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I agree with you Robbo but in this case Virgin are keeping the North Wales-Euston services as part of their West Coast franchise. As they are looking for ways to avoid having to loco-haul Pendolinos from Crewe to Holyhead and back they have decided to change to an upgraded Voyager with better catering facilities. As the government are unlikely to electrify the route from Crewe to Holyhead the next best thing would be to operate the North-Wales-Euston services with some sort of electro-diesel train.
Bombardier have the technology and have successfully produced such trains in France but despite all their "green spoutings" the government in this country don't seem interested.
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