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RE: TransPennine Express - wirralbus - 05/04/2016 18:58
Its a matter of personal opinion , I do indeed prefer the new livery , the old livery was beginning to look a bit dated , also some TOC's have started having there units out-shopped in something which is not there parent group's colours.
RE: TransPennine Express - knutstransport - 19/04/2016 09:39
A track access application indicates the calls on Scottish services are to be as follows:
Manchester Airport to Glasgow
Regular: Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Oxford Road, Preston, Lancaster, Oxenholme Lake District, Penrith, Carlisle, Lockerbie, Carstairs,
Motherwell
Additional: Bolton
Manchester Airport to Edinburgh
Regular: Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Oxford Road, Preston, Lancaster, Oxenholme Lake District, Penrith, Carlisle, Lockerbie, Haymarket
Additional: Bolton
Liverpool to Glasgow
Regular: St Helens Central, Wigan North Western, Preston, Lancaster, Oxenholme Lake District, Carlisle
Additional: None
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/track%20access/1%20current%20consultations/2016.04.15%20-%20ftpe%20-%203rd%20sa%20-%20section%2022a%20-%20closes%2012th%20may%202016/3rd%20supplemental%20agreement_package%20b%20wcml%20from%20pcd%202017.pdf
It also looks like TPE want to extend Manchester Airport-York services to Newcastle this year using 185s: http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/track%20access/1%20current%20consultations/2016.04.15%20-%20ftpe%20-%201st%20sa%20-%20section%2022a%20-%20closes%2012th%20may%202016/1st%20supplemental%20agreement_pcd%202016%20contingent%20rights.pdf
I'm not sure where the stock will come from unless they stop loaning 185s to Northern.
RE: TransPennine Express - wirralbus - 19/04/2016 14:24
Seems like Wigan is not to be a call on either the Manchester Airport - Glasgow or Edinburgh services , just the Liverpool - Glasgow services .
RE: TransPennine Express - St Helens Rider - 19/04/2016 14:59
Probably quite understandable given the amount of Virgin services on this route.
RE: TransPennine Express - knutstransport - 19/04/2016 15:58
(19/04/2016 14:24)wirralbus Wrote: Seems like Wigan is not to be a call on either the Manchester Airport - Glasgow or Edinburgh services , just the Liverpool - Glasgow services .
DfT requires TPE to divert all their Manchester to Scotland services via Bolton from 2018 so that Northern could provide a regular Manchester Airport to Barrow/Windermere service via Wigan. TPE will not be allowed to carry Bolton-Manchester commuters on their Scottish services.
RE: TransPennine Express - wirralbus - 19/04/2016 16:24
I would like to see how they try and police Bolton - manchester passengers if they do stop at Bolton.
RE: TransPennine Express - St Helens Rider - 19/04/2016 16:58
Probably be the same as Virgin used to do at Stockport - Stop to pickup only towards Scotland and stop to set down only towards Manchester.
RE: TransPennine Express - knutstransport - 19/04/2016 18:28
Peak time services won't stop at Bolton at all. Off-peak services will have set-down and pick-up restrictions. On northbound services it's worth noting TPE won't have to pre-announce a diversion via Wigan if there's an issue on the Bolton line as no-one for Bolton should be on the service, if they are they might find themselves being stopped by a RPI at Preston who is accuses them of short faring.
RE: TransPennine Express - St Helens Rider - 19/04/2016 21:53
I notice in the new timetable from May, on Sundays between July and August, the Liverpool - Newcastle service is stopping additionally at Newton-Le-willows - is this due to some engineering work elsewhere?
RE: TransPennine Express - CX54 DKD - 23/05/2016 08:20
New announcement - Civity EMUs for the Scottish routes and new-build carriages hauled by Class 68s for the Liverpool - Newcastle route. Both built by CAF.
http://www.tpexpress.co.uk/news/2016/05/more-new-trains-for-the-north-and-scotland/
I'm surprised at the Civity EMUs which had so far been marketed as more of a regional unit and I think it's a shame there's no tilt to utilise higher speeds on the WCML really.