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Brits are turning to train travel due to the rising costs of running a car

Brits turn to trains due to rising car costs

Car insurance quotes have risen by £348 on average this year alone and now more than half of UK drivers (56%) say they cannot afford to continue running their car with the increase in costs.

TransPennine Express has revealed the top UK holiday destinations for Brits - York Minster pictured

Brits struggling to afford price of foreign holidays turn to UK getaways

Two-thirds of Brits (66%) are struggling to afford the price of a foreign holiday this year and are instead turning to UK getaways this summer, according to new research revealed by TransPennine Express (TPE).

Make the most of getting together with TransPennine Express

TPE features Bill Withers' classic in ‘getting together’ centred homage to travel

TransPennine Express (TPE) has launched a new campaign, which encourages making the most of getting together for a ‘lovely day’ featuring Bill Withers’ 1970s classic.

TransPennine Express launches two new innovations to make rail travel more accessible for customers

TransPennine Express launches two new innovations to make rail travel more accessible for customers

TransPennine Express (TPE) has launched two new tech innovations that will make rail travel more accessible for passengers who are blind, visually impaired, autistic or anxious.

Ian Watson, a TPE Train Driver, tells his story on a TPE Chatty Bench

TransPennine Express encourages customers to be on the lookout for Chatty Bench users over Christmas

TransPennine Express (TPE) is encouraging customers to be on the lookout for those who are sat on their chatty benches this Christmas as it’s revealed that 46% of Brits admit to feeling lonely, a figure that is set to rise over the festive period.

(From L to R) Peter Ferens, 43, Paul Lynch, 58, Emma Livingstone, 33 and Dan Blears - part of the cleaning team at TPE

TransPennine Express cleaning operation ramped up

Cleaning teams have ramped up their efforts across the TransPennine Express (TPE) network as they continue to make stations and services safe for rail users.

A TPE service. Image by Jonny Walton

Attention schools! Book your next trip by train and save 20 per cent off

Schools across the North and into Scotland are being invited to try the train on their next trip out, as TransPennine Express (TPE) launches a special discount and easier way of booking travel for groups of pupils.

A TransPennine Express Nova train

Customers asked to plan ahead with changes to rail services planned in May

Customers across the North and in Scotland are being asked to check their journeys ahead of planned changes to timetables later this month.

(From L to R) Peter Ferens, 43, Emma Livingstone, 33, Paul Lynch, 58 and Dan Blears - the TPE sanitation stars

A day in the life of our unsung heroes: Meet the sanitation stars keeping customers safe

Cleaners Emma Livingstone, 33, Paul Lynch, 58, Peter Ferens, 43 and Daniel Klimowicz, 33, have spent the past two years protecting rail customers by ensuring TransPennine Express (TPE) trains and stations are kept sparkling clean.

A member of the TPE cleaning team. Photo by Stuart Bailey

TransPennine Express cleaners work equivalent of 22 years in just 10 months to keep customers safe

Cleaning teams for TransPennine Express (TPE) have spent the equivalent of 22 years during the past 10 months ensuring services and stations throughout the North and into Scotland are kept as clean and safe as possible.