A letter from Leo Goodwin, Managing Director of TPE, to Andy Burnham before the timetable change.
- faster journey times to Manchester – only on the rare occasions when trains are running to time and not terminated at Stalybridge, and definitely slower to Victoria
- faster journey times to Leeds – again, only when not being delayed
- regular direct service to Leeds – yes, but being withdrawn in December
- regular direct service to Manchester – we had this before, but now it often gets no further than Stalybridge
- significant increase in seating capacity – no
- earlier and later services – yes
- more services on a Saturday – no
- significant increase in services on Sundays – no
- train fleet more reliable – no, reliability has been a feature conspicuously absent since 20th May
- passengers getting faster, more frequent and more reliable services – no