northwichcat
Veteran Member
TPE said:Many of our services between Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle will be faster on average, including more frequent services, which means more choice and flexibility for you. Many peak-time trains will also improve, with more seats and services timed to get you into work before 9am. And that's not all. For instance, did you know...
* There are now 5 services per hour between Leeds and Manchester, rather than 4
* There are now hourly services throughout the day between Manchester and Scotland
* Journey times from Newcastle to Liverpool are up to 43 minutes faster
* There are now 50,000 more seats per week between Leeds and Manchester
* Services every hour between Newcastle and Liverpool
* More carriages everyday on routes to and from Cleethorpes, Sheffield and Hull
* Faster journeys between big cities such as Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds
* Increased luggage space
What’s Happening at Cleethorpes?
* There’s loads more room with 4,000 more seats per week between Cleethorpes and Sheffield, and most services will run as either three or four-carriage trains
* Two-carriage trains will only run in the late evenings
What’s Happening at Glasgow?
* There’s loads more room with 9,000 more seats per week between Glasgow Central and Manchester
* If you’re heading towards Manchester from Glasgow Central, there are now six more services per day
* There are regular services to Manchester Airport every two hours throughout the day
If you need to get into Manchester early, there’s a new early morning service that arrives in the city before 08:30
What’s Happening at Hull?
* There’s loads more room, with 10,000 extra seats per week between Hull and Leeds
* There’s more room on the peak-time 07:35 service to Manchester, as it becomes a six-carriage train rather than four
* Most services will run as three or four-carriage trains, with only one two-carriage train running during the middle of the day
* If you’re planning a day out on a Sunday, there’s now a regular hourly service to Manchester from lunchtime, stopping at major cities like Leeds and Sheffield
* There’s a new connection to Manchester Airport on the 05:49 from Hull
* The 17:40 Leeds to Hull service will now be a six-carriage train between Monday and Thursday, and the 16:39 Leeds to Hull service will now be three-carriages rather than two
What’s Happening at Leeds?
* You’ll have more flexibility when travelling to Manchester, with five services an hour throughout the day rather than four
* There are 50,000 more seats per week between Manchester, with 1,505 more seats to Manchester during peak times
* You’ll have more choices when travelling between Leeds and York, with four services per hour rather than three
* You’ll get to Liverpool quicker, with journey times to and from the city reducing by up to 26 minutes
* There are new evening peak-time services from Leeds to Manchester Victoria at 16:44 and 17:44, and from Manchester Victoria to Leeds at 16:52 and 17:52
* The 17:25 Manchester Piccadilly to Leeds train, and the 17:20 and 17:36 Leeds to Manchester Piccadilly trains, are now six-carriages long rather than three
* You can get into work sooner with the 07:44 fast train from Leeds to Manchester arriving in the city within 49 minutes
* You’ve got more flexibility travelling home from work with a new 17:44 train from Leeds to Newcastle, going via York
What’s Happening at Liverpool?
* There’s loads more room with 38,000 extra seats per week between Liverpool and Manchester
* A new faster service every 12 minutes past the hour from Liverpool to Manchester, arriving in just over half an hour
* You’ve better links to major cities in the north with new hourly direct services to Newcastle
* Catering services will be on all trains to Newcastle between 07:00 and 19:00
* Trains to Newcastle now stop at Manchester Victoria, meaning you’re closer to places like the Arndale Centre, Football Museum, Northern Quarter and Phones4U Arena
* You can get to Manchester and Liverpool quicker, with journey times up to 18 minutes faster
* Journey times between Liverpool and Leeds are also up to 26 minutes faster
* Journey times between Newcastle and Liverpool are up to 43 minutes faster
What’s Happening at Manchester Airport?
* You’ve more flexibility when travelling from the airport, as trains to Scotland now run hourly throughout the day
* You’ll get to Leeds much quicker, with journey times to the city up to 8 minutes faster
* If you’re travelling from Wigan, you have much better links with Manchester with 14 services a day between Manchester Airport
* If you’re arriving at the airport in the evening, there’s a new late service from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh at 20:00
* Our new electric trains call at the station for services to Wigan, Preston, Cumbria and Scotland, providing more seats and more storage space for your luggage
What’s Happening at Manchester?
* You’ll have more flexibility when travelling to Leeds, with five services an hour throughout the day rather than four
* There’s much more room, with over one thousand more seats from Leeds to Manchester during peak-times
* You now have two services an hour between Manchester and Liverpool throughout the day
* There are 1,354 more seats throughout the day between Manchester and Sheffield
* Trains to Newcastle now stop at Manchester Victoria, meaning you’re closer to places like the Arndale Centre, Football Museum, Northern Quarter and Phones4U Arena
* There are new evening peak-time services from Leeds to Manchester Victoria at 16:44 and 17:44, and from Manchester Victoria to Leeds at 16:52 and 17:52
* The 17:25 Manchester Piccadilly to Leeds trains and the 17:20 and 17:36 Leeds to Manchester Piccadilly trains are now six-carriages rather than three
* If you’re heading home from work to Preston, there’s a non-stop express service from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston at 17:15
* A new faster service every 12 minutes past the hour from Liverpool to Manchester, arriving in just over half an hour
What’s Happening at Newcastle?
* There’s loads more room, with 8,000 extra seats per week between Newcastle and York
* There are now hourly direct services to Liverpool Lime Street, stopping at major cities including York, Leeds and Manchester Victoria
* Catering services will be on all trains to Liverpool between 07:00 and 19:00
* You can get to Newcastle and Liverpool quicker, with journey times up to 43 minutes faster
* You’ve got more flexibility travelling home from work with evening peak-time services becoming hourly, including a new 17:44 service
* For people travelling to Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport, the station changes at Huddersfield are the same platform
What’s Happening at Preston?
* If you’re travelling back to Preston from Manchester in the evening, there’s a non-stop express service from Piccadilly station at 17:15
* There’s loads more room on our trains at weekends, with more six and eight-carriage trains on Saturdays and Sundays
* There’s a new 05:42 Preston to Glasgow Central service that gets into Glasgow much earlier at 08:17
What’s Happening at Sheffield?
* There’s loads more room with 1,354 more seats throughout the day between Manchester and Sheffield, especially during peak times
What’s Happening at York?
* You’ve more journey options when travelling to Leeds, with four services per hour to the city rather than three
* There are over a thousand more seats during peak times travelling between York and Leeds
* If you’re travelling towards Liverpool Lime Street, there are now two services per hour throughout the day
* You’ve more flexibility travelling to and from work with new peak-time services to Leeds at 08:15 and 17:15
* There’s a new last service to Scarborough at 22:42
* Trains to Liverpool now stop at Manchester Victoria, meaning you’re closer to places like the Arndale Centre, Football Museum, Northern Quarter and Phones4U Arena
http://www.tpexpress.co.uk/travel-information/may-2014-changes/
I wonder if they'll do a similar announcement for reduced capacity and less services next year if they don't get sufficient replacements for the 170/3s.
