The Office of Rail and Road is dealing with more than 80 track access applications for the next three timetable changes (in December this year and May and December 2025).
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FirstGroup has applied for permission to start six services between Paddington and Paignton via Bristol from 2028
24/12/2024
There were just under 450 million journeys made by passengers between July and September this year, a 9% increase on the same quarter in 2023, according to the Office of Rail and Road, which has released its quarterly statistics.
19/12/2024
Network Rail, Department for Transport and train operators have approved the East Coast main line timetable for 2025.
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dr bob - 02/12/2024 10:06
Running trains through Bolton (which currently has no direct London service) is a fine idea, but what's the point of it starting in Preston, which is already well served to London? There'd have to be a huge difference in fares to attract punters from a service that stops only at Wigan and Warrington. Surely a better option would be to start the train in Burnley (perhaps even at Central to save clogging the cross-pennine route), pass through Accrington, Blackburn, Darwen (these together have a population much greater than Preston, and none have a direct service to London). If the intention is to serve Chorley rather than Darwen then the Farington curve is an option.
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ChrisM - 02/12/2024 20:22
It's far too late to change anything for December 2024 so that's history. May 2025 is surely as good as decided by now. Consideration for December 2025 must be well advanced.
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Xray Mike - 03/12/2024 14:32
Pic is not at Doncaster, but Newcastle.
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