Politicians, unions and, most importantly, long-suffering passengers had their say today after much-criticised train operating company TransPennine Express was brought under Government control.
After months of speculation following many more months of delays and cancellations impacting on frustrated commuters across Greater Manchester and the city region, Transport Secretary Mark Harper announced on Thursday train services run by TPE would be nationalised as operator Northern was in 2020.
The Department for Transport (DfT) said TPE services would be brought under its Operator of Last Resort from May 28.
