ALLRAIL IN THE MEDIA
THE TIMES
THE TIMES
Grand Central Plans Manchester–Paris Rail Link Amid Open Access Concerns
The Times reports on Grand Central’s plans to launch a new Manchester–London St Pancras service, enabling connections to Paris via Eurostar. The article also highlights growing concerns about the future of Open Access rail services in the UK.
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With Network Rail consistently saying no to open-access applications, with the ORR now seemingly being under pressure from DfT, It looks like the voices that say the ORR has now been influenced to say no to every open-access application are being proven to be correct.
John Thomas
Policy Director, ALLRAIL