TransPennine Express

Large queues form at Lime Street station on May 26 after Liverpool FC’s parade, causing severe delays on the network.

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Liverpool overcrowding: "Lessons will be learned" after 166,000 passengers use Lime Street on one day

An estimated 166,000 passengers used Liverpool Lime Street on May 26, way above the estimated 30,000 for the bank holiday weekend.

Network Rail 4 Jun

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ORR statistics shows operators revenue return to growth

There were just under 450 million journeys made by passengers between July and September this year, a 9% increase on the same quarter in 2023, according to the Office of Rail and Road, which has released its quarterly statistics.

24 Dec

TransPennine Express' 802203 at Manchester Victoria before departing for Newcastle. TRANSPENNINE EXPRESS

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TransPennine Express starts electric-powered running between Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge

The Transpennine Route Upgrade has allowed for electric running out of Manchester Victoria on services heading towards Yorkshire

TransPennine Express 3 Dec

A TransPennine Express 802 at Manchester Victoria. TONY MILES

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TransPennine Express restoring four fast trains per hour between Manchester and Leeds

TransPennine Express is adding more trains to its timetable from December after cutbacks last year

TransPennine Express 18 Nov

Hitachi TPE 802 Battery bi-mode on its test run. August 2024. HITACHI RAIL.

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Hitachi Rail's intercity battery trial shows better than expected results

Hitachi Rail has said that the results from its intercity battery trial are better than expected.

TransPennine Express 8 Nov

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Upgrade work closes part of the Leeds to Manchester main line

Part of the main Leeds to Manchester railway is to close on weekdays for 5 weeks from October 21, with some trains diverted and replacement buses running.

rail 18 Oct

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New TransPennine consultation underway

A public consultation is underway over the next phase of the TransPennine Route Upgrade.

rail 17 Sept

TransPennine Express 68023 Achilles stands at Doncaster on September 8 2022, on the rear of the 0926 Cleethorpes-Manchester Piccadilly test run. The ‘Nova 3s’ were withdrawn last year after the discovery of body cracks - a low point from which Wolmar says TPE has staged a recovery under the government’s Operator of Last Resort. KEITH PARTLOW.

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Upturn in TPE’s fortunes is a good advertisement for public ownership

Christian Wolmar on the hard facts of renationalisation.

Christian Wolmar 13 Sept

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UK's first Intercity battery train hits the tracks

Main line tests have started on the nation's first intercity battery train. The class 802 bi-mode unit has seen one of its engines replaced and retrofitted with batteries, a first for the UK rail network.

Rolling stock 30 Aug

TransPennine Express carriage, November 2022. ALAMY.

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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

Ravensthorpe, where then-Rail Minister Huw Merriman took part in a ceremony last December, the same month the full £3.9 billion scheme was formally announced. In future, Ravensthorpe will be home to a flying junction. TransPennine Express 802212 rolls towards the station in February 2021. MIKE BROOK.

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TRU electrifies the Pennines route and fits ETCS

Due for completion in 2035, the TRU will cut journey times, improve reliability and increase capacity. Chris Howe reports.

Major projects 16 Aug

Northern and TPE train sitting at Manchester Railway Station

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Challenging year for nationalised DOHL operators

DfT OLR Holdings Limited (DOHL) the company which runs the nationalised train operators on behalf of the Department for Transport has released its annual report, showing it was a challenging year for performance as well as showing slow progress in cutting the subsidies paid for each of the four operators that it currently runs.

Department for Transport 30 Jul

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Rail Industry celebrates International Women in Engineering Day

Traditionally a male-dominated industry, rail is seeing a surge in female representation, with companies like TransPennine Express (TPE), Northern and Greater Anglia leading the charge.

Engineering 24 Jun

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Train operators join forces to spearhead innovation

Four UK rail operators are joining forces to launch an ambitious innovation programme, Future Labs. LNER, Northern, Southeastern and Transpennine Express will be aiming to drive innovation across multiple areas including customer experience, performance, and operations.

LNER 1 May

68010 Chiltern Railways Hatton Bank 19-08-15

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New contract: Chiltern invites proposals for rolling stock deal

New rolling stock contract sought in bid to boost reliability of services.

Class 68 5 Jan

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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