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Keely (L) and Kiki (R), who met on a TPE train are now getting married

Love train: Couple that met on TPE service on track to tie the knot

It was on an early morning TransPennine Express (TPE) service from Thornaby to Manchester Piccadilly that Keely Jukes met her husband-to-be.  

TPE Class 185 train cropped

Work starts to fit life-saving defibrillators across more than 50 TransPennine Express trains

Live-saving defibrillators are being installed across a fleet of TransPennine Express (TPE) trains over the next two months.   

Hull memorial plaque (2)

New memorial at Hull station honours victims of historic rail disaster

A memorial plaque has been unveiled at Hull Paragon station to honour the victims of the city’s worst rail disaster, thanks to a campaign by a local historian. 

Middlesbrough station toilet upgraded

Toilets at TransPennine Express stations now stoma-friendly

Facilities to help people with stomas have been introduced at TransPennine Express (TPE) stations.  

A new photography exhibition has launched in two major train stations, celebrating the diversity of the team behind TransPennine Express 2

TPE celebrates diversity of workforce through new exhibition

A new photography exhibition has launched in two major train stations, celebrating the diversity of the team behind TransPennine Express (TPE) during this year’s 200th anniversary of the birth of the modern railway.

Don Coffey, TPE driver

YouTube star and TPE driver raises more than £55,000 for charity

A TransPennine Express (TPE) driver has raised more than £55,000 for charity by offering a front row seat to train journeys across the north of England and Scotland through his YouTube channel.

Malton in Bloom

Blooming great donation for Malton volunteers to grow biodiversity at station

TransPennine Express (TPE) has donated £5,000 for a group of volunteers to grow biodiversity and expand their floral displays at a North Yorkshire station and across their town.