TransPennine Express News - Press Releases

New TPE train timetable will introduce all-night Manchester airport services

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:25:00 Z

TransPennine Express (TPE) is set to introduce a new timetable next month with services to run all night to and from Manchester Airport.

Volunteers raise funds for lifeboat charity at Cleethorpes station

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:16:00 Z

A group of volunteers from TransPennine Express (TPE) and RNLI took to Cleethorpes station over the weekend to fundraise for the lifeboat charity.

Volunteers raise funds for lifeboat charity at Scarborough station

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:51:00 Z

A group of volunteers from TransPennine Express (TPE) and RNLI took to Scarborough station over the bank holiday weekend to fundraise for the lifeboat charity.

Greater Manchester pupils on track to shape future of rail new TPE school partnership

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:00:00 Z

TransPennine Express (TPE) is set to give young people an insight into what a career in rail looks like after launching a partnership with a school in Greater Manchester.

All aboard: Free educational activity book launched for children on TPE services

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:11:00 Z

TransPennine Express (TPE) has launched a free children’s activity book onboard its services, as new research shows a quarter (25 per cent) of young passengers find train journeys more exciting than travelling by car, bus or boat.

Sheffield TPE train driver to run seven marathons in seven days for men's mental health charity

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:29:00 Z

A TransPennine Express (TPE) train driver from Sheffield is taking on an extraordinary seven‑day endurance feat of more than 190 miles across the country in aid of a men’s mental health charity.

Scunthorpe station benches given new lease of life to support local heritage railway

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:43:00 Z

TransPennine Express (TPE) has donated nine retired station benches from Scunthorpe station to the Appleby Frodingham Railway, giving them a new purpose while supporting a valued local charity.

New on‑train signage set to speed up boarding for TPE customers

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:00:00 Z

TransPennine Express (TPE) customers will soon spot bold new signage on the outside of their trains - part of a fresh move to make boarding clearer and faster.

20 years and 180 million miles: TransPennine Express marks milestone for Class 185 fleet

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:00:00 Z

TransPennine Express (TPE) has marked 20 years of its Class 185 trains with a special celebration at Siemens Mobility’s Ardwick depot in Manchester.

Keeping it in the railway family: Meet the Mum and daughters marking Mother’s Day at TPE

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:56:00 Z

TransPennine Express (TPE) is celebrating a family trio of colleagues this Mother’s Day, as a mum and her two daughters share their pride in building careers on the railway together.