Virgin Rail Group

Virgin Rail Group
Company typeLimited company
IndustryTransport
Founded1997
FounderRichard Branson
HeadquartersLondon, England
Area served
United Kingdom
OwnerVirgin Group (51%)
Stagecoach (49%)
SubsidiariesVirgin CrossCountry (1997–2007)
Virgin Trains West Coast (1997–2019)
Websitewww.virgintrains.co.uk

Virgin Rail Group (WCT Group since 2021) is a British rail transport company that was formed by the Virgin Group to bid for rail franchises in the United Kingdom during the privatisation of British Rail in the late 1990s.