Virgin Trains and Capgemini are entering into a three-year multi-million pound contract which will see Capgemini manage the train company’s entire IT infrastructure, it was announced today.

The contract is a further renewal of a relationship between the two companies that started in 1999.

Under the deal, Capgemini will look after financial and key operational systems such as train and crew scheduling and rostering, and the catering management system.

It also includes desktop and laptop management and support services for approximately 1,000 Virgin Trains staff at 42 locations across the UK.

Francis Jellings, Head of IT at Virgin Trains, said: “We continue to be impressed by the quality of the Capgemini people working with us and by their ability to work in full collaboration with our own teams.

“They have an excellent appreciation of our business and IT needs and I am pleased that we are to work with them for a further three years.”