______________________________________________________________________________________ TransPennine Express
Looking ahead to future travel with TransPennine, the company will be unlocking the benefits of rail in the North by supporting the delivery of the TransPennine Route Upgrade( TRU) and other network improvement projects. The TRU will facilitate the introduction of a new fleet of greener, faster trains, meaning that when passengers travel by TransPennine, they are choosing a more environmentally friendly way to travel. This will create faster journeys, with trains operating at up to 125mph between Manchester and York. This will also facilitate the delivery of Northern Powerhouse Rail and other projects for the North, providing economic growth for the regions in which TransPennine’ s customers live and work, as well as increasing freight as part of government targets.
“ We’ re heavily embedded within everything that’ s going on with the TRU,” Chris elaborates.“ It’ s not just an infrastructure program, it’ s a program that involves train
There will be new infrastructure; stations will become step free and four will be completely rebuilt
operators and we have an important part to play to make sure that we keep customers informed and moving as much as possible. Inevitably, there will be rail replacement bus operations at times, but we’ re doing our best to minimize that. I’ m pleased to say that from July 2025, we have been operating three trains per hour on diversionary routes between Manchester and West Yorkshire, which is critical to ensuring we have sufficient capacity to meet the demand.
“ There will be new infrastructure; stations will become step free and four will be completely rebuilt. We’ re planning around the construction work and £ 100 million has
tlimagazine. com 63