TransPennine Express

[mbonwick]

RE: First Transpennine Express

(04/12/2013 23:50)N271CKB Wrote:  No service north of York tomorrow due to the expected high winds.
Cancelling services in advance seems to becoming more common, but must be a tactic that works

If you think about it, its the logical thing to do.
Cancel trains well in advance with lots of publicity - people get the message not to travel unless they have to.
Do nothing and then cancel everything when the job grinds to a halt - you have lots of stranded passengers....

[Squire of the Gate]

RE: First Transpennine Express
350402 & 350403 been on test this week.
350231 back to London Midland shortly replaced at Preston by a 350/4 on Sunday.

[enrag2000]

RE: First Transpennine Express
There is a run for a 350/4 to Edinburgh booked for Thursday 12th as follows:

5S96 1523 Preston C.S. to Edinburgh due 1846
5M98 1903 Edinburgh to Preston C.S due 2234

Assume it will be 350401 (if it is not cancelled before then!)

[WidnesRuncornBus]

RE: First Transpennine Express

(09/12/2013 07:50)enrag2000 Wrote:  There is a run for a 350/4 to Edinburgh booked for Thursday 12th as follows:

5S96 1523 Preston C.S. to Edinburgh due 1846
5M98 1903 Edinburgh to Preston C.S due 2234

Assume it will be 350401 (if it is not cancelled before then!)

Looking forward to riding them myself, is 1st class a centre car?

[Harryn9000]

RE: First Transpennine Express
there not entering passenger service till 30th of december comfirm by tpe website staff

[X782 NWX]

RE: First Transpennine Express
The new class 350s entered service today and as of yet with no reported problems.

[childwallblues]

RE: First Transpennine Express
350404 and 350405 are nowat Ardwick Depot

[First Class]

RE: First Transpennine Express
Some good news from the May 2014 timetable change for Liverpool!

The new Liverpool-Newcastle services will be starting and are timetabled as follows:

Sunday
09:12, 10:03, 11:12 then every hour at xx:12 until 19:12, 20:22*.
(*) = via Warrington Central

Monday-Friday
06:12, then every hour at xx:12 until 16:12, 17:10, 18:12, 19:12, 20:22*
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Typical calling pattern:
Manchester Victoria, Huddersfield, Leeds, York, Northallerton, Darlington, Durham, Chester-le-Street and Newcastle.

Journey time is 3h 03m, which I think is pretty respectable. Trains arrive at xx:15 into Newcastle, with Edinburgh/Glasgow trains leaving at around xx:30, so potentially a nicer way to travel to Scotland from Liverpool.

Journey time from Liverpool to Manchester Victoria is now only 32 minutes, and this includes 2 minutes make up time, so is likely going to be 30mins, or less. I really think this will be a very popular route.

Traction will normally be doubled up Class 185 units, so 6-car, but single Class 350/4 may appear from time to time, when more electrification work is completed.

[St Helens Rider]

RE: First Transpennine Express
Still think the omission of St Helens Junction is a major mistake. I'll look forward to watching the 185's thundering past whilst waiting for slower Northern service. With 2 minutes make up time, there is no excuses.

[First Class]

RE: First Transpennine Express

(08/01/2014 17:11)St Helens Rider Wrote:  Still think the omission of St Helens Junction is a major mistake. I'll look forward to watching the 185's thundering past whilst waiting for slower Northern service. With 2 minutes make up time, there is no excuses.

If it was going to stop anywhere else it should be Newton-le-Willows, people from Chester/North Wales could change just once at a nice easy station like NLW, same platform interchange rather than having to navigate their way around Manchester. As it is, the TPE service runs 2½ minutes in front of the ATW service meaning that such a connection can't be made.