More than 15,000 people have applied to drive Virgin Trains’ new state-of-the art Azuma trains following the rail operator’s biggest recruitment drive on the popular east coast route since the 1980s. The response – equivalent to nearly 200 applications for each of the 78 posts – comes as Virgin Trains gears up for the launch of the new fleet on the London to Scotland route in 2018. When they launch in 2018, the 65 Azuma trains, built in the UK by Hitachi, will be among the most advanced trains in the country’s rail network. Read the complete article at https://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/oct/19/15000-apply-78-jobs-virgin-trains-azuma-east-coast-route