"The timetable changes will see rail operator Avanti's existing four daily weekday services from Blackpool reduced to one. Two of the daily routes being scrapped are the 09:39 London Euston to Blackpool North service, and the 12:52 Blackpool North to London Euston. Avanti said the services would no longer run because the Office of Road and Rail (ORR), the economic and safety regulator, had implemented restrictions."
"The ORR reversed a decision not to run the 07:00 GMT Avanti West Coast service from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston with passengers, known as a "ghost train", after a public backlash. An ORR spokesperson said: "We recognise that passengers will be disappointed that these services will not be in the timetable from December. "In every timetable change train operators bid to add or amend services, and we are informed in our decision making by what Network Rail tells us is possible."
Blackpool will lose three daily weekday Avanti West Coast services to London Euston, reducing the existing four weekday services to one. Two of the scrapped services are the 09:39 London Euston to Blackpool North and the 12:52 Blackpool North to London Euston. The Office of Rail and Road implemented access restrictions after Network Rail recommended changes to improve overall network reliability. Avanti plans to add more services from Liverpool and reinstate a morning Manchester service. The ORR reversed a previous decision to run an empty 07:00 Manchester-to-London service with passengers after public backlash. Network Rail has been asked for comment.
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