The Latest Breaking News from TransPennine Express

All the trains running during the next round of rail strikes

Tens of thousands of RMT union members will walk out on 16, 18 and 30 March, plus 1 April

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2023

Should TransPennine Express be stripped of its contract?

Northern leaders say time has run out for the under-fire rail operator to improve

Manchester Evening News · Mar 13, 2023

Warning to rail passengers ahead of major three-week engineering work

All services between Manchester and Leeds will be diverted via the Calder Valley

Manchester Evening News · Mar 7, 2023

TransPennine Express on track to cancel 23,000 services in 2023, says mayor

The figure for TransPennine Express was released by West Yorkshire mayor Tracy Brabin, who urged the Government to ‘get a grip’.

The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023

Ministers warn TransPennine on service as mayors demand they ‘get a grip’

Northern mayors call for operator to be removed with 20,000 trains expected to be cancelled this year

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2023

Government 'absolutely committed' to HS2 from London to Manchester and east of England

It was recently reported HS2 might not run to its planned central London terminus at Euston due to rising costs

Birmingham Post · Mar 2, 2023

Rail operator with trans through Lockerbie accused of "fiddling" cancellation figures

Dumfriesshire MP David Mundell has raised concerns over TransPennine Express' service with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

Daily Record · Feb 27, 2023

The Mancunian Way: A collective voice

How Greater Manchester threw its arms around the people of Ukraine PLUS Further call for TPE to be stripped of contract

Manchester Evening News · Feb 24, 2023

Under-fire TransPennine Express should be stripped of its contract now, says top Labour MP

But Tory Minister says putting the operator into public ownership wouldn't solve all its problems

Manchester Evening News · Feb 24, 2023

More trains cancelled as Transport Secretary pulls out of Liverpool transport summit

Shadow transport secretary bemoans state of trains in the north as hundreds head to city for key conference

Liverpool Echo · Feb 23, 2023