Train strikes: Everything you need to know about this weekend’s rail walk-outs Eurovision weekend will see strikes by both the RMT and Aslef unions The Independent UK · 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
How each train operator will be affected during rail strikes on Friday and Saturday Here is a breakdown of each operator's plan for May 12 and May 13 strike days, including LNER, CrossCountry and Northern services Chronicle Live · May 11, 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
Rail passengers face summer of strife as national strikes resume Forty-eight hours of rail chaos begins The Independent UK · May 11, 2023
The government has had to take over yet another railway – and yet it still balks at full nationalisation The Conservatives are on a TransPennine Express to nowhere, says the author and podcaster Christian Wolmar The Guardian - UK · 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
Nationalising TransPennine services must mean real change – Scottish minister Scottish transport minister Kevin Stewart said the service had been ‘unacceptably poor for too long’. The Independent UK · May 11, 2023
TransPennine railway: what is the operator of last resort? British government’s OLR also took control of LNER, Northern and Southeastern train services The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2023
Train strikes to impact Greater Manchester this weekend - latest from Avanti West Coast, Northern, TransPennine Express and more Train schedules will be altered throughout the weekend Manchester Evening News · 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
How unreliable is TransPennine Express and are nationalised train firms better? Train services run by TransPennine Express will be nationalised later this month. The Independent UK · May 11, 2023
TransPennine Express to be nationalised after months of delays and cancellations The rail company, which runs services between the North of England and Scotland, will be brought under UK Government control later this month. Daily Record · May 11, 2023
The Independent UK · May 11, 2023 Nearly a quarter of train journeys to be on nationalised services The analysis by the PA news agency comes as Labour reiterated its pledge to nationalise all services.
Birmingham Post · May 11, 2023 Hull and Humber Chamber welcomes Transport Secretary's TransPennine Express cancellation Even as the news broke a key Hull morning train failed to run
Manchester Evening News · 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
The Independent UK · May 11, 2023 Train strikes: Dates and all you need to know ahead of today’ rail walk-outs Eurovision weekend will see strikes by both the RMT and Aslef unions
The National (Scotland) · May 11, 2023 TransPennine Express nationalised after months of delays and disruption TRAIN services run by TransPennine Express will be nationalised after months of delays and cancellations...
Insider UK · May 11, 2023 FirstGroup stripped of TransPennine Express contract Services to be nationalised following widespread delays and cancellations
The Independent UK · May 11, 2023 What went wrong with TransPennine Express and what happens next? The operator’s services will be nationalised later this month.
The Independent UK · May 11, 2023 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)
Chronicle Live · May 11, 2023 TransPennine Express train services brought under Government control due to 'continuous cancellations' TPE passengers have suffered from widespread delays and cancellations over the past year, with latest figures showing that TPE cancelled the equivalent of one in six services across most of March
Manchester Evening News · May 11, 2023 Andy Burnham vows to 'restore trust' after TransPennine Express brought under government control "I am glad the Government has listened."
Liverpool Echo · May 11, 2023 Government takes over TransPennine Express after 'months of cancellations' The Transport Secretary blamed the decision on striking train drivers