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The Latest Breaking News from TransPennine Express

Transport Secretary has 'frank conversation' with boss of TransPennine Express

TransPennine Express cancelled 1,781 services over the last four-week reporting period according to official data

Manchester Evening News

Transport Secretary has ‘frank conversation’ with boss of struggling train firm

TransPennine Express passengers have suffered from widespread delays and cancellations over the past year.

The Independent UK

'People deserve so much better': Sad state of our trains laid bare in damning figures - but fares are still going up by record amounts

A study shows TransPennine Express will cancel more than 23,000 trains this year if reliability continues at its current level

Manchester Evening News

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TransPennine Express on track to cancel 23,000 services in 2023, says mayor

The figure for TransPennine Express was released by West Yorkshire mayor Tracy Brabin, who urged the Government to ‘get a grip’.

The Independent UK

Ministers warn TransPennine on service as mayors demand they ‘get a grip’

Northern mayors call for operator to be removed with 20,000 trains expected to be cancelled this year

The Guardian - UK

Government 'absolutely committed' to HS2 from London to Manchester and east of England

It was recently reported HS2 might not run to its planned central London terminus at Euston due to rising costs

Birmingham Post

Rail operator with trans through Lockerbie accused of "fiddling" cancellation figures

Dumfriesshire MP David Mundell has raised concerns over TransPennine Express' service with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

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The Mancunian Way: A collective voice

How Greater Manchester threw its arms around the people of Ukraine PLUS Further call for TPE to be stripped of contract

Manchester Evening News

Under-fire TransPennine Express should be stripped of its contract now, says top Labour MP

But Tory Minister says putting the operator into public ownership wouldn't solve all its problems

Manchester Evening News

More trains cancelled as Transport Secretary pulls out of Liverpool transport summit

Shadow transport secretary bemoans state of trains in the north as hundreds head to city for key conference

Liverpool Echo

£164 million West Coast main line overhaul will close route for 16 days

Carstairs junction closure will affect operators Avanti West Coast, Caledonian Sleeper, CrossCountry, LNER and TransPennine Express

Insider UK

TransPennine Express cancellations almost three times higher than reported

Office of Rail and Road figures expose how train companies use legal loophole to under-report cancellations

The Guardian - UK

TransPennine Express cancelled almost a quarter of all trains in a month, including 1,048 the night before

Mayor Andy Burnham has repeated a call for the operator to be stripped of its franchise

Manchester Evening News

Train reliability sinks to new low with 4% of services cancelled in past year

Services have been disrupted by a series of issues such as staff shortages and sickness, industrial action and severe weather.

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The Independent UK

Storm Otto: Train lines between York and Edinburgh blocked as Scotland is battered by 80mph winds

Disruption is expected until this afternoon

The Independent UK

February rail strikes: Are trains running today? Everything you need to know as unions walk out

Most trains in England are cancelled on Friday, but the East Coast main line and South Western Railway will see frequent services

The Independent UK

Will my train run during the next round of rail strikes?

Most trains in England are cancelled on Wednesday and Friday, but the East Coast main line and South Western Railway will see frequent services

The Independent UK

Will my train run during the latest rail strikes?

Most trains in England are cancelled on Friday, but the East Coast main line and South Western Railway will see frequent services

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Liverpool Echo

Merseyrail bans 'volatile' e-scooters from all trains and stations

The e-scooter ban is being introduced on all railways across the UK

Manchester Evening News

TransPennine Express boss apologises to passengers amid raft of cancellations

Matthew Golton said the services have not been good enough

Birmingham Post

Under-fire TransPennine Express urged to hire more drivers after 'abject failure' accusation

Aslef says a seven-days-a-week railway should employ enough drivers to run it, without relying on people working on allotted time off

Manchester Evening News

Northern mayors call for TransPennine Express services to be publicly controlled

It comes after analysis by Transport for Greater Manchester revealed that 18,000 rail services have been cancelled over the last 12 months, but only one-third have led to financial penalties

Chronicle Live

Rail disruption between Newcastle and York for three more weekends - everything you need to know

Network Rail is carrying out works at Durham Station which means rail travel between Newcastle and York is severely disrupted

Chronicle Live

TransPennine Express 'sorry' for unreliable timetables and frequently cancelled trains

One Newcastle to Manchester and Liverpool train has only run 7% of the times it was timetabled to over the past 12 weeks

The Guardian - UK

UK rail firms ordered to stop abusing train cancellations loophole

Cancellations far higher than official data suggests, says ORR, driven by use of unrecorded ‘pre-cancellations’

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