TPE bolsters rail services
TransPennine Express is turning the clock back, embracing its former timetable to increase the number of express trains between Manchester Victoria and Leeds.
Starting on 15 December, TPE will run four express trains an hour between the cities, reducing the number of services on Sunday.
Services between the cities were reduced last year, with TPE managing director Chris Jackson promising to reintroduce them in 2024 if able.
In addition to restoring the old timetable, TPE announced that it would add a stop at Eaglescliffe for the first time. There will also be hourly calls at Chester-le-Street, Castleford, Normanton, and Wakefield.
The government-controlled train company also said it would introduce more evening services between Manchester and Oxenholme. Most of those travelling between Liverpool and Cleethorpes will also be on six carriage trains to provide more seats for customers.
“We’re please to be returning to our more historic timetable, bringing back and adding new services and additional seats which will make a real difference for our customers,” Jackson said.
“We have seen great achievements across TPE in the past 12 months in particular, with cancellations reduced by 70% and, thanks to our customers old and new having confidence to travel with us, we have become the second-fastest-growing train company in the UK.”
