Yet more rail disruption as TransPennine cancels more than 30 services with even more amended

There is set to be more travel chaos on the rail network today (Thursday, December 8) as more than 45 services have been axed or amended by TransPennine Express. A total of 47 services are hit - with 32 cancelled and a further 15 amended.

Further short-notice cancellations and amendments to services likely throughout the day too. TransPennine Express said that 'short notice timetable amendments' are being made due to 'a range of issues' including staff sickness, Covid and infrastructure issues.

A number of services between Liverpool and Newcastle, Manchester and Hull, Manchester Airport and York, Manchester and Saltburn, Manchester and Cleethorpes and Manchester and Edinburgh are among those that have been slashed.

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And more services, including trains between Manchester and other major cities, including Glasgow, Edinburgh, York and Hull have been amended, terminating or leaving from different stations than planned.

A spokesperson for the operator said: "Prior to December 2021 TransPennine Express (TPE) had posted its best ever performance results, and was subsequently recognised as 'Train Operator of the Year' at the Rail Business Awards.

"Since then, prolonged disruption affecting our services has been caused by a range of issues including ongoing high levels of train crew sickness, a persisting training backlog as a direct result of Covid, and infrastructure issues outside of TPE’s control.

TransPennine Express said that 'short notice timetable amendments' are being made due to 'a range of issues' including staff sickness, Covid and infrastructure issues (Vincent Cole - Manchester Evening News)

"Combined, these factors have seen a number of on-the-day or 'evening before' cancellations being made. In normal circumstances, we have enough people to fully operate our scheduled timetable – and have more drivers now than ever before – however the combination of factors has put unprecedented pressure on our ability to effectively operate our services.

"Our customers want, and deserve, reliable and punctual train services, and we are sorry have not been able to consistently provide that due to the ongoing issues. TPE’s team continues to work flat-out to deliver higher levels of service delivery and to tackle the issues that are being experienced by customers."

The full list of cancelled or amended trains can be found here.

Today's cancellations and amendments

Liverpool – Newcastle

0539 Newcastle – Liverpool

0952 Liverpool – Newcastle

2201 Newcastle – York

Manchester – Hull

0535 Leeds – Hull

0604 Hull – Manchester Piccadilly

0705 Hull – Manchester Piccadilly

0830 Manchester Piccadilly – Hull

0935 Manchester Piccadilly – Hull

1008 Hull – Manchester Piccadilly

1030 Manchester Piccadilly – Hull

1206 Hull – Manchester Piccadilly

1235 Manchester Piccadilly – Hull

1308 Hull – Manchester Piccadilly

Manchester Airport – York

0138 York – Manchester Airport

0316 Manchester Piccadilly – York

Manchester – Saltburn

1640 Manchester Airport – Saltburn

2008 Saltburn – York

Manchester – Cleethorpes

0325 Sheffield – Manchester Airport

1224 Cleethorpes- Manchester Piccadilly

1524 Cleethorpes – Manchester Piccadilly

1818 Manchester Piccadilly – Cleethorpes Cancelled

2124 Cleethorpes – Sheffield Cancelled

2220 Manchester Piccadilly – Doncaster

Edinburgh – Manchester

0810 Manchester Airport – Edinburgh

Edinburgh – Newcastle

0529 Edinburgh – Newcastle

0919 Newcastle – Edinburgh

1137 Edinburgh – Berwick

1405 Berwick – Edinburgh

1514 Edinburgh – Berwick

1616 Berwick – Edinburgh

1206 Newcastle – Edinburgh

1410 Edinburgh – Newcastle

In addition, the following services will be amended:

Liverpool – Newcastle

1954 Liverpool – Newcastle - Terminates York

Manchester - Scarborough

0419 Manchester Airport – Scarborough Starts York

Manchester – Saltburn

1307 Redcar – Manchester Airport - Terminates York

Manchester Airport – York

0038 Manchester Airport – York - Terminates Manchester Piccadilly

Manchester – Cleethorpes

0504 Cleethorpes- Manchester Piccadilly - Terminates Sheffield

0521 Sheffield – Cleethorpes - Starts Sheffield

0536 Doncaster – Manchester Piccadilly - Starts Sheffield

0556 Manchester Airport – Cleethorpes - Starts Sheffield

0818 Manchester Piccadilly – Cleethorpes - Starts Sheffield

1518 Manchester Piccadilly – Cleethorpes - Starts Sheffield

1718 Manchester Piccadilly – Cleethorpes - Terminates Sheffield

1924 Cleethorpes – Manchester Piccadilly - Terminates Sheffield

Manchester – Glasgow

0457 Manchester Piccadilly – Glasgow - Terminates Preston

0906 Glasgow – Manchester Airport - Starts Preston

Edinburgh – Manchester

1212 Edinburgh – Manchester Airport - Starts Preston

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