Services run by rail operator TransPennine Express will be taken under public control after a long period of “continuous cancellations”, Transport Secretary Mark Harper said.
The Cabinet minister has decided not to extend or renew TransPennine’s contract, bringing services in to the Department for Transport’s Operator of Last Resort from May 28.
The company’s passengers have suffered from widespread delays and cancellations over the past year. The operator has faced strong criticism, especially from Labour mayors in the North, over the quality of its service. It now joins the Northern and East Coast franchises in being operated by a Government-controlled body.
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