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TPE’s Idea of “Good Service On Most Of Our Network”

Posted on November 4, 2018 by admin

It’s things like this that make it difficult for SMART to say nice things about Transpennine Express. A total of 20 cancellations, all of trains serving Slaithwaite and/or Marsden, on Saturday 3rd November. None of this is because the line … Continue reading →

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“Train driver ‘did not know where to stop’. Anger as teenage girl, 15, left stranded by TransPennine Express”

Posted on October 26, 2018 by admin

Train driver ‘did not know where to stop’. Anger as teenage girl, 15, left stranded by TransPennine Express [from the Yorkshire Post, 26 October 2018] Bosses at under-fire rail operator TransPennine Express have admitted that a 15-year-old teenage girl may … Continue reading →

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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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