TransPennine Express was worst UK rail operator for cancelled trains in March Data from regulator showed TPE made almost 1,000 cancellations, more than one in six of its services The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2023
TransPennine Express – Transport Secretary says no option is off the table as contract expiry nears MPs told passengers have suffered “horrendous experience” recently Birmingham Post · Apr 19, 2023
Government signs off £65m payout for owners of failing Avanti and TransPennine rail franchises Critics say cash should have been invested to avoid collapse of rail services The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023
'TransPennine Express has completely failed the North East': Mayor's plea over train cancellations Five Labour mayors from across the North have urged ministers not to renew the First Group's contract, which is due to expire at the end of May Chronicle Live · Apr 18, 2023
Jamie Driscoll and Northern mayors call for fresh start on rail service Five Labour mayors say the Government must not renew TransPennine Express' contract in the region Chronicle Live · Apr 17, 2023
Calls for TransPennine Express contract extension to be abolished as cancellations 'fail passengers' in the north The news comes just days after Burnham called for train services run by TransPennine Express to be brought under public control Manchester Evening News · Apr 17, 2023
TransPennine Express needs ‘fresh start’ after spate of cancellations – mayors Northern mayors say renewing the contract for the train service would be ‘rewarding failure’. The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2023
Manchester leaders want 'decisive action' over TransPennine Express amid 'deep concern' TransPennine Express and Avanti West Coast have faced calls for their contracts to be axed due to their performance Manchester Evening News · Apr 3, 2023
Business leaders call for 'decisive action' over TransPennine Express contract as concerns grow over impact to region's economy TransPennine Express' contract is due to expire at the end of May Birmingham Post · Apr 3, 2023
TransPennine Express rail boss 'deliberately' moved home so he could experience commuters' train delays Passengers facing 'a doubling' this year in 'planned disruption' due to TransPennine Route Upgrade project Manchester Evening News · Mar 30, 2023
Should TransPennine Express be stripped of its contract? Northern leaders say time has run out for the under-fire rail operator to improve Liverpool Echo · Mar 21, 2023
TransPennine Express cancelled equivalent of nearly one in four trains in month The operator has been badly affected by drivers no longer volunteering to work paid overtime shifts. The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023
Should TransPennine Express be stripped of its contract? Northern leaders say time has run out for the under-fire rail operator to improve Manchester Evening News · Mar 13, 2023
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 Chronicle Live · Mar 6, 2023
Manchester Evening News · Mar 6, 2023 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
The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023 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.
Manchester Evening News · Mar 6, 2023 '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
The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023 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 Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2023 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
Manchester Evening News · Feb 24, 2023 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 · Feb 24, 2023 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
The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2023 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
Manchester Evening News · Feb 17, 2023 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
Liverpool Echo · Jan 26, 2023 Hellish train journeys show why 'Levelling Up' is still miles away Echo reporter Liam Thorp was caught up in rail hell as he made his way to and from the Conference of the North
The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023 Michael Gove briefly meets one mayor at northern conference Levelling up secretary talks of ‘partnership’ in speech but has little time to hear local leaders’ concerns