A TransPennine Express train at Leeds train station, April, 2019A TRAIN operator renationalised two years ago has performed a “remarkable turnaround,” the rail minister said today.
Lord Hendy described TransPennine Express (TPE) as “the blueprint for Great British Railways (GBR).”
TPE was brought back into public ownership in May 2023 under the Tories due to poor performance.
Since then, cancellations have fallen by 75 per cent and passenger journeys have increased by 42 per cent.
Now operated by the Department for Transport Operator (DFTO), the service generated £1.4 billion during 2023-24.
Britain’s train services were privatised in the mid-1990s.
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