 IR 's life @-@ saving mission inspired the founding of the volunteer International Rescue Corps , originally made up of a group of British <unk> who contributed to the humanitarian effort following the 1980 <unk> earthquake . Virgin Group has used the series in branding its services : Virgin Atlantic operates a Boeing <unk> @-@ 400 airliner named Lady Penelope , while Virgin Trains owns a fleet of <unk> that are all named after main characters and vehicles and used specifically to " rescue " broken @-@ down trains . 
