Services across the TransPennine Express network may be subject to delays and short-notice cancellations due to a lack of available staff caused by industrial relations issues.
Please allow additional time for travel and check carefully, up to the last minute, for any changes to train times.
Disruption is expected to continue until at least the end of Monday 20 December.
Alternative travel advice:
If the train you had planned to travel on does not operate, your ticket will be valid on the next available TransPennine Express service.
For journeys up to and including Monday 20 December, ticket acceptance arrangements are in place with the following operators between the following locations:
Avanti West Coast between Wigan/Preston and Glasgow Central/Edinburgh (excluding the 09:38 Wigan North Western to Edinburgh and the 11:38 Wigan North Western to Edinburgh services).
Northern between the following locations:
- Manchester Airport and Preston
- Manchester Piccadilly and Sheffield
- Liverpool Lime Street and Preston
- Leeds and Hull
- Redcar and Darlington
- Morpeth and Newcastle
London North Eastern Railway (LNER) between York and Edinburgh (excluding Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 December).
East Midlands Railway between Liverpool Lime Street and Sheffield.
CrossCountry between York and Edinburgh
Customers should travel as close to their original booked time as possible when using other operator services.
Additional information:
More travel advice, including Assisted Travel arrangements, is available from the TransPennine Express website.
Check before you travel:
You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner
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Compensation:
You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.
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