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Bid to run new trains between London and Blackpool rejected

Plans for more trains would “likely increase delays and cancelled trains", the rail regulator says.

Tarun Mottlia

Via BBC News

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Bid to run new trains between London and Blackpool rejected
Image: Image caption, The West Coast Main Line is already under significant pressure, Stephanie Tobyn, from the Office of Rail and Road said

Bid to run new trains on West Coast Mainline refused

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Image caption, The West Coast Main Line is already under significant pressure, Stephanie Tobyn, from the Office of Rail and Road said

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Plans for new train services between London and Wrexham, Rochdale and Blackpool have been rejected by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).

The proposal to add more trains on the West Coast Main Line would "likely increase delays…

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