Tag Archives: Timetable Changes

Mark Wylie: “Welcome to TransPennine Express – a passenger’s long wait for a semi-reliable service”

Posted on October 10, 2018 by admin

Mark Wylie: Welcome to TransPennine Express – a passenger’s long wait for a semi-reliable service [from the Yorkshire Post, 10 October 2018] I have been commuting from West Yorkshire to Manchester for over 25 years. For the past three years, … Continue reading →

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A reminder of what Transpennine said before the timetable change

Posted on October 1, 2018 by admin

A letter from Leo Goodwin, Managing Director of TPE, to Andy Burnham before the timetable change. So, of the claims made: faster journey times to Manchester – only on the rare occasions when trains are running to time and not … Continue reading →

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Office Of Rail And Road: Independent Inquiry Into (Some Of) The Timetable Disruption In May 2018

Posted on September 20, 2018 by admin

We hesitate to mention this, as it’s a report into the timetable debacle which somehow manages to avoid any analysis of TPEs part in it, and doesn’t manage to mention the impact on our stations until the end of the … Continue reading →

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Amendments to TransPennine Express timetable from December 2018

Posted on September 14, 2018 by admin

Received the following from TPE today. Whilst the loss of regular through trains to Leeds is disappointing, as it was one of the few benefits of the May 2018 timetable, it has to be recognised that the experience of the … Continue reading →

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