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TransPennine Express carriage, November 2022. ALAMY.

News

TransPennine Express promises full timetable return in December

TransPennine Express (TPE) is remaining confident that the reintroduction of services in the December 2024 timetable switch will go as smoothly as possible.

TransPennine Express 16 Aug

News

Discovery of body cracks stops TransPennine Mk 5s

Transpennine Express has suffered another setback with the discovery of body cracks on some of its CAF Mk 5a locomotive-hauled coaches.

12 Jul

News

TPE faces uncertain future

Current service levels at TransPennine Express “are unacceptable” and “all options remain on the table”, says Secretary of State for Transport Mark Harper.

12 Apr

News

DfT plans Direct Award for TPE contract

TransPennine Express is set to be the latest train operating franchise to continue under a Direct Award from the Department for Transport.

23 Mar

News

RMT plans further weekend action on TPE services

The RMT union has announced a series of further strikes by conductor members working for TransPennine Express.

10 Mar

News

TPE ‘185s’ to get reliability upgrade

TPE’s 51-strong fleet of Class 185 diesel multiple units is to receive a technology upgrade to enable faults to be more easily discovered and rectified.

21 Sept

News

Transpennine upgrade to start

Passengers in the Manchester area are being reminded to check for possible disruption as the Transpennine Route Upgrade gets under way.

19 Jul

News

TPE accepts its final Nova 3

TPE accepts its final Nova 3

23 Jun

News

FirstGroup signs new deals for TPE and SWR franchises

New National Rail Contracts have been agreed

30 May

Northern and TPE train sitting at Manchester Railway Station

News

Rail’s prospects in the North boosted by strong leisure market

Northern and TPE's large leisure markets means rail in northern England is “well-placed” to lead on the region’s post-pandemic recovery, say industry leaders.

8 Apr

Northern and TPE train sitting at Manchester Railway Station

News

EXCLUSIVE: North envisages “operators working together”

Transport for the North calls for a 'new way of working' as rail seeks to recover from COVID-19.

31 Jul

News

Leo Goodwin leaving TransPennine Express

TransPennine Managing Director to leave role

4 Mar

News

TPE performance being monitored

TPE threatened with 'Government action' if performance does not improve

5 Feb

TransPennine Express carriage, November 2022. ALAMY.

News

COVER STORY: Northern to be axed... calls grow for TPE to follow

"The same process under way for Northern should be triggered with TransPennine for its unacceptable performance levels" - Henri Murison

15 Jan

News

TPE emergency timetable runs on Edinburgh route

Infrastructure woes and lack of train crew continue to hamper TransPennine Express

15 Jan

News

Maintenance problems force TransPennine Express to cancel services

TPE forced to cancel trains in new December timetable

17 Dec

News

Surplus Class 185s could yet be retained

Could TPE retain Class 185s?

3 Dec

News

TransPennine Express launches £500 million Nova fleets

£500 million new fleets for TransPennine Express launched at Liverpool

26 Nov

News

A clear case for investment in North’s railways

Problems Northern and TPE face highlights the need for substantial investment in the north - Transport for the North

8 Nov

News

First of TPE’s new ‘802/2s’ bi-modes enters passenger traffic

Second of TPE's three new train fleets enters service

1 Oct

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