'A game changer': Council leaders welcome renewed bid for Shropshire-London train link with new Wellington station stop
Council leaders in Telford have welcomed the resubmission of plans for a direct train service to London, including the addition of Wellington station as a stop.
A fresh application for an open-access service between Wrexham and London Euston has been submitted by the Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway (WSMR), months after a previous application was rejected by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) in July.
The revised proposal suggests four trains a day in each direction - one fewer than previously proposed - and WSMR is seeking a contract of seven years or longer.
As before, the service would stop at Gobowen, Shrewsbury, and Telford in Shropshire, with other stops at Wolverhampton, Walsall, Coleshill Parkway, Nuneaton and Milton Keynes. In addition, the revised plans include a new stop at Wellington in Telford.
