"On Sunday the ORR announced only staff would be on board as of mid-December - citing concerns that allowing passengers to get on would "harm the overall performance" of the line. But just over 24 hours later a ORR spokesperson said after listening to feedback it would give Network Rail and Avanti permission to continue running the service with passengers."
"But just over 24 hours later a ORR spokesperson said after listening to feedback it would give Network Rail and Avanti permission to continue running the service with passengers. "On the basis of the information we have, we believe the running of this 7am service could have a negative impact on reliability and punctuality of services on the West Coast Main Line, but we recognise its importance and popularity and will support its continued operation," the ORR spokesperson continued."
The Office of Road and Rail (ORR) initially announced the 07:00 GMT Avanti West Coast service from Manchester Piccadilly to London would run with only staff on board from mid-December, citing concerns that allowing passengers would harm overall performance. After public feedback, ORR reversed that decision within 24 hours and granted Network Rail and Avanti permission to continue running the 07:00 service with passengers. ORR said the service could negatively affect reliability and punctuality on the West Coast Main Line but recognised its importance and popularity and will support its continued operation. The U-turn applies only to the 07:00 Manchester Piccadilly to Euston service; four other services will run without passengers later this month.
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