SHOCKING: 2 - You Need To See This

Train strikes taking place this week and how they will affect Merseyside

Train strikes will be held by two different unions across three days this week

Liverpool Echo · May 30, 2023

Fewer delays and more reliable trains part of £72m promise

The package comes after TransPennine Express (TPE) lost its contract due to 'continuous cancellations'

Birmingham Post · May 24, 2023

Emotional moment train driver reaches end of the line after over 50 years on the job

When Joe Crean pulled into Piccadilly station for the final time friends, family and workmates were there to greet him

Manchester Evening News · May 21, 2023

Nationalising TransPennine Express will allow full look at 'whole rail structure in the north'

The operator's services have been brought under government control following months of cancellations and delays

Manchester Evening News · May 12, 2023

'Atrocious' delays, cancellations and 'major issues': Manchester passengers bid farewell to TransPennine Express

"I can't say anything good about it"

Manchester Evening News · May 12, 2023

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

Chronicle Live · May 11, 2023

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

'This broken service has comprehensively failed the North'

Manchester Evening News · May 11, 2023

Nobody believes me when I tell them how bad TransPennine Express is

People’s lives are being turned upside down by last-minute cancellations that make a mockery of work and family plans

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2023

Leaders react after TransPennine Express loses contract over 'continuous cancellations'

Latest figures show TPE cancelled the equivalent of one in six services across most of March

Birmingham Post · May 11, 2023

What does the nationalisation of TransPennine Express mean for passengers? Tickets, fares and more explained

The train operator has been brought under government control after months of delays and cancellations

Manchester Evening News · May 11, 2023