Extra rail services could still come to Rochdale after plans for four additional daily direct trains to the capital were derailed. On Thursday, the Office of Rail and Road announced it had rejected proposals for [...]
Plans to improve the rail link between Rochdale and London have hit the buffers again. Today, the Office of Rail and Road announced it had rejected proposals for new train services which would have seen [...]
Rochdale’s MP has criticised the rail watchdog's decision to reject plans to restore a direct rail service to London – saying the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has ignored the “strong case” made by [...]
A long-awaited bid to restore a direct rail service between Rochdale and London has been rejected by the rail regulator. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) this morning confirmed it had turned down an [...]
FirstGroup has said it is “disappointed” by the rail regulator’s decision to reject its bid to restore direct rail services between Rochdale and London - but vowed to keep exploring opportunities to revive the long-lost [...]
While the Government is today celebrating a welcome £15.6 billion investment in transport links across the country - including tram-trains, rapid bus routes and Metro extensions in Greater Manchester - one vital project that wouldn’t [...]
A bid to restore a direct rail link between Rochdale and London has suffered a major blow with Network Rail confirming it will not support the plan - and the Department for Transport (DfT) stonewalling [...]
Rochdale’s MP has thrown his weight behind The Rochdale Times’ campaign to secure a long-overdue direct rail link to London – and vowed to fight for the economic benefits it would bring to the town. [...]
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