TransPennine
Express


is
urging
people
not
to
travel
on
many
of
its
core
routes
today,
unless
their
journeys
are
essential.

Fewer
services
than
usual
are
expected
to
run
between
Liverpool/Manchester
–
Newcastle,
Liverpool
–
Hull,
Manchester
Airport
–
Saltburn, 
 
Manchester
–
Scarborough,
York
–
Scarborough,
Manchester
–
Huddersfield
–
Leeds
and
Newcastle
–
Edinburgh.

TPE
interim
managing
director
Chris
Jackson
said:
‘We
regret
that
we
need
to
run
a
reduced
number
of
services
today
which
is
due
to
operational
issues,
including
a
lack
of
available
traincrew.

‘We
have
been
clear
so
far
that
some
of
the
challenges
we
have
inherited
include
a
significant
backlog
in
driver
training
and
only
50
per
cent
of
drivers
being
currently
equipped
to
drive
the
trains
and
routes
in
their
roster.

‘From
next
week,
rest
day
working
will
be
reinstated
at
TPE
which,
while
not
removing
all
the
issues
that
TPE
is
facing,
will
help
us
to
increase
driver
training
which
in
turn
will
contribute
towards
a
more
stable
service
for
passengers.
We
are
also
working
hard
on
operational
plans
to
deliver
a
long-term
improved
service
for
our
customers.
We
apologise
again
to
all
our
passengers
during
this
period.’