TransPennine Express#Routes

{{about|the 2023 operator|previous franchises|TransPennine Express (2016–2023)|and|First TransPennine Express}}

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|caption = Two Class 802 units belonging to TransPennine Express passing {{rws|Northallerton}} in opposite directions

|franchise = TransPennine Express
28 May 2023 {{ndash}} present

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|regions = {{ubl|North East England|North West England|Scotland|Yorkshire & the Humber}}

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{{brc|185}} Desiro
{{brc|397}} Civity
{{brc|802}} AT300

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|parent_company = DfT Operator

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TransPennine Trains Limited, trading as TransPennine Express (TPE),{{cite web |url = https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/about-us/transpennine-express-to-transfer-to-government-operator |title = TransPennine Express transfers to government operator |publisher = TransPennine Express |access-date = 30 May 2023 |archive-date = 11 May 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230511072852/https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/about-us/transpennine-express-to-transfer-to-government-operator |url-status = live }} is a British train operating company that has operated passenger services in the TransPennine Express franchise area since May 2023. It runs regional and inter-city rail services between the major cities and towns of Northern England and Scotland. The company, which is owned by DfT Operator, the government's operator of last resort, was established following poor performance by the previous commercially owned operator, also called TransPennine Express. It has carried over the rolling stock, passenger services, and branding.

History

During the early 2020s, the incumbent operator of the TransPennine Express franchise, FirstGroup's TransPennine Express, suffered severe disruption of its services, which was largely attributable to events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2022–2023 United Kingdom railway strikes.{{Cite news |url = https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61573206 |title = Rail strike: RMT union votes for national action |work = BBC News |date = 24 May 2022 |access-date = 23 December 2023 |archive-date = 24 May 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220524200021/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61573206 |url-status = live }}{{cite web | url = https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1030368/first-transPennine-express-ltd-rail-contract.pdf | date = 19 May 2021 | access-date = 23 December 2023 | title = National Rail Contract TransPennine Express | publisher = Department for Transport | archive-date = 7 March 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230307090055/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1030368/first-transPennine-express-ltd-rail-contract.pdf | url-status = live }}

On 11 May 2023, following numerous cancellations and service disruptions, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced that First Group's contract to operate the franchise would not be renewed and, as a result, TPE would cease operations on 28 May 2023.{{cite news |date = 11 May 2023 |title = TransPennine Express loses contract over poor service |work = BBC News |url = https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65555262 |access-date = 23 December 2023 |archive-date = 11 May 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230511064056/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65555262 |url-status = live }}{{Cite news |last = Topham |first = Gwyn |date = 11 May 2023 |title = TransPennine Express nationalised for catalogue of failings and poor service |newspaper = The Guardian |url = https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/may/11/transpennine-express-nationalised-for-catalogue-of-failings-and-poor-service |access-date = 23 December 2023 |issn = 0261-3077 |archive-date = 11 May 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230511070406/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/may/11/transpennine-express-nationalised-for-catalogue-of-failings-and-poor-service |url-status = live }} In its place, operations were taken over by operator of last resort (OLR) TransPennine Trains.{{cite web |url = https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/about-us/transpennine-express-to-transfer-to-government-operator |title = Transpennine Express to Transfer to Government Operator |date = 11 May 2023 |access-date = 23 December 2023 |publisher = TransPennine Express |archive-date = 11 May 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230511072852/https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/about-us/transpennine-express-to-transfer-to-government-operator |url-status = live }}{{Cite web |title = Transpennine Express to be brought into operator of last resort |url = https://www.gov.uk/government/news/transpennine-express-to-be-brought-into-operator-of-last-resort |access-date = 24 December 2023 |website = GOV.UK |archive-date = 11 May 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230511104425/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/transpennine-express-to-be-brought-into-operator-of-last-resort |url-status = live }}

The performance of TransPennine Trains has been criticised, being amongst the least punctual train operators during 2023 and having a cancellation rate that exceeded one in eight trains during summer 2023.{{cite news |url = https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/07/transpennine-express-cancelled-more-than-one-in-eight-trains-over-summer |title = TransPennine Express cancelled more than one in eight trains over summer |first = Gwyn |last = Topham |newspaper = The Guardian |date = 7 December 2023 |access-date = 23 December 2023 |archive-date = 15 August 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240815144300/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/07/transpennine-express-cancelled-more-than-one-in-eight-trains-over-summer |url-status = live }} In October 2023, the operator announced that it would be temporarily cutting services from 320 services per day to 300, reducing off-peak trains between the cities of Leeds and Manchester, with the goal of improving both punctuality and reliability. TransPennine Trains' managing director, Chris Jackson, stated that this move allowed for greater driver training and helped to stabilise the timetable, and that the operator would reintroduce the full timetable by December 2024 at the latest.{{cite web |url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-67146406 |title = TransPennine Express announces service cuts to boost punctuality |publisher = BBC News |date = 19 October 2023 |access-date = 23 December 2023 |archive-date = 23 December 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231223144211/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-67146406 |url-status = live }}{{cite news |url = https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/manchester-trains-leeds-london-avanti-transpennine-b2434132.html |title = Manchester trains to Leeds and London cut 'to improve reliability' |newspaper = The Independent |first = Simon |last = Calder |date = 10 December 2023}} Shortly thereafter, the company released a new timetable comparison tool to aid customers in interpreting the service levels and changes enacted.{{cite news |url = https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2023/11/transpennine-express-release-a-new-timetable-comparison-tool-to-support-customers-with-decembers-timetable-change.html |title = TransPennine Express release a new Timetable Comparison Tool to support customers with December's Timetable Change |work = Rail Advent |first = Chloe |last = White |date = 28 November 2023 |access-date = 23 December 2023 |archive-date = 23 December 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231223145714/https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2023/11/transpennine-express-release-a-new-timetable-comparison-tool-to-support-customers-with-decembers-timetable-change.html |url-status = live }}

During early December 2023, TransPennine Trains' services were disrupted by industrial action as the train drivers belonging to the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) trade union implemented a ban on overtime and a series of rolling strikes.{{cite news |url = https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/dec/01/nine-days-of-rail-disruption-aslef-industrial-action-overtime-ban-rolling-strikes |title = Nine days of rail disruption begins as Aslef industrial action gets under way |first = Gwyn |last = Topham |newspaper = The Guardian |date = 1 December 2023 |access-date = 23 December 2023 |archive-date = 15 August 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240815144306/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/dec/01/nine-days-of-rail-disruption-aslef-industrial-action-overtime-ban-rolling-strikes |url-status = live }} That same month, the operator reinstated direct train services between {{rws|Castleford}} and {{rws|York}} for the first time in 50 years; this service change was facilitated by recent infrastructure improvement work undertaken as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU).{{cite news |url = https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/people/castleford-back-on-line-as-transpennine-reinstates-links-to-york-after-50-years-4441212 |title = Castleford back on line as TransPennine reinstates links to York after 50 years |newspaper = Wakefield Express |first = Leanne |last = Clarke |date = 11 December 2023 |access-date = 23 December 2023 |archive-date = 23 December 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231223144212/https://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/people/castleford-back-on-line-as-transpennine-reinstates-links-to-york-after-50-years-4441212 |url-status = live }}{{cite web |url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-67661215 |title = Castleford to York direct trains to run on route again after 50 years |publisher = BBC News |date = 11 December 2023 |access-date = 23 December 2023 |archive-date = 15 August 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240815144316/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-67661215 |url-status = live }}

Services

TransPennine Trains took over all services operated by its predecessor, TransPennine Express, on 28 May 2023.{{Cite web |date = 25 May 2023 |title = TransPennine Express services to be nationalised from this weekend |url = https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/23547977.transpennine-express-services-nationalised-sunday/ |access-date = 28 May 2023 |publisher = York Press |language = en-GB |archive-date = 28 May 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230528040655/https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/23547977.transpennine-express-services-nationalised-sunday/ |url-status = live }}{{cite web |url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-65737927 |title = TransPennine Express comes under government control |date = 28 May 2023 |access-date = 29 May 2023 |website = BBC News |archive-date = 28 May 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230528133738/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-65737927 |url-status = live }}

The TransPennine Express routes are subdivided into three operations:

North Route, which includes all routes that pass through the core section between Manchester station group and {{rws|Leeds}};
Anglo-Scottish Route, which consists of services on the West Coast Main Line;
South Route, which includes services running on the Hope Valley line and the South Humberside Main Line.{{cite web |title = TransPennine Express Route Map (Geographic) |url = https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/~/media/travelling-with-us/routes/tperoutemap(geographic)dec2019.pdf?la=en |access-date = 28 May 2023 |publisher = TransPennine Express |location = Manchester |archive-date = 15 August 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240815144143/https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/~/media/travelling-with-us/routes/tperoutemap(geographic)dec2019.pdf?la=en |url-status = live }}

As of December 2024, the following services operate off-peak, seven days a week:{{Cite web |title=Timetables |url=https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/travel-updates/timetables |access-date=19 December 2024 |publisher=TransPennine Express}}{{cbignore}}

colspan="3" \|North Route
class="wikitable" ! width="260" \| Route	{{Abbr\|Freq.\|Frequency}}	Calling at
{{rws\|Manchester Piccadilly}} to {{rws\|York}} via {{rws\|Wakefield Kirkgate}}	1{{abbr\|tph\|trains per hour}}	{{cslist\|{{rws\|Stalybridge}}\|{{rws\|Mossley}}\|{{rws\|Greenfield}}\|{{rws\|Marsden}}\|{{rws\|Slaithwaite}}\|{{rws\|Huddersfield}}\|{{rws\|Deighton}}\|{{rws\|Mirfield}}\|{{rws\|Wakefield Kirkgate}}\|{{rws\|Normanton}}\|{{rws\|Castleford}}}}
{{rws\|Huddersfield}} to {{rws\|Leeds}}	1{{abbr\|tp2h\|trains every 2 hours}}	{{cslist\|{{rws\|Deighton}}\|{{rws\|Mirfield}}\|{{rws\|Ravensthorpe}}\|{{rws\|Dewsbury}}\|{{rws\|Batley}}\|{{rws\|Morley}}\|{{rws\|Cottingley}}}} Alternates with Northern Trains service to give hourly service.
{{rws\|Manchester Airport}} to {{rws\|Redcar Central}}	1{{abbr\|tph\|trains per hour}}	{{cslist\|{{rws\|Manchester Piccadilly}}\|{{rws\|Manchester Oxford Road}}\|{{rws\|Manchester Victoria}}\|Huddersfield\|Dewsbury\|{{rws\|Leeds}}\|{{rws\|York}}\|{{rws\|Thirsk}}\|{{rws\|Northallerton}}\|{{rws\|Yarm}}\|{{rws\|Eaglescliffe}}\|{{rws\|Thornaby}}\|{{rws\|Middlesbrough}}}} 3 trains a day extend to/from {{rws\|Redcar Central}} to {{rws\|Saltburn}}
{{rws\|Manchester Victoria}} to {{rws\|Scarborough}}	1{{abbr\|tph\|trains per hour}}	{{cslist\|Huddersfield\|Dewsbury\|Leeds\|York\|{{rws\|Malton}}\|{{rws\|Seamer}}}}
{{rws\|Liverpool Lime Street}} to {{rws\|Hull Paragon}}	1{{abbr\|tph\|trains per hour}}	{{cslist\|{{rws\|Lea Green}}\|Manchester Victoria\|Stalybridge\|Huddersfield\|Leeds\|{{rws\|Selby}}\|{{rws\|Brough}}}}
Liverpool Lime Street to {{rws\|Newcastle}}	1{{abbr\|tph\|trains per hour}}	{{cslist\|{{rws\|Newton-le-Willows}}\|Manchester Victoria\|Huddersfield\|Leeds\|York\|{{rws\|Darlington}}\|{{rws\|Durham}}\|{{rws\|Chester-le-Street}}}}
Newcastle to {{rws\|Edinburgh Waverley}}	{{abbr\|7tpd\|7 trains per day}}	{{cslist\|{{rws\|Morpeth}}\|{{rws\|Alnmouth}}\|{{rws\|Berwick-upon-Tweed}}\|{{rws\|Reston}}\|{{rws\|Dunbar}}\|{{rws\|East Linton}} (5tpd)}} 2 trains per day operate between {{rws\|Berwick-upon-Tweed}} and {{rws\|Edinburgh Waverley}}. 1 train per day southbound extends to {{rws\|Liverpool Lime Street}}, see above.
colspan="3" \| South Route
{{rws\|Liverpool Lime Street}} to {{rws\|Cleethorpes}}	1{{abbr\|tph\|trains per hour}}	{{cslist\|{{rws\|Liverpool South Parkway}}\|{{rws\|Warrington Central}}\| {{rws\|Birchwood}}\|{{rws\|Irlam}}\|{{rws\|Urmston}}\|{{rws\|Manchester Oxford Road}}\|{{rws\|Manchester Piccadilly}}\|{{rws\|Stockport}}\|{{rws\|Sheffield}}\|{{rws\|Meadowhall}}\|{{rws\|Doncaster}}\|{{rws\|Scunthorpe}}\|{{rws\|Barnetby}}\|{{rws\|Habrough}}\|{{rws\|Grimsby Town}}}}
colspan="3" \| Anglo-Scottish Route
{{rws\|Manchester Airport}} to {{rws\|Glasgow Central}}	1{{abbr\|tp2h\|train every 2 hours}}	{{cslist\|{{rws\|Manchester Piccadilly}}\|{{rws\|Manchester Oxford Road}}\|{{rws\|Bolton}}{{efn\|name=HBolton\|Served to pick up only northbound and set down only southbound}}\|{{rws\|Preston}}\|{{rws\|Lancaster}}\|{{rws\|Oxenholme Lake District}}\|{{rws\|Penrith North Lakes}}\|{{rws\|Carlisle}}\|{{rws\|Lockerbie}}\|{{rws\|Motherwell}}}} Alternates with services to {{rws\|Edinburgh Waverley}}, see below.{{Cite web\|url=https://timetables.tpexpress.co.uk/#/timetables/2798/Table+1\|title=Timetable Anglo-Scottish Route\|website=timetables.tpexpress.co.uk\|access-date=15 August 2024}}{{cbignore}}
Manchester Airport to {{rws\|Edinburgh Waverley}}	1{{abbr\|tp2h\|train every 2 hours}}	{{cslist\|Manchester Piccadilly\|Manchester Oxford Road\|Bolton{{efn\|name=HBolton}}\|Preston\|Lancaster\|Oxenholme Lake District\|Penrith North Lakes\|Carlisle\|Lockerbie\|{{rws\|Haymarket}}{{efn\|name=Haymarket\|Served to pick up only southbound and set down only northbound}}}} Alternates with services to {{rws\|Glasgow Central}}, see above.
{{rws\|Liverpool Lime Street}} to Glasgow Central	{{abbr\|4tpd\|4 trains per day}}	{{cslist\|{{rws\|St Helens Central}}\|{{rws\|Wigan North Western}}\|Preston\|Lancaster\|Oxenholme Lake District\|Carlisle\|Lockerbie\|Motherwell (2tpd)}} 1 train per day operates between {{rws\|Liverpool Lime Street}} and {{rws\|Oxenholme Lake District}}.

=Peak hours=

Following the December 2024 timetable change the following changes are made to services during peak hours:

A Northern Trains service between {{rws|Huddersfield}} and {{rws|Castleford}} was transferred to TransPennine Express. This was converted to a peak hour extension of the {{rws|Manchester Piccadilly}} to {{rws|Huddersfield}} service to extend to {{rws|York}} calling additionally at {{rws|Deighton}}, {{rws|Mirfield}}, {{rws|Wakefield Kirkgate}}, and {{rws|Normanton}}.{{cite magazine|last1=Stone |first1=Mike |title=The new December timetable |magazine=Today's Railways |date=January 2024 |issue=263 |page=35 |publisher=Platform 5 |location=Sheffield |issn=1475-9713}} This service runs 1 train every 2 hours at peak times. As of December 2024, this service is now hourly throughout the day.
Additional hourly services are added between {{rws|Manchester Piccadilly}} and {{rws|Leeds}} and some Manchester Piccadilly to {{rws|Huddersfield}} services are extended to {{rws|Leeds}}. These services have varying stopping patterns ranging from stopping at all stations to only stopping at Huddersfield. These services allow for more express services between Manchester and Leeds as well as ensuring 2tph to stations between Manchester and Leeds during peak times.

Routes

Rolling stock

Upon commencing operations, TransPennine Express inherited the fleet of the previous franchisee. Various minor refurbishment programmes were quickly enacted. The oldest trains in the fleet, the Class 185 multiple-units, were subject to an interior deep clean, which included the replacement of all carpets. Furthermore, all of the seats were recovered and improvements to the onboard toilet facilities were made.{{cite web |url = https://railuk.com/travel/transpennine-express-lays-out-plans-to-improve-services/ |title = TransPennine Express lays out plans to improve services |publisher = railuk.com |date = 19 October 2023 |access-date = 23 December 2023 |archive-date = 23 December 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231223144211/https://railuk.com/travel/transpennine-express-lays-out-plans-to-improve-services/ |url-status = live }} By late 2023, TransPennine Express had also formulated its new trains programme, a longer-term initiative in which the operator stated its intention to introduce new technologies to support decarbonisation, the acceleration of efforts to cascade and eventually entirely remove diesel trains from its fleet, and enact a new long-term depot and maintenance strategy.{{cite web |url = https://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/articles/transpennine-express-releases-blueprint-improving-service-and-fleet-upgrade |title = TransPennine Express releases blueprint for improving service and fleet upgrade |work = railtechnologymagazine.com |first = Rich |last = Wilcock |date = 19 October 2023 |access-date = 23 December 2023 |archive-date = 23 December 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231223144212/https://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/articles/transpennine-express-releases-blueprint-improving-service-and-fleet-upgrade |url-status = live }}

During September 2023, following a radical review by the DfT, it was announced that TransPennine Express's Nova 3 train sets, comprising Class 68 diesel locomotives hauling rakes of Mark 5A carriages, had been scheduled for withdrawal. This rolling stock was relatively new, yet had been beset by multiple challenges including technical issues, driver training, a downturn in passengers due to COVID-19, and noise complaints from neighbours of the Scarborough maintenance facility, which resulted in a persistently low utilisation rate being achieved. The DfT believes that the withdrawal of the Nova 3 sets can be adequately offset by maximising the utilisation of other trains, such as 19 Class 802 bi-mode train sets and the Class 185 DMUs.{{cite web |url = https://www.railtech.com/all/2023/09/05/uk-transpennine-express-to-withdraw-nearly-new-nova-3-train-sets/?gdpr=deny |title = UK TransPennine Express to withdraw nearly new "Nova 3" train sets |publisher = railtech.com |date = 5 September 2023 |access-date = 23 December 2023 |archive-date = 23 December 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231223144212/https://www.railtech.com/all/2023/09/05/uk-transpennine-express-to-withdraw-nearly-new-nova-3-train-sets/?gdpr=deny |url-status = live }} Chris Jackson, managing director of TransPennine Express, has advocated for the need to simplify the operator's fleet, resource planning, and overall business strategy.{{cite magazine |url = https://www.railwaygazette.com/uk/fully-staffed-transpennine-express-needs-to-become-simpler/64532.article |title = Fully staffed' TransPennine Express 'needs to become simpler' |magazine = Railway Gazette International |date = 19 July 2023 |access-date = 23 December 2023 |archive-date = 24 February 2024 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240224052731/https://www.railwaygazette.com/uk/fully-staffed-transpennine-express-needs-to-become-simpler/64532.article |url-status = live }}

=Current fleet=

rowspan="2" \|Family ! rowspan="2" \|Class ! rowspan="2" \|Image ! colspan="2" \|Top speed ! rowspan="2" \|Number ! rowspan="2" \|Carriages ! rowspan="2" \|Routes operated ! rowspan="2" \|Built
class="wikitable defaultcenter col1left col2left col9left"
mph !km/h
! colspan="9" \|Diesel–hydraulic multiple units
rowspan="2" \|Siemens Desiro \| rowspan="2" \|185 \| rowspan="2" \|File:Class 185 at Manchester Piccadilly.jpg \| rowspan="2" \|100 \| rowspan="2" \|160 \|51{{cite magazine \|last=Ford\|first=Roger\|title= New train procurements generates cost challenges \|department=Informed sources\| magazine= Modern Railways \|issue=910\|volume=81\|date= July 2024\|pages=36–42}} \|3 \|North Route Manchester Airport – Redcar Central Manchester Piccadilly – York via Castleford Manchester Piccadilly – Huddersfield Huddersfield – Leeds Liverpool Lime Street – Hull Manchester Victoria – Scarborough South Route Liverpool Lime Street/Manchester Airport – Cleethorpes Anglo-Scottish Route Manchester Airport – Oxenholme Lake District (one return journey) \|{{nowrap\|2005{{ndash}}06}}
colspan="4" \|{{Scalable image\|Class_185_TPE_(2016)_Diagram.png\|798px\|frame=no\|alt=}}
! colspan="9" \|Bi-mode multiple units
rowspan="2" \|Hitachi AT300 \| rowspan="2" \|802 Nova 1 \| rowspan="2" \|File:802217 at Leeds 291023 (53294608602).jpg \| rowspan="2" \|125 \| rowspan="2" \|200{{cite magazine \|title=Speed limiters for Hitachi fleets \|magazine=The Railway Magazine \|issue=1457 \|date=August 2022 \|page=92 \|volume=168 \|department=Traction & Stock }} \|19 \|5 \|North Route Liverpool Lime Street – Newcastle Liverpool Lime Street – Hull Newcastle – Edinburgh Waverley Manchester Victoria – Scarborough Anglo-Scottish Route Manchester Airport – Edinburgh Waverley via Preston \|2017{{ndash}}19
colspan="4" \|{{Scalable image\|TPE Class 802 2.png\| 795px\|frame=no\|alt=}}
! colspan="9" \|Electric multiple units
rowspan="2" \|CAF Civity \| rowspan="2" \|397 Nova 2 \| rowspan="2" \|File:Lancaster -TPE 397006 arriving from Glasgow.JPG \| rowspan="2" \|125 \| rowspan="2" \|200 \|12 \|5 \|Anglo-Scottish Route Manchester Airport – Glasgow Central/Edinburgh Waverley via Preston Liverpool Lime Street - Glasgow Central via Preston \|{{nowrap\|2017{{ndash}}19{{cite web \|url= http://www.tpexpress.co.uk/news/2016/05/more-new-trains-for-the-north-and-scotland/ \|publisher= First Transpennine Express \|title= More new trains for the North and Scotland \|date= 20 May 2016 \|access-date= 28 May 2023 \|archive-date= 26 May 2016 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160526092349/http://www.tpexpress.co.uk/news/2016/05/more-new-trains-for-the-north-and-scotland/ \|url-status= dead }}}}
colspan="4" \|{{Scalable image\|TPE Class 397 w-pantgraph.png\|799px\|TPE Class 397 with pantograph\|frame=no\|alt=}}

=Past fleet=

class="wikitable" \|+ ! colspan="11" \|Locomotive hauled stock
rowspan="2" \|Family ! rowspan="2" \|Class ! rowspan="2" \|Image ! rowspan="2" \|Type ! colspan="2" \|Top Speed ! rowspan="2" \|Qty. ! rowspan="2" \|Carriages ! rowspan="2" \|Routes Operated ! rowspan="2" \|Built ! rowspan="2" \|Withdrawn
mph !km/h
Stadler UKLight \|68 \|File:TransPennine Express 68019 Brutus at Gresty Bridge, July 2018.jpg \|Diesel locomotive \|100{{cite magazine \|date=October 2014 \|title=Class 68 Specification \|url=http://www.railmagazine.com/trains/specifications/class-68/ \|magazine=Rail Magazine \|access-date=28 May 2023 \|archive-date=19 April 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419095136/http://www.railmagazine.com/trains/specifications/class-68 \|url-status=live }} \|160 \|14{{Cite web \|title=New-build DRS Class 68s to operate TPE's Mk 5 rakes \|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/rail-uk/20170301/281861528287132 \|access-date=28 May 2023 \|via=PressReader \|archive-date=30 March 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330180520/https://www.pressreader.com/uk/rail-uk/20170301/281861528287132 \|url-status=live }} \| rowspan="3" \|5 \| rowspan="3" \|North Route (Until 2023) Manchester Piccadilly – Scarborough York – Scarborough (Until July 2023) Liverpool Lime Street – Cleethorpes \|2016{{ndash}}17 \| rowspan="3" \|2023{{cite magazine \|title=TPE says farewell to Class 68s \|magazine=Rail Magazine \|page=8 \|issue=999\|date=28 December 2023}}
rowspan="3" \|CAF \| rowspan="3" \|Mark 5A Nova 3 \|File:TPE Mark 5 TS 12718 at Crewe Carriage Shed.JPG \|Coach \| rowspan="3" \|125 \| rowspan="3" \|200 \|52 \| rowspan="2" \|2017{{ndash}}18
rowspan="2" \|File:TPE NOVA 3 Manchester Piccadilly.jpg \| rowspan="2" \|Driving Trailer \|14{{cite magazine \|date=28 October 2017 \|title=First view of TransPennine livery on a Class 68 loco \|url=https://www.railwaymagazine.co.uk/first-view-of-transpennine-livery-on-a-class-68-loco/ \|access-date=28 May 2023 \|magazine=The Railway Magazine \|archive-date=15 August 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815144317/https://www.railwaymagazine.co.uk/3614/first-view-of-transpennine-livery-on-a-class-68-loco/ \|url-status=live }}
colspan="5" \|{{Scalable image\|TPE Nova 3.png\|800px\|frame=no\|alt=}}

class="wikitable"

! colspan="11" |Locomotive hauled stock

rowspan="2" |Family

! rowspan="2" |Class

! rowspan="2" |Image

! rowspan="2" |Type

! colspan="2" |Top Speed

! rowspan="2" |Qty.

! rowspan="2" |Carriages

! rowspan="2" |Routes Operated

! rowspan="2" |Built

! rowspan="2" |Withdrawn

mph

!km/h

Stadler UKLight

|68

|File:TransPennine Express 68019 Brutus at Gresty Bridge, July 2018.jpg

|Diesel locomotive

|100{{cite magazine |date=October 2014 |title=Class 68 Specification |url=http://www.railmagazine.com/trains/specifications/class-68/ |magazine=Rail Magazine |access-date=28 May 2023 |archive-date=19 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419095136/http://www.railmagazine.com/trains/specifications/class-68 |url-status=live }}

|160

|14{{Cite web |title=New-build DRS Class 68s to operate TPE's Mk 5 rakes |url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/rail-uk/20170301/281861528287132 |access-date=28 May 2023 |via=PressReader |archive-date=30 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330180520/https://www.pressreader.com/uk/rail-uk/20170301/281861528287132 |url-status=live }}

| rowspan="3" |5

| rowspan="3" |North Route

(Until 2023)

Manchester Piccadilly – Scarborough
York – Scarborough

(Until July 2023)

Liverpool Lime Street – Cleethorpes

|2016{{ndash}}17

| rowspan="3" |2023{{cite magazine |title=TPE says farewell to Class 68s |magazine=Rail Magazine |page=8 |issue=999|date=28 December 2023}}

rowspan="3" |CAF

| rowspan="3" |Mark 5A Nova 3

|File:TPE Mark 5 TS 12718 at Crewe Carriage Shed.JPG

|Coach

| rowspan="3" |125

| rowspan="3" |200

|52

| rowspan="2" |2017{{ndash}}18

rowspan="2" |File:TPE NOVA 3 Manchester Piccadilly.jpg

| rowspan="2" |Driving Trailer

|14{{cite magazine |date=28 October 2017 |title=First view of TransPennine livery on a Class 68 loco |url=https://www.railwaymagazine.co.uk/first-view-of-transpennine-livery-on-a-class-68-loco/ |access-date=28 May 2023 |magazine=The Railway Magazine |archive-date=15 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815144317/https://www.railwaymagazine.co.uk/3614/first-view-of-transpennine-livery-on-a-class-68-loco/ |url-status=live }}

colspan="5" |{{Scalable image|TPE Nova 3.png|800px|frame=no|alt=}}

References

External links

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colspan="3" \|North Route
class="wikitable" ! width="260" \| Route	{{Abbr\|Freq.\|Frequency}}	Calling at
{{rws\|Manchester Piccadilly}} to {{rws\|York}} via {{rws\|Wakefield Kirkgate}}	1{{abbr\|tph\|trains per hour}}	{{cslist\|{{rws\|Stalybridge}}\|{{rws\|Mossley}}\|{{rws\|Greenfield}}\|{{rws\|Marsden}}\|{{rws\|Slaithwaite}}\|{{rws\|Huddersfield}}\|{{rws\|Deighton}}\|{{rws\|Mirfield}}\|{{rws\|Wakefield Kirkgate}}\|{{rws\|Normanton}}\|{{rws\|Castleford}}}}
{{rws\|Huddersfield}} to {{rws\|Leeds}}	1{{abbr\|tp2h\|trains every 2 hours}}	{{cslist\|{{rws\|Deighton}}\|{{rws\|Mirfield}}\|{{rws\|Ravensthorpe}}\|{{rws\|Dewsbury}}\|{{rws\|Batley}}\|{{rws\|Morley}}\|{{rws\|Cottingley}}}} Alternates with Northern Trains service to give hourly service.
{{rws\|Manchester Airport}} to {{rws\|Redcar Central}}	1{{abbr\|tph\|trains per hour}}	{{cslist\|{{rws\|Manchester Piccadilly}}\|{{rws\|Manchester Oxford Road}}\|{{rws\|Manchester Victoria}}\|Huddersfield\|Dewsbury\|{{rws\|Leeds}}\|{{rws\|York}}\|{{rws\|Thirsk}}\|{{rws\|Northallerton}}\|{{rws\|Yarm}}\|{{rws\|Eaglescliffe}}\|{{rws\|Thornaby}}\|{{rws\|Middlesbrough}}}} 3 trains a day extend to/from {{rws\|Redcar Central}} to {{rws\|Saltburn}}
{{rws\|Manchester Victoria}} to {{rws\|Scarborough}}	1{{abbr\|tph\|trains per hour}}	{{cslist\|Huddersfield\|Dewsbury\|Leeds\|York\|{{rws\|Malton}}\|{{rws\|Seamer}}}}
{{rws\|Liverpool Lime Street}} to {{rws\|Hull Paragon}}	1{{abbr\|tph\|trains per hour}}	{{cslist\|{{rws\|Lea Green}}\|Manchester Victoria\|Stalybridge\|Huddersfield\|Leeds\|{{rws\|Selby}}\|{{rws\|Brough}}}}
Liverpool Lime Street to {{rws\|Newcastle}}	1{{abbr\|tph\|trains per hour}}	{{cslist\|{{rws\|Newton-le-Willows}}\|Manchester Victoria\|Huddersfield\|Leeds\|York\|{{rws\|Darlington}}\|{{rws\|Durham}}\|{{rws\|Chester-le-Street}}}}
Newcastle to {{rws\|Edinburgh Waverley}}	{{abbr\|7tpd\|7 trains per day}}	{{cslist\|{{rws\|Morpeth}}\|{{rws\|Alnmouth}}\|{{rws\|Berwick-upon-Tweed}}\|{{rws\|Reston}}\|{{rws\|Dunbar}}\|{{rws\|East Linton}} (5tpd)}} 2 trains per day operate between {{rws\|Berwick-upon-Tweed}} and {{rws\|Edinburgh Waverley}}. 1 train per day southbound extends to {{rws\|Liverpool Lime Street}}, see above.
colspan="3" \| South Route
{{rws\|Liverpool Lime Street}} to {{rws\|Cleethorpes}}	1{{abbr\|tph\|trains per hour}}	{{cslist\|{{rws\|Liverpool South Parkway}}\|{{rws\|Warrington Central}}\| {{rws\|Birchwood}}\|{{rws\|Irlam}}\|{{rws\|Urmston}}\|{{rws\|Manchester Oxford Road}}\|{{rws\|Manchester Piccadilly}}\|{{rws\|Stockport}}\|{{rws\|Sheffield}}\|{{rws\|Meadowhall}}\|{{rws\|Doncaster}}\|{{rws\|Scunthorpe}}\|{{rws\|Barnetby}}\|{{rws\|Habrough}}\|{{rws\|Grimsby Town}}}}
colspan="3" \| Anglo-Scottish Route
{{rws\|Manchester Airport}} to {{rws\|Glasgow Central}}	1{{abbr\|tp2h\|train every 2 hours}}	{{cslist\|{{rws\|Manchester Piccadilly}}\|{{rws\|Manchester Oxford Road}}\|{{rws\|Bolton}}{{efn\|name=HBolton\|Served to pick up only northbound and set down only southbound}}\|{{rws\|Preston}}\|{{rws\|Lancaster}}\|{{rws\|Oxenholme Lake District}}\|{{rws\|Penrith North Lakes}}\|{{rws\|Carlisle}}\|{{rws\|Lockerbie}}\|{{rws\|Motherwell}}}} Alternates with services to {{rws\|Edinburgh Waverley}}, see below.{{Cite web\|url=https://timetables.tpexpress.co.uk/#/timetables/2798/Table+1\|title=Timetable Anglo-Scottish Route\|website=timetables.tpexpress.co.uk\|access-date=15 August 2024}}{{cbignore}}
Manchester Airport to {{rws\|Edinburgh Waverley}}	1{{abbr\|tp2h\|train every 2 hours}}	{{cslist\|Manchester Piccadilly\|Manchester Oxford Road\|Bolton{{efn\|name=HBolton}}\|Preston\|Lancaster\|Oxenholme Lake District\|Penrith North Lakes\|Carlisle\|Lockerbie\|{{rws\|Haymarket}}{{efn\|name=Haymarket\|Served to pick up only southbound and set down only northbound}}}} Alternates with services to {{rws\|Glasgow Central}}, see above.
{{rws\|Liverpool Lime Street}} to Glasgow Central	{{abbr\|4tpd\|4 trains per day}}	{{cslist\|{{rws\|St Helens Central}}\|{{rws\|Wigan North Western}}\|Preston\|Lancaster\|Oxenholme Lake District\|Carlisle\|Lockerbie\|Motherwell (2tpd)}} 1 train per day operates between {{rws\|Liverpool Lime Street}} and {{rws\|Oxenholme Lake District}}.