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ORR rejects all West Coast Main Line open access applications

Rhodri Clark
17 July 2025

 

The Office of Rail and Road has rejected all applications for open access services on the West Coast Main Line, including the Wrexham to Euston service which the UK Government had supported. However, the ORR has rejected a DfT request to revise its approach on assessing other outstanding applications, warning that this could threaten the major December 2025 timetable change on the East Coast Main Line.

In addition to the Wrexham application, Lumo, owned by FirstGroup, had applied for new...

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