TransPennine Express

[wirralbus]

RE: First Transpennine Express
There is a major weather incident beyond lancaster with all lines blocked from there northbound and from Lockerbie and Dumfries Southbound .

Think the reason for using preston as a rail terminating point is the amount of platforms that can be used and the amount of staff that dont have to struggle through the bad weather as well.

[Gordon V]

RE: First Transpennine Express

(05/12/2015 23:20)T42 PVM Wrote:  Loads of problems on the Manchester - Glasgow Line today, Trains only running between Manchester and Preston and some of them aint turning up, according to a member of staff at Picadilly the Line beyond Preston is flooded but hopefully someone else can confirm if this is indeed the case

Yes the line beyond Preston is under several feet of water and some on track equipment needs repairing so no trains north of Preston until at least Monday 7th December

[Gordon V]

RE: First Transpennine Express
Line as far as Carlisle open from the 7th December subject to a route proving train travelling the route,line beyond Carlisle into Scotland still closed on the 7th December.

[SK15 GZG (Moderator)]

RE: First Transpennine Express
First has been selected for the next TransPennine franchise

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/massi...se-to-life

[wirralbus]

RE: First Transpennine Express
Isnt this Franchise now just a straight First franchise rather than a JV , which the last franchise was.

[St Helens Rider]

RE: First Transpennine Express
I think so as the previous one was First/Keolis.

[knutstransport]

RE: First Transpennine Express
Next TransPennine Express franchise will be introducing brand new 5 car Intercity trains on all North TPE services which go via York and on all Scottish services. The 185s which will remain on South TPE and slower North TPE services will be refurbished. Existing Manchester Airport to York services will be extended to Newcastle, existing Liverpool to Newcastle services will be extended to Edinburgh and a new limited service between Liverpool and Glasgow via Preston will be introduced.

[wirralbus]

RE: First Transpennine Express
I do think Liverpool has always been poor relation when it comes to anglo Scottish services .

Is there any idea when these services could be introduced and if they are introduced will they travel via St Helens central or St Helens Junction .

Any further services operating via Huyton will probably have to wait the four tracking at Roby and Huyton , its presently only three tracks .

[knutstransport]

RE: First Transpennine Express

(09/12/2015 16:18)wirralbus Wrote:  I do think Liverpool has always been poor relation when it comes to anglo Scottish services .

Is there any idea when these services could be introduced and if they are introduced will they travel via St Helens central or St Helens Junction .

Any further services operating via Huyton will probably have to wait the four tracking at Roby and Huyton , its presently only three tracks .

December 2018 for a Liverpool to Glasgow service, when they'll be 3 services per day. No idea on the exact route as they'll run non-stop to Preston.

[St Helens Rider]

RE: First Transpennine Express

(09/12/2015 16:46)knutstransport Wrote:  December 2018 for a Liverpool to Glasgow service, when they'll be 3 services per day. No idea on the exact route as they'll run non-stop to Preston.

It's just like the Liverpool - Newcastle service doesn't stop between Liverpool & Manchester - even Virgin Cross Country when they ran Liverpool - Scotland services stopped at Wigan & St Helens Central.