improve West Coast Mainline service’

Virgin on the ridiculousIn a dispute that has now been handed over to the courts, Virgin Trains has claimed that the awarding of the west coast main line to First Great Western opens the real threat of improvements to services.

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Posted: Aug 28th, 2012
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Virgin bosses woo female commuters with ‘Shades of Grey’ masturbation carriages

question of knowing when to stop and when to get offWomen users of Britain’s busy rail network have welcomed the introduction of Christian Grey-themed masturbation carriages. As sales of the seminal ‘mummy porn’ title soared past 15 million copies, many Kindle-clutching female commuters are now incapable of standing steadily for any length of journey.

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Posted: Jun 25th, 2012
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Virgin Trains moves into perfume market with ‘scent of Pendolino’

Richard Branson continues to expand his Virgin empire with the bold launch of a range of new perfumes based on his Virgin Trains franchise. The first scent is inspired by his Pendolino trains, and is expected to be a best-seller with its unique combination of diesel, rubber, urine, grease and nappy poo.

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Posted: Oct 24th, 2009
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