FirstGroup plans open access from Rochdale

FirstGroup has unveiled plans to provide open access services between Rochdale and London. First already runs open access services from Hull and Edinburgh, and says the trains for the new service will be built in Britain. An application has been submitted to the Office of Rail and Road to provide six daily return journeys between Rochdale and London, calling at Manchester Victoria ,Eccles, Newton-le-Willows and Warrington Bank Quay.