Press Releases

There will be further disruption to rail services this weekend with strike action by the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union due to cause widespread disruption to TransPennine Express (TPE) services.

TransPennine Express (TPE) is urging customers across its network not to travel on its trains this Sunday (10 April), with strike action by the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union set to cause widespread disruption to services.

TransPennine Express (TPE) is urging customers not to travel by train over the Easter weekend, including those heading to Wembley to watch the Manchester City v Liverpool FA Cup semi-final. 

TransPennine Express (TPE) is encouraging people to put on their walking shoes this spring and explore the beautiful North, with the launch of its brand-new walking and cycling guide. 

Rail operator TransPennine Express (TPE) is giving group bookings a special 20 per cent discount and has launched a new way of booking travel.  

Anyone planning on travelling by train this weekend is being asked to avoid travel ahead of further strike action by the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) Union.

A TransPennine Express (TPE) Driver Manager, based at Cleethorpes, is set to retire on Friday 29 April following 45 years on the railway.

Anyone planning on travelling by train over Easter is being urged to plan ahead, with strike action set to cause significant disruption to TransPennine Express (TPE) services.  

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.

TransPennine Express (TPE) customers are being urged to avoid travel this Sunday (27 March) ahead of continued strike action by the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union.

Strike action by the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union is set to cause further disruption to rail services across the North and into Scotland this weekend.

TransPennine Express (TPE) has gifted a sculpture made entirely of recycled materials to children at Adelaide Primary School to mark Global Recycling Day.