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HISTORICAL FACTS: Transpennine - Caught on Camera

Trains stop across north-west England after power cut hits signalling centre

Passengers awaiting Northern and TransPennine trains advised not to travel, with cancellations and other services delayed

The Guardian - UK

Train company bringing evidence-free prosecutions against alleged fare dodgers in fast-track courts

Rail firm says it is carrying out a review of its prosecution practices after a series of scandals

Evening Standard

Scottish train services most reliable in UK despite ScotRail cancellations

TRAIN services in Scotland are the most reliable in the whole of the UK, despite more than 100,000 ScotRail cancellations in the last five years ...

The National (Scotland)

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Train drivers vote to take strike action for six months as travel chaos set to continue

Union members vote for further strikes on Chiltern, c2c, East Midlands, Northern and TransPennine

Evening Standard

Train line which serves Lockerbie "worse rather than better" after TransPennine stripped of franchise

The comments were made by rail minister Huw Merriman at last week’s transport committee as he delivered an update on rail services and infrastructure

Daily Record

FirstGroup stays positive despite rail strikes and TransPennine loss

'The loss of the contract was a huge disappointment for our team'

Birmingham Post

TransPennine Express's new boss explains why it's been letting passengers down

Beleaguered rail firm was taken under state control after months of poor service

Manchester Evening News

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Edinburgh rail chaos as strikes lead to loss or reduction in train services

ASLEF and RMT members will walk out for three days this week as they continue their dispute with the government over pay. LNER will run reduced services whilst TransPennine and Cross Country have cancelled routes.

Edinburgh Live

'I got kicked off a train with two kids on way back from Harry Styles concert'

It was one of the final train journeys for TransPennine Express before the government took control of the troubled operator

Manchester Evening News

Impact of nationalising TransPennine services ‘down to unions’

Services are now running under the TransPennine Trains brand, part of the Department for Transport’s Operator of Last Resort

Insider UK

Impact of nationalising TransPennine services ‘down to unions’ – rail minister

Huw Merriman said bringing the operation of services under Government control was a ‘reset moment’.

The Independent UK

TransPennine nationalisation is 'reset moment' for travellers, says rail minister

The rail minister said it's “down to the unions” whether nationalising train services would improve performance

Wales Online

Are nationalised train services more reliable?

TransPennine Express services were nationalised on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham hails Transpennine Express contract axe a 'victory' as he vows to reshape northern rail travel

It comes after months of misery for rail passengers in Greater Manchester

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Daily Mirror

Anger over £15m shareholder bonanza despite failure of rail firm TransPennine Express

Parent company FirstGroup shelled out the millions in dividends last year while train passengers were facing delay after delay. The rail firm will fall under Government control at the end of the month

Liverpool Echo

Northern and TransPennine rail strikes information and train travel into Liverpool for Eurovision 2023

RMT industrial action means people heading to the city need to check travel times

Chronicle Live

North East leaders back decision to strip 'shambolic' TransPennine Express of train contract

The struggling rail operator's services will be taken under public control from May 28, the Government has announced

Manchester Evening News

'An unacceptable service for too long': Reaction as train operator TransPennine Express brought under government control

'This broken service has comprehensively failed the North'

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The Independent UK

As TransPennine Express is stripped of its contract, what does it mean for train passengers?

Tickets remain valid and all trains will continue to run to the current schedules (except those that are cancelled)

Birmingham Post

TransPennine Express loses rail franchise over "continuous cancellations"

The services around the North will now be run by a Government-controlled body

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Transpennine customers face delays to Carlisle due to points failure

Currently, there is expected delays and cancellations on Transpennine trains travelling between Edinburgh and Carlisle - due to a points failure detected on the railway this morning.

The Guardian - UK

Rail passengers face more disruption as strikes continue

RMT union members at 14 train operators to stage 24-hour strike on Saturday in row over pay and jobs

Chronicle Live

North East promised transport 'revolution' as anger mounts over train and bus chaos

Labour's North of Tyne mayor and the shadow transport secretary pledged major upgrades, including the reopening of the Leamside Line, at a transport summit in Newcastle

The Guardian - 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

Daily Record

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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