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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Dan Haygarth

Manchester to London ‘ghost train’ to carry passengers after U-turn

An express Manchester to London train service will now take passengers after the rail regulator overturned its decision to run it as a “ghost train” with only crew on board every day.

The 7am express service from Manchester Piccadilly via Stockport to London Euston, which takes just under two hours, would have run without passengers from 15 December due to the allocation of “paths”.

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