Regulator also vetoes extra Blackpool service, citing lack of space on west coast mainline for new direct trains to capital Business live – latest updates Plans to run direct train services to Wrexham and Rochdale from London have been rejected by the rail regulator because of “significant pressu...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/08/wrexham-rochdale-train-services-rejected-west-coast-line-blackpool-london)