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First TransPennine Express is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It is a joint operation between First Group (55%) and Keolis (45%). It operates regular services in the north including services linking the west and east coasts of England across the Pennines. The franchise will run for eight years with an optional extension of five years.

The original service and brand name TransPennine Express was launched in late 1998 by Northern Spirit, and maintained by its successor, Arriva Trains Northern. On 1 February 2004, the service became a separate franchise, also incorporating the Manchester Airport to Cumbria and Lakelines (Oxenholme to Windermere) routes from First North Western but minus the Bradford to Blackpool service. TransPennine Express later took over the Manchester Airport to Blackpool service.

First TransPennine Express is one of the few train operating companies in the United Kingdom running 24 hours a day, including through New Year's Eve night. For example, trains run between York, Leeds and Manchester Airport at least every three hours every night of the week.

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Buses to replace First TransPennine Express trains during improvement work - Gazette & Herald Tweet this news
Gazette & Herald--The -First TransPennine Express- services will be replaced by buses for all or part of the journey from Scarborough, Seamer or Malton to York during this time ... - Date : Wed, 06 Oct 2010 09:27:58 GMT+00:00
Global Crossing Wins Contract to Supply UK WAN to FirstGroup - Kansas City Star Tweet this news
Kansas City Star---...- First Capital Connect, First Great Western, First ScotRail and -First TransPennine Express- - and one open access operator, First Hull Trains. ... - Date : Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:58:54 GMT+00:00
EAST YORKS: Train services are being disrupted by refurbishment work to Goole ... - Hull Daily Mail Tweet this news
Hull Daily Mail--Hull Trains services and other routes served by -First TransPennine Express- and Northern Rail are not affected by the work. EAST YORKS: A former television, ... - Date : Tue, 05 Oct 2010 07:32:12 GMT+00:00

Preceded by
Arriva Trains Northern
Regional Railways North East franchise		Operator of TransPennine franchise
2004 - present		Incumbent
Preceded by
First North Western
North West Regional Railways franchise

North TransPennine :

South TransPennine :

Transpennine North West :

Current fleet :
Class Image Type Top speed Number Routes operated Built
mph km/h
Class 170 Turbostar Diesel Multiple Unit 100 160 9 Manchester Piccadilly - Hull route 2000
Class 185 Pennine Desiro Diesel Multiple Unit 100 160 51 All TransPennine routes 2006

Past fleet :
Class Image Type Built Withdrawn Notes Number
Class 158 Express Sprinter diesel multiple unit 1989 - 1992 2006 - 2007 Moved to Central Trains, First Great Western, and South West Trains
Class 175 Coradia diesel multiple unit 1999 - 2001 2006 Were subleased from Arriva Trains Wales. 27 shared between TransPennine Express and Arriva Trains Wales

FirstGroup plc

United Kingdom
bus companies:		First Aberdeen * First Berkshire & The Thames Valley * First Bristol * First Cymru * First Devon & Cornwall (including Truronian) * First Eastern Counties * First Edinburgh * First Essex * First Glasgow * First Hampshire & Dorset * First Midlands (First Leicester, First Northampton, First Midland Red) * First London * First Manchester * First Potteries (First Chester & The Wirral) * First Somerset & Avon * First South Yorkshire * First West Yorkshire (First Bradford, First Calderdale & Huddersfield, First Leeds) * First York * First Student UK * Greyhound UK
International
bus companies:		Ireland: Aircoach
Railway companies:First Capital Connect * First Great Western * First Hull Trains * First ScotRail * First TransPennine Express (55% with Keolis) * Heathrow Connect * DSBFirst (25% Danish, 30% Swedish with DSB)



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