TransPennine Express (TPE) has received the first of its new bullet-style Nova 1 trains after formal acceptance from the Office of Rail and Road. Developed by Hitachi Rail and financed by Angel Trains ...

TransPennine Express has launched its new ‘Nova’ fleet of trains in a ceremony at Liverpool’s Lime Street Station. Stakeholders and dignitaries from across the north were present at the event as the ...

Intercity train at Doncaster depot. Credit: Hitachi Rail Europe. The testing of TransPennine Express’ Nova 1 fleet has begun in the UK, with the first vehicle carrying out its maiden run between ...

TransPennine Express (TPE) has confirmed it will be increasing the number of trains on its service from Manchester to Scotland throughout the Christmas period. The service will see a Nova 1 train make ...

TransPennine Express, the company that runs many trains in northern England and southern Scotland, has lost its contract. The train operator, owned by FirstGroup, links Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, ...

UK rail operator TransPennine Express (TPE) is set to upgrade its Class 185 train fleet with the integration of digital signalling technology European Train Control System (ETCS). This upgrade is seen ...

A number of cancelled train services will return to the North East as lockdown restrictions ease. TransPennine Express has reinstated a number of services, with more travel now permitted under the ...

Operations managers are based at 10 locations around the TransPennine Express network and are responsible for train crew. The ...