Press Releases

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Meet Penny: TPE’s new chatbot who can keep customer on track with live journey information

TransPennine Express (TPE) customers can now get live train information on the go with a new chatbot service. 

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TPE train driver and YouTube star who raised more than £80,000 for charity retires after twenty years

After more than two decades at the controls - and raising more than £80,000 for charity a TransPennine Express (TPE) train driver has retired after a remarkable 22-year long career.

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Falling prices this autumn: TPE sale gives customers 25% off rail fares in October

TransPennine Express (TPE) customers can look forward to unbeleafable savings this autumn as rail fares take a seasonal tumble. 

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TPE welcomes first apprentices on new “express start” scheme

TransPennine Express (TPE) has launched a new apprenticeship scheme with its first intake of recruits now embarking on careers in the rail industry.

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TPE issues travel advice ahead of Storm Amy

TransPennine Express (TPE) is urging customers to only travel if absolutely necessary between Manchester/Liverpool and Glasgow/Edinburgh, or on services between York, Newcastle, and Edinburgh due to the expected gale-force winds from Storm Amy.

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Scarborough’s big bench brings 200 together for rail anniversary

Scarborough made railway history once again this week, as 239 people squeezed onto the town’s world-famous station bench to mark Railway 200.

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TPE welcomes new graduates

TransPennine Express (TPE) has welcomed a new group of graduates onto its career-launching programme.
Designed to give rising talent hands-on experience across the business, the scheme aims to shape the next generation of leaders in the rail industry

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Volunteers from TransPennine Express collect more than 20kg of rubbish at Cleethorpes beach clean

Station and office staff from Transpennine Express (TPE) collected 22 kilograms of litter and abandoned items such as food packaging, plastic fragments, cigarette butts and towels while taking part in a national beach clean-up event on Cleethorpes beach.

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TPE's Hull Paragon named best large station in the UK at 'railway Oscars'

Hull Paragon station has been crowned Large Station of the Year at the National Rail Awards 2025, earning recognition as one of the country’s best transport hubs.

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£135K toilet pod opens at Brough station – a first for customers

TransPennine Express (TPE) has delivered Brough station’s first-ever toilet facility with the launch of a brand-new, fully accessible toilet pod.

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Green roof bike lockers take root at two TransPennine Express Yorkshire stations

TransPennine Express (TPE) has unveiled new cycle lockers topped with green roofs at two of its Yorkshire stations, growing both passenger facilities and station green space.

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TPE helps students save this academic year with 50% off rail journeys

As students head back to university and college this September, TransPennine Express (TPE) is highlighting its year-round offer that helps make travel more affordable: a 50% discount on rail journeys across its network.