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ORR approves limited new services on East Coast Main Line, but First expansion stifled again

Peter Stonham
01 August 2025
 

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has approved some limited additional open access services on the East Coast Main Line from this December for three operators, extending or adding to their existing services. But the hoped for growth of First’s open access portfolio has again been knocked back following ORR’s rejection of its bid to operate more services on the West Coast Main Line (LTT919).

ORR said the additional services from First Group’s East Coast Trains (Lumo), and Hull...

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