I have to say, in some 45 years of travelling (a LOT) by train, I've only ever had TWO items stolen - both from wating rooms, once in Oostende (Belgium), where an ENGLISH bloke tried to steal my bag (passport, cameras etc) - an Australian chap alerted me, and I chased after the ba*ta*d and got it back; and once at St Lazare terminus (Paris) overnight, where my friend had some items stolen, and my passport was taken. I've never lost anything in the UK, except for being mugged by three friendly Scottish thugs while visiting Shawfield sidings at Polmadie TMD (Glasgow) in 1984. A good percentage of the customers on Virgin trains will have got their own luggage to contend with, and probably won't need to add to their burden. Good luck anyhow - you never know!
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