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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has rejected proposals from Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway, Lumo, and Avanti West Coast to introduce additional train services on the heavily utilized West Coast Main Line between London and various destinations including Wrexham, Rochdale, and Blackpool. The ORR cited concerns that adding more trains would likely increase delays and cancellations due to reduced resilience in the timetable for recovery from disruptions.
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The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) rejected plans by Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway to run four daily return train services between Wrexham and London Euston, as well as Lumo's proposal for up to four weekday and Saturday return services and three Sunday return services between Rochdale and Euston. Avanti West Coast’s plans for additional services connecting Blackpool and Euston were also denied. The ORR cited concerns that adding more trains on the heavily used West Coast Main Line would increase delays and cancellations, reducing resilience against disruption. Stephanie Tobyn from the ORR stated that while new services can benefit passengers, they must not compromise existing service reliability for other travelers.
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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).
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The proposal to add more trains on the West Coast Main Line would "likely increase delays and cancelled trains for passengers", the regulator said.
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It rejected Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway's application for four daily Wrexham to London Euston return services, as well as Lumo's proposal for up to four return services between Rochdale and Euston on weekdays and Saturdays, and three on Sundays.
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Avanti West Coast's plans for additional services between Blackpool and Euston were also denied by the ORR.
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The regulator said: "Gaps in the current timetable need to provide important space for trains to recover when disruption occurs, minimising delays to passengers.
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ORR concluded that adding more services into these windows in the timetable for recovery would reduce that resilience, increasing the risk of disruption spreading to other services and affecting more passengers."
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'Heavily used'
Stephanie Tobyn, from the ORR, said: "New services, destinations and greater choice can bring real benefits for passengers and communities.
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But the West Coast Main Line is already under significant pressure, with performance reflecting limited resilience on a heavily used part of the rail network.
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"Our detailed analysis has shown that adding more trains to the current timetable would reduce the ability to recover when disruption occurs, increasing the risk of delays spreading and making reliability of the network worse for all passengers."
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The ORR said its assessment and decision came after similar applications were rejected in 2025.
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