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It may have been rescoped, but the TransPennine Route Upgrade (TRU) remains at the heart of ambitions for Transport for the North. At its latest meeting, the body charged with transforming the infrastructure in the north of England reiterated its commitment to making the rail route the artery of the north.
(Permalink) Railfreight TransPennine

Over 30 miles of train-powering electric wires are now in place to help deliver cleaner, greener journeys in the future as part of the multi-billion-pound Transpennine Route Upgrade.
(Permalink) Electrification Transpennine

Communities across West Yorkshire are being invited to share their views on proposals for major rail upgrades, which are set to transform the region over the coming years.
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Staff sickness and a backlog in training are blamed for cuts to TransPennine Express services.
(Permalink) Timetabling TransPennine

Britain's passengers told not to attempt to travel on 21, 23 and 25 June unless necessary. Network Rail said there was no real hope of avoiding the biggest railway strike in 30 years next week, as it told passengers to plan ahead and only travel if necessary. The full timetable will be published on Friday but operators including Southern, Northern, TransPennine and Transport for Wales have already told passengers not to attempt to travel on strike days.
(Permalink) Network Rail Northern RMT Southern Strike Timetabling TransPennine Transport for Wales

A total of 13 TransPennine services have been delayed or cancelled today (May 27) amid staff shortages which has seen many trains leaving and entering Glasgow Central become affected.
(Permalink) Cancellations Staff shortage TransPennine

TransPennine Express blamed the blunders on staff shortages but have been accused of treating passengers as second class.
(Permalink) Lockerbie TransPennine


Lockerbie: The 1S51 Preston to Glasgow Central, operated with TPE 397003, departs from Lockerbie on 8 July 2021.
John McIntyre 08/07/2021

Hitachi Rail, Angel Trains and TPE have agreed in principle to retrofit intercity battery hybrid trains in order to carry out a trial of this clean technology on the Transpennine route in 2022.
(Permalink) Angel Trains Hitachi Rail TPE Transpennine


Woodacre Crossing: Possibly because of the proposed changes to the Newcastle to Edinburgh route in May 2022, TPE Class 802 Hybrids worked a Craigentinny - Preston - Glasgow - Preston - Craigentinny test/training diagram ...
Mark Bartlett 17/08/2021


Raskelf: A TransPennine Express Hitachi 5-coach Bi-Mode Class 802 unit runs north along the down fast line, on diesel power, just after passing the former Raskelf station location, to rear of view, whilst work ...
David Pesterfield 18/04/2021


Edinburgh Waverley: A Trans Pennine Class 802 leaves Edinburgh Waverley with the 12.33 to Newcastle on 3rd August 2020.
Bill Roberton 03/08/2020

'Freedom Day' arrives on July 19. After this, most transport companies will lift the rules on mask requirements. Here are their new policies.
(Permalink) Avanti COVID-19 Masks Northern ScotRail Stagecoach TransPennine

Rail improvements announced for Greater Manchester as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) boost to Northern economy. Improvements require 16-day railway closure in August between Manchester Victoria and Rochdale/Stalybridge stations.
(Permalink) Manchester Victoria Rochdale Stalybridge Transpennine

Transport secretary Chris Grayling is preparing to delay the electrification of huge swathes of the railway network amid a deepening funding crisis at Network Rail.
Plans to upgrade core stretches of track on the TransPennine, Midland Mainline and Great Western routes to run electric trains are set to be put back by years in favour of new bi-mode trains that run on both diesel and electricity.
(Permalink) Chris Grayling Electrification Great Western Midland Mainline TransPennine

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