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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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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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Robert Walker: The passengers forgotten in the trans-Pennine rail crisis

Posted on September 12, 2018 by admin

Robert Walker: The passengers forgotten in the trans-Pennine rail crisis [from the Yorkshire Post, 12 September 2018] The May 2018 rail timetable changes and franchise change have brought massive disruption to the Colne Valley villages of Marsden and Slaithwaite. We … Continue reading →

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