To operate the Holyhead services four four-carriage Class 221 "Super Voyagers" were included in the order placed by Virgin CrossCountry. By the time they were delivered it was decided these would be too short so they entered service with Virgin CrossCountry. In September 2004 the High Speed Trains were withdrawn with services being operated by a combination of five-carriage Class 221 "Super Voyagers" hired from Virgin CrossCountry and and hauled Mark 3 sets. From September 2005 Class 57/3s hauling Class 390 "Pendolinos" took over the locomotive hauled diagrams. This continued until December 2008 when five-carriage Class 221 "Super Voyagers" took over all services, with the exception of a Saturdays only Pendolino hauled by a Class 57/3 Locomotive (1D83 08:50 EUS-HHD/1A55 14:38 HHD-EUS). This ceased operation on Saturday 8 December 2012.