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Delay Repay is changing from Sunday the 18th of October 🚆
We’re upgrading our Delay Repay system and introducing Payit™ by NatWest as a new way to receive compensation.
Most customers won’t need to take any action, but if you use Delay Repay, there are a few things you need to know.
👉 Find out what’s changing and read our FAQs: tpexpress.co.uk/help/delay-r…
ALT A TransPennine Express train carriage parked at a station platform under a large arched roof.
Hull Paragon Interchange fell silent today as TransPennine Express colleagues, veterans and local communities gathered for a remembrance service honouring those who served their country.
We will remember them. 🌹
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Happy Friday everyone! 🥳
Major improvement works are taking place across our network this weekend between Manchester & Sheffield from Saturday 7 until Sunday 8 November.
You can check for travel updates here: journeycheck.com/tpexpress/
Saturday 7 November
🎆Bonfire Events: A number of Firework/Bonfire displays will take place across the network on this date
☃️ Manchester Christmas Markets – City Wide, Manchester
Travel tips:
- Give yourself extra time to travel as services will be busier than usual
- Make sure to check before you travel to make sure your train is running on time
🎵The Script - Co-op Live, Manchester
🎵La Discotheque Festival - Depot Mayfield, Manchester
🎵Skye Newman- O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
🎭Susan Calman - M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
Sport fixtures
🏇🏻 Aintree Racecourse
🏇🏻 Doncaster Racecourse
🏉 Scotland Vs New Zealand – 14:10, Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh
⚽ @LUFC Vs @SpursOfficial - 12:30, Elland Road, Leeds
⚽ @pnefc Vs @SouthamptonFC – 15:00, Deepdale Stadium, Preston
⚽ @officialcufc Vs @SalfordCityFC – 15,00, Brunton Park, Carlisle
🥊 Buatsi Vs Hutchinson 2 – 16:00, AO Arena, Manchester
Sunday 8 November
🌺🎖️Remembrance Sunday Events:
A number of events to commemorate Remembrance Sunday will take place across the network, alongside 2 minutes silence at 11:00. Please check locally for details of services
- Manchester Victoria: From 10:45
- Manchester Piccadilly: From 10:55
☃️ Manchester Christmas Markets – City Wide, Manchester
Travel tips:
- Give yourself extra time to travel as services will be busier than usual
- Make sure to check before you travel to make sure your train is running on time
🎵Myles Smith - First Direct Arena, Leeds
🎵Let The Music Play: The Legend of Barry White - M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
🎵UK Pink Floyd Experience - M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
Sport fixtures
🏇🏻 Carlisle Racecourse
⚽ @CelticFC Vs @KilmarnockFC – 16:00, Celtic Park, Glasgow
⚽ @ManUTD Vs @AstonVilla – 16:30, Old Trafford, Manchester
For more information about your journey this weekend, please visit journeycheck.com/tpexpress/
We hope you enjoy your weekend! 🤟🏻
Manchester Christmas Markets start tomorrow until Tuesday 22 December. The city is expected to be very busy during this festive period so please take extra care while travelling.
Here’s some tips for when you’re travelling:
- Give yourself extra time to travel as services will be busier than usual
- Make sure to check before you travel to make sure your train is running on time
For more travel information check @BeeNetwork travel advise: tfgm.com/manchester-christma…
For live journey updates: journeycheck.com/tpexpress/
ALT Manchester Town Hall at sunset with Christmas market stalls and an inflatable Santa in the foreground.
🧑🏼🍼 We're introducing baby on board badges across our network, helping pregnant customers more easily access support during their journeys.
The badges, which will be available from stations and carried by conductors as part of their everyday equipment, allow expectant mothers to indicate that they may need a seat or extra consideration while travelling.
ℹ️ Read more here: mediacentre.tpexpress.co.uk/……
ALT A pregnant person wearing a burnt-orange velvet dress with a 'Baby on board' badge pinned to their bump.
Happy Friday everyone! 🥳
Major improvement works are taking place across our network this weekend between Leeds / Selby / Church Fenton / Poppleton and York, and between York and Darlington / Redcar Central closing all lines from Saturday 31 October until Sunday 1 November.
You can check for travel updates here: journeycheck.com/tpexpress/
Saturday 31 October
🎵Bearded Theory Festival - Co-op Live, Manchester
🎵Korn & Limp Bizkit - AO Arena, Manchester
🎵Warehouse Project - Depot Mayfield, Manchester
🎵🎃 Sidewinder Halloween Festival - Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester
🎵Paul Heaton - First Direct Arena, Leeds
🎵The Australian Pink Floyd Show - The OVO Hydro, Glasgow
🎵Josh Baker - SEC, Glasgow
🎵Jack Savoretti - SEC, Glasgow
🎭Kevin Bridges: Here If You Need Me - M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
🎵🎃Halloween In Concert - M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
🎵Celine by Candlelight - Liverpool Cathedral, Liverpool
🔭Professor Brian Cox - Connexin Live, Hull
💡Liverpool River of Light Festival - Liverpool City Centre
Sport fixtures
🏇🏻 Wetherby Racecourse
⚽ @officialgtfc Vs @YorkCityFC – Blundell Park, Grimsby, 12:30
⚽ @Officialbantams Vs @htafc – Vallery Parade, Bradford, 12:30
⚽ @HullCity Vs @IpswichTown – MKM Stadium, Hull, 15:00
⚽ @ManCity Vs @BHAFC – Etihad Stadium, Manchester, 15:00
Sunday 1 November
🎵Papa Roach - The OVO Hydro, Glasgow
🎵A Decade of DDI - SEC, Glasgow
🎵Akaash Singh: Generational Triumph Tour - Aviva Studios, Manchester
💡Liverpool River of Light Festival - Liverpool City Centre
Sport fixtures
🏇🏻 Carlise Racecourse
🏒 @Mcr_Storm vs @cardiffdevils - 16:00, AO Arena, Manchester
⚽ @LFC Vs @Arsenal – Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, 16:30
For more information about your journey this weekend, please visit journeycheck.com/tpexpress/
We hope you enjoy your weekend! 🤟🏻
The River of Light has returned to Liverpool and it's a brilliant way to spend an evening. ✨
Totally free and with all the installations within walking distance of Liverpool Lime Street, the River of Light is a perfect way to end the day. 🚆
Catch them until 1 November, with the lights switched on from 17:00 until 21:00 🫶
Book your tickets to Liverpool on our app and get 10% off your first booking with the code TPEAPPNEW 📱
ALT An image of an installation in Liverpool
ALT An image of an installation in Liverpool
Transpennine Route Upgrade: Saturday 31 October to Sunday 1 November
We’re upgrading the Transpennine Route to deliver a faster, more reliable and more sustainable railway across the North. While some disruption is needed now, these improvements will mean better journeys for decades to come.
Trains will still be running, but some journeys will involve travelling by replacement bus.
The railway will be closed between Leeds and York. The lines from Doncaster and York towards Northallerton and Middlesbrough will also be closed for East Coast Main Line engineering work.
Replacement bus services:
Leeds – York: direct
Leeds – Darlington: direct
Poppleton – York: direct
Micklefield – York: calling at Sherburn-in-Elmet, Church Fenton and Ulleskelf
Moorthorpe – York: calling at Pontefract Baghill, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Church Fenton and Ulleskelf (Saturday only)
Doncaster – Darlington: direct
Selby – York: direct
York – Darlington: direct
York – Middlesbrough: calling at Thirsk, Northallerton, Yarm, Eaglescliffe and Thornaby
York – Middlesbrough: calling at Thirsk, Northallerton, Yarm, Eaglescliffe and Thornaby
ALT A railway map showing rail replacement bus services (red lines) and train services (green lines) in Yorkshire for 2026.
Transpennine Route Upgrade: until Friday 30 October:
We’re upgrading the Transpennine Route to deliver a faster, more reliable and more sustainable railway across the North. While some disruption is needed now, these improvements will mean better journeys for decades to come.
Trains will still be running, but some journeys will involve travelling by replacement bus.
The railway will be closed between Leeds and York, Wakefield Kirkgate and York, and Moorthorpe and York while work takes place as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade.
Replacement bus services:
Micklefield – York: calling at Sherburn-in-Elmet, Church Fenton, and Ulleskelf.
Leeds – York: direct.
Wakefield Kirkgate – York: calling at Normanton and Castleford.
Moorthorpe – York: calling at Pontefract Baghill, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Church Fenton and Ulleskelf.
ALT A railway map showing rail replacement bus services between York, Leeds, Wakefield Kirkgate, and Moorthorpe in October 2026.
During any disruption which leads to your service being cancelled, you can now travel on any train either two hours before or after.
Here's more information about the change which will help you get where you need to go even when things go wrong. 🚄
ALT A TransPennine Express graphic informing passengers that they can travel on another train at no extra cost if theirs is cancelled.
ALT TransPennine Express graphic explaining that cancelled train tickets are valid on other operators, with a staff member.
ALT An informational graphic from TransPennine Express explaining how to use a valid ticket when a train is cancelled.
ALT A list of train operators that accept valid tickets, including C2C, LNER, Northern, and others, on a dark blue background.
Happy Friday everyone! 🥳
Major improvement works are taking place across our network this weekend between Leeds / Selby / Church Fenton / Poppleton and York, and between York and Darlington / Redcar Central closing all lines from Saturday 24 until Monday 26 October.
You can check for travel updates here: journeycheck.com/tpexpress/
Saturday 24 October
🎵Westlife - Co-op Live, Manchester
🎵Cody Johnson - AO Arena, Manchester
🎵Duke Dumont - Depot Mayfield, Manchester
🎵Halloween Garage Festival - Escape to Freight Island/Depot Mayfield, Manchester
🎵Manchester Adored - Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester
🎵The Witcher In Concert - O2 Apollo, Manchester
🎵Duran Duran - First Direct Arena, Leeds
🎵Noahfinnce - Leeds University Union, Leeds
🎵Magic Men - SEC, Glasgow
🎭Paul Smith: Happy - Utilita Arena, Newcastle
👨👩👦Steve Backshall - M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool
🎵Cream Classical - Liverpool Cathedral, Liverpool
🎭Nurse Georgie Carroll: Infectious - Connexin Live, Hull
Sport fixtures
🏇 Doncaster Racecourse
🥊 Gladiators – 10:00/16:00, The OVO Hydro, Glasgow
🥊 World Championship Boxing: Kid Galahad v Kiko Martinez - 16:00, Utilita Arena, Sheffield
⚽ @SheffieldUnited Vs @dcfcofficial – Brammall Land, Sheffield, 12:30
⚽ @htafc Vs @LaticsOfficial – Accu Stadium, Huddersfield, 12:30
⚽ @YorkCityFC Vs @OfficialPVFC – LNER Community Stadium, York, 15:00
Sunday 25 October
🎵Westlife - Co-op Live, Manchester
🎵D-Block Europe - AO Arena, Manchester
🎭All Killa No Filla - Aviva Studios, Manchester
🎵Stephen Wilson Jr. - O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
👨👩👦Steve Backshall - First Direct Arena, Leeds
🎵Citizen - Leeds University Union, Leeds
🎵The Legends: Vegas After Hours Tour - SEC, Glasgow
🎵The Strokes - Utilita Arena, Newcastle
Sport fixtures
🏇 Aintree Racecourse
🥊 Gladiators – 10:00/16:00, The OVO Hydro, Glasgow
⚽ @HullCity Vs @BrentfordFC – MKM Stadium, Hull, 14:00
⚽ @LFC Vs @bhafc – Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, 14:00
⚽ @ManUTD Vs @afcbournemouth – Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, 14:00
⚽ @SunderlandAFC Vs @LUFC – Stadium of Light, Sunderland, 16:30
For more information about your journey this weekend, please visit journeycheck.com/tpexpress/
We hope you enjoy your weekend! 🤟🏻
Transpennine Route Upgrade: Monday 26 to Friday 30 October:
We’re upgrading the Transpennine Route to deliver a faster, more reliable and more sustainable railway across the North. While some disruption is needed now, these improvements will mean better journeys for decades to come.
Trains will still be running, but some journeys will involve travelling by replacement bus.
The railway will be closed between Leeds and York, Wakefield Kirkgate and York, and Moorthorpe and York while work takes place as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade.
Replacement bus services:
Micklefield – York: calling at Sherburn-in-Elmet, Church Fenton, and Ulleskelf.
Leeds – York: direct.
Wakefield Kirkgate – York: calling at Normanton and Castleford.
Moorthorpe – York: calling at Pontefract Baghill, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Church Fenton and Ulleskelf.
ALT A railway map showing rail replacement bus services between York, Leeds, Wakefield Kirkgate, and Moorthorpe in October 2026.
Transpennine Route Upgrade and East Coast Main Line Engineering: Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October:
We’re upgrading the Transpennine Route to deliver a faster, more reliable, and more sustainable railway across the North. While some disruption is needed now, these improvements will mean better journeys for decades to come.
Trains will still be running, but some journeys will require travel on a replacement bus.
The railway will be closed between Leeds and York for the Transpennine Route Upgrade. The lines from Doncaster and York towards Northallerton and Middlesbrough will also be closed for East Coast Main Line engineering work.
Replacement bus services:
Leeds – York: direct
Leeds – Darlington: direct
Poppleton – York: direct
Micklefield – York: calling at Sherburn-in-Elmet, Church Fenton and Ulleskelf
Moorthorpe – York: calling at Pontefract Baghill, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Church Fenton and Ulleskelf (Saturday only)
Doncaster – Darlington: direct
Selby – York: direct
York – Darlington: direct
York – Middlesbrough: calling at Thirsk, Northallerton, Yarm, Eaglescliffe and Thornaby
ALT A railway map showing rail replacement bus services (red lines) and train services (green lines) in Yorkshire for 2026.
TransPennine Express retweeted
⚠️ The Met Office has issued weather warnings due to Storm Austen, with high winds affecting Wales and large parts of England on Friday 23 October, as well as heavy rain in Scotland on Friday 23 and Saturday 24 October.
🚆 As a result of these weather warnings, there's a risk of disruption on the rail network.
ℹ We strongly recommend you plan ahead, allow extra time for your journey, and check before you travel here: journeycheck.com/tpexpress/
📱 You can find the latest network updates here: tpexpress.co.uk/travel-updat…
❤️World Mental Health Day is an annual global event on October 10th, aiming to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and promote understanding and support for mental health issues worldwide.
What helps you manage stress best?”
51%Exercise
34%Talking to friends
2%Meditation
13%Other (state below)
53 votes • Final resultsThis World Mental Health Day, take 10 for you. 💙
Ten minutes might not sound like much, but a small pause in your day can make a difference.
Take 10 minutes to do something for your wellbeing. Read a few pages. Step outside. Grab a cuppa. Message someone you’ve been meaning to check in on. Or simply take a moment to pause.
And while you’re at it, why not take 10 seconds to ask someone else:
“How are you, really?”
Small actions. Meaningful conversations. Looking out for ourselves and each other.
#WorldMentalHealthDay #Take10For10
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Happy Friday everyone! 🥳
Major improvement works are taking place across our network this weekend between Huddersfield / Leeds and York, closing various lines from Saturday 10 until Sunday 11 October.
You can check for travel updates here: journeycheck.com/tpexpress/
Saturday 10 October
🥔Huddersfield International Crisp Festival
🎢Hull Fair - Walton Street, Hull
🎵The Pussycat Dolls - Co-op Live, Manchester
🔭Professor Brian Cox - First Direct Arena, Leeds
🎵Two Doors Down - The OVO Hydro, Glasgow
🎵BKB 18 - Utilita Arena, Newcastle
🎵Interplanetary Criminal Presents - Depot Mayfield, Manchester
🎵Lime Garden - Leeds University Union, Leeds
🎵Chris Stassy Presents USS - Aviva Studios, Manchester
🎭Peter Kay - Connexin Live, Hull
🎵The Hu - O2 Apollo, Manchester
🎵Songs of the Railway - Hopetown, Darlington,
Sport fixtures
🏇 York Racecourse
⚽ @pnefc Vs @MillwallFC – Deepdale Stadium, Preston, 15:00
⚽ @ManUTD Vs @SpursOfficial – Old Trafford, Manchester, 17:30
Sunday 11 October
🥔Huddersfield International Crisp Festival
🎵Two Doors Down -The OVO Hydro, Glasgow
🎭Peter Kay - Connexin Live, Hull
Sport fixtures
⚽ @HullCity Vs @Everton – MKM Stadium, Hull, 14:00
⚽ @LFC Vs @ManCity – Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, 16:30
For more information about your journey this weekend, please visit journeycheck.com/tpexpress/
We hope you enjoy your weekend! 🤟
TransPennine Express retweeted
⚠️ RMT strike action planned for Sundays 11, 18 and 25 October has been suspended.
🚆 As a result, trains are expected to operate as normal on these dates.
🛠️ For details of engineering works and service changes in October, please check here: tpexpress.co.uk/travel-updat…
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As part of National Customer Service Week, we're highlighting some of our favourite praise for our colleagues, sent to us by you, our customers.
Have you left any praise for one of our colleagues? Scan the QR in the final image to share your experience with us.
#TravelByTrain #NationalCustomerServiceWeek
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ALT A TransPennine Express graphic featuring customer testimonials and a photo of a passenger paying for refreshments on a train.
ALT A TransPennine Express promotional image featuring a smiling train guard and two positive customer testimonials.
ALT A TransPennine Express poster showing a smiling staff member helping a customer, with a QR code to leave feedback.