TransPennine Express
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| Franchise(s) | TransPennine Express 28 May 2023 — | ||
| Main route(s) | North West England Yorkshire & the Humber North East England Scotland | ||
| Parent company | DfT OLR Holdings | ||
| Reporting mark | TP | ||
| Predecessor | TransPennine Express (2016–2023) | ||
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TransPennine Trains Ltd, trading as TransPennine Express[1] is a train operator in the United Kingdom that has operated the TransPennine franchise since 28 May 2023. It runs regional and inter-city rail services between the major cities and towns of Northern England and Scotland.
History
On 11 May 2023, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced that it would not be renewing FirstGroup's TransPennine Express contract when it expired on 28 May with operator of last resort DfT OLR Holdings to take over.[2][3]
Services
TransPennine Trains took over all services operated by its predecessor, TransPennine Express, on 28 May 2023.[4][5]
The TransPennine Trains routes are subdivided into three operations:
- North Route, which includes all routes that pass through the core section between Manchester station group and Leeds;
- Anglo-Scottish Route, which consists of services on the West Coast Main Line;
- South Route, which includes services running on the Hope Valley line and the South Humberside Main Line.[6]
As of May 2023, the following services operate off-peak, seven days a week:[7]
- ^ Served to pick up only southbound and set down only northbound
Rolling stock
Current fleet
| Family | Class | Image | Type | Top speed | Number | Carriages | Routes operated | Built | |
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| Diesel multiple units | |||||||||
| Siemens Desiro | 185 | 
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DHMU | 100 | 160 | 51 | 3 | North Route, South Route | 2005–2006 |
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| Bi-mode multiple units | |||||||||
| Hitachi AT300 | 802/2 Nova 1 | 
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BMU | 124[8] | 200[8] | 19 | 5 |
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2017–2019 |
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| Electric multiple units | |||||||||
| CAF Civity | 397 Nova 2 | 
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EMU | 125 | 200 | 12 | 5 | Anglo-Scottish Route
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2017–2019[9] |
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| Locomotive hauled stock | |||||||||
| Stadler UKLight | Class 68 UKLight | 
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Diesel locomotive | 100[10] | 160 | 14[11] | 5 |
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2016–2017 |
| CAF | Mark 5A Nova 3 | 
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Coach | 125 | 200 | 52 | 2017–2018 | ||
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Driving Trailer | 14[12] | |||||||
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References
- ^ "TransPennine Express transfers to government operator". Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ Transpennine Express to be brought into operator of last resort Department for Transport 11 May 2023
- ^ "TransPennine Express loses contract over poor service". BBC News. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "TransPennine Express services to be nationalised from this weekend". York Press. 2023-05-25. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "TransPennine Express comes under government control". BBC News. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "TransPennine Express Route Map (Geographic)" (PDF). Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Timetables". www.tpexpress.co.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Speed limiters for Hitachi fleets". Traction & Stock. The Railway Magazine. Vol. 168, no. 1457. August 2022. p. 92.
- ^ "More new trains for the North and Scotland". First Transpennine Express. 20 May 2016.
- ^ "Class 68 Specification". Rail Magazine. October 2014.
- ^ "New-build DRS Class 68s to operate TPE's Mk 5 rakes". PressReader.com. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "First view of TransPennine livery on a Class 68 loco". The Railway Magazine. The Railway Magazine. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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