The Department for Transport has opposed eight out of nine open access applications currently with the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
DfT opposes eight out of nine open access applications citing revenue and performance concerns
10/02/2025 in News
10/02/2025 in News
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Bean - 11/02/2025 08:26
The way train services are at the moment are overcrowded and poor, but in my opinion WCML has got wirse since Virgin lost the contract. East Midlands is worse since Stagecoach lost their contract