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Reduced Timetable due to Industrial Action, Sundays from 13th February 2022

Limited train service for Slaithwaite & Marsden (one every 2 hours, last trains at about 1930) on Sunday 13th February TransPennine Express (TPE) is asking customers to plan carefully ahead of planned strike action this weekend. The Rail, Maritime and … Continue reading

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TPE Temporary Amended Timetable – January 2022

TPE have introduced an amended timetable with effect from 10th January 2022. Due to a shortage of available train crew as a result of rising sickness levels, predominantly driven by the Omicron variant of Covid-19, along with industrial relations issues … Continue reading

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TPE Service Disruption – December 2021

Services across the network over the coming days may be subject to delays and short-notice cancellations due to a lack of available staff caused by industrial relations issues. TPE state that We are doing all we can to keep you … Continue reading

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IRP – “Mayor Brabin tells Transport Secretary that rail plan will limit West Yorkshire’s growth for many decades to come”

[Press release from West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin, dated 26th November 2021, follows] In a letter to Grant Shapps, West Yorkshire Mayor, Tracy Brabin, says that communities “feel betrayed” by the Government’s Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) and that it is … Continue reading

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