TransPennine Express

[First Class]

RE: First Transpennine Express
Some good news from the May 2014 timetable change for Liverpool!

The new Liverpool-Newcastle services will be starting and are timetabled as follows:

Sunday
09:12, 10:03, 11:12 then every hour at xx:12 until 19:12, 20:22*.
(*) = via Warrington Central

Monday-Friday
06:12, then every hour at xx:12 until 16:12, 17:10, 18:12, 19:12, 20:22*
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Typical calling pattern:
Manchester Victoria, Huddersfield, Leeds, York, Northallerton, Darlington, Durham, Chester-le-Street and Newcastle.

Journey time is 3h 03m, which I think is pretty respectable. Trains arrive at xx:15 into Newcastle, with Edinburgh/Glasgow trains leaving at around xx:30, so potentially a nicer way to travel to Scotland from Liverpool.

Journey time from Liverpool to Manchester Victoria is now only 32 minutes, and this includes 2 minutes make up time, so is likely going to be 30mins, or less. I really think this will be a very popular route.

Traction will normally be doubled up Class 185 units, so 6-car, but single Class 350/4 may appear from time to time, when more electrification work is completed.