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The Latest Breaking News from TransPennine Express

How TransPennine Express ended up being brought under government control

Travellers in the north have been familiar with chaos on the rails for years

Manchester Evening News

Anger over £15m shareholder bonanza despite failure of rail firm TransPennine Express

Parent company FirstGroup shelled out the millions in dividends last year while train passengers were facing delay after delay. The rail firm will fall under Government control at the end of the month

Daily Mirror

Rail workers take to picket line in Newcastle in latest strike to 'defend jobs, pay and conditions'

During the latest railway strikes on Saturday, members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union walked out at 14 train operators across the country

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Train strikes: Everything you need to know about this weekend’s rail walk-outs

Eurovision weekend will see strikes by both the RMT and Aslef unions

The Independent UK

Northern and TransPennine rail strikes information and train travel into Liverpool for Eurovision 2023

RMT industrial action means people heading to the city need to check travel times

Liverpool Echo

The Mancunian Way: A 'wasteful' act

A brotherly bust-up PLUS the journey to Port Sudan AND a Trust requiring improvement

Manchester Evening News

Nationalising TransPennine Express will allow full look at 'whole rail structure in the north'

The operator's services have been brought under government control following months of cancellations and delays

Manchester Evening News

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Train strikes: Everything you need to know about this weekend’s rail walk-outs

Eurovision weekend will see strikes by both the RMT and Aslef unions

The Independent UK

'Atrocious' delays, cancellations and 'major issues': Manchester passengers bid farewell to TransPennine Express

"I can't say anything good about it"

Manchester Evening News

How each train operator will be affected during rail strikes on Friday and Saturday

Here is a breakdown of each operator's plan for May 12 and May 13 strike days, including LNER, CrossCountry and Northern services

Chronicle Live

North East leaders back decision to strip 'shambolic' TransPennine Express of train contract

The struggling rail operator's services will be taken under public control from May 28, the Government has announced

Chronicle Live

'An unacceptable service for too long': Reaction as train operator TransPennine Express brought under government control

'This broken service has comprehensively failed the North'

Manchester Evening News

Rail passengers face summer of strife as national strikes resume

Forty-eight hours of rail chaos begins

The Independent UK

The government has had to take over yet another railway – and yet it still balks at full nationalisation

The Conservatives are on a TransPennine Express to nowhere, says the author and podcaster Christian Wolmar

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Nobody believes me when I tell them how bad TransPennine Express is

People’s lives are being turned upside down by last-minute cancellations that make a mockery of work and family plans

The Independent UK

Nationalising TransPennine services must mean real change – Scottish minister

Scottish transport minister Kevin Stewart said the service had been ‘unacceptably poor for too long’.

The Guardian - UK

TransPennine railway: what is the operator of last resort?

British government’s OLR also took control of LNER, Northern and Southeastern train services

Manchester Evening News

Train strikes to impact Greater Manchester this weekend - latest from Avanti West Coast, Northern, TransPennine Express and more

Train schedules will be altered throughout the weekend

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Birmingham Post

Leaders react after TransPennine Express loses contract over 'continuous cancellations'

Latest figures show TPE cancelled the equivalent of one in six services across most of March

The Independent UK

How unreliable is TransPennine Express and are nationalised train firms better?

Train services run by TransPennine Express will be nationalised later this month.

Daily Record

TransPennine Express to be nationalised after months of delays and cancellations

The rail company, which runs services between the North of England and Scotland, will be brought under UK Government control later this month.

The Independent UK

Nearly a quarter of train journeys to be on nationalised services

The analysis by the PA news agency comes as Labour reiterated its pledge to nationalise all services.

Birmingham Post

Hull and Humber Chamber welcomes Transport Secretary's TransPennine Express cancellation

Even as the news broke a key Hull morning train failed to run

Manchester Evening News

What does the nationalisation of TransPennine Express mean for passengers? Tickets, fares and more explained

The train operator has been brought under government control after months of delays and cancellations

The Independent UK

Train strikes: Dates and all you need to know ahead of today’ rail walk-outs

Eurovision weekend will see strikes by both the RMT and Aslef unions

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