Upon being re-tendered, in November 2007 the CrossCountry franchise was taken over by Arriva CrossCountry.[12][13] In December 2019, the West Coast franchise was taken over by Avanti West Coast after being re-tendered.[14]
In November 2018, it was announced that Virgin Group had concluded a deal with Brightline to rebrand as Virgin Trains USA.[17] However, in August 2020 Brightline sought to terminate the deal, claiming that the Virgin Trains brand was no longer of value after the loss of its InterCity West Coast franchise.[18] Virgin sued Brightline for breach of contract.[19] In October 2023 Virgin won in the High Court of Justice in London and was awarded $115 million in damages.[20][21]
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