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Transpennine Express


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INTRODUCTION:

The new Transpennine Express franchise operated by First Keolis commenced on Sunday 1st February 2004. This franchise operates all former Arriva Transpennine services except those between Leeds and Blackpool North and former First North Western services between Manchester Airport and Windermere/Barrow. Services between Manchester Airport and Blackpool North are also now operated. Current Virgin Crosscountry services between Manchester and Glasgow will pss to Transpennine Express in December 2007. A new timetable was introduced in December 2004 and new class 185"Pennine" trains started to be introduced in 2006. All 158s are due to leave the fleet and the fleet will comprise of class 185s and class 170s transferred from South West Trains

Services operated are as follows:

Route Frequency Operated by
NORTH TRANSPENNINE
Liverpool Lime Street - Manchester Piccadilly - Huddersfield - Leeds - York - Scarborough
via Warrington Central, Birchwood, Manchester Oxford Road, Stalybridge, Malton and Seamer		 Hourly Class 185s
Manchester Airport - Manchester Piccadilly - Huddersfield - Leeds - York - Newcastle
via Dewsbury, Northallerton, Darlington and Durham 		 Hourly Class 185s
Manchester Airport - Manchester Piccadilly - Huddersfield - Leeds - York - Middlesbrough
via Dewsbury, Garforth, Thirsk, Northallerton, Yarm and Thornaby		 Hourly Class 185s
Manchester Piccadilly - Huddersfield - Leeds - Selby - Hull
via Brough		 Hourly Class 170s
SOUTH TRANSPENNINE
Manchester Airport - Manchester Piccadilly - Sheffield - Doncaster - Cleethorpes
via Heald Green, Gatley, East Didsbury, Burnage, Mauldeth Road, Stockport, Dore, Meadowhall, Scunthorpe, Barnetby, Habrough and Grimsby Town		 Hourly Class 185s
NORTH WEST
Manchester Airport - Manchester Piccadilly - Bolton - Preston - Lancaster - Barrow-in-Furness
via Heald Green, Manchester Oxford Road, Deansgate, Salford Crescent, Chorley, Carnforth, Arnside, Grange-over-Sands and Ulverston		 Every 2 Hours Class 185s
Manchester Airport - Manchester Piccadilly - Bolton - Preston - Lancaster - Windermere
via Heald Green, Manchester Oxford Road, Deansgate, Salford Crescent, Chorley, Oxenholme Lake District, Kendal, Burneside and Staveley		 Every 2 Hours Class 185s
Manchester Airport - Manchester Piccadilly - Bolton - Preston - Blackpool North
via Heald Green, Gatley, East Didsbury, Burnage, Mauldeth Road, Manchester Oxford Road, Salford Crescent, Lostock, Horwich Parkway, Blackrod, Adlington (Lancashire), Chorley, Leyland and Poulton-le-flyde		 Hourly Class 185s

UPDATES AND RECENT FLEET CHANGES:

Fleetlist Updated 15/04/07 - Recent Fleet Changes:

All 51 class 185s 185101-185151 are now in service

The class 175s are no longer used by Transpennine Express, they are all now operated solely by Arriva Trains Wales

8 class 170 turbostars are currently being transferred from South West Trains along with a 9th to the same specification from Central Trains. These are to operate the Hull service. All are being reliveried into Transpennine Express livery before entering service and will receive an interior refurbishment in the near future. So far 170301/2/4 are in service with 170303/5 due to enter service shortly. 170306-8 and 170399 will arrive later in the Summer

All except one of the class 158s have now left the fleet, they have been cascaded as follows:

Central Trains - 158799, 158806, 158810, 158812, 158813
First Great Western - 158750, 158760-158769, 158771, 158776, 158778, 158784 (ex-Central Trains unit), 158790 (ex-Central Trains unit), 158798
Northern - 158791 (ex-Central Trains unit), 158797 (ex-Central Trains unit)
South West Trains - 158742, 158743, 158744, 158800, 158801, 158803-158805, 158807-158809, 158811, 158814. The 3 car units are being refurbished as class 159s
Withdrawn from TPE but not yet with a new operator - 158737, 158770, 158773, 158774, 158775, 158777, 158779, 158781, 158802

158772 is currently still operated by Transpennine Express

A new selection of photos have been added to the bottom of the page

Fleetlist Updated 15/10/06 - Recent Fleet Changes:
Pennine class 185s, 185101-137 have now been delivered and are based at the new Ardwick depot. They are now in service on Hull-Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport-Cleethorpes services. They are now being introduced on the other North Transpennine routes and will shortly be introduced on the Manchester Airport-Blackpool services.
The six extra 3 car units have been disbanded into 2 car units again as the class 158s begin to be cascaded to other operators

FLEETLIST:  

57 trains are operated by Transpennine Express. These are detailed below. Three depots are used by Transpennine Express, Heaton in Newcastle, and Neville Hill in Leeds. The new 185s are based at Ardwick depot in Manchester with sub-depots in Cleethorpes and York. The class 170s are based at Crofton

Type Number Operated
DIESEL MULTIPLE UNITS:
Class 158 'Regional Railways Express' 1
Class 170 'Turbostar' 5
Class 185 'Pennine' 51
PHOTOS  

LIVERY GUIDE:

2 liveries are currently worn by First Transpennine Express's stock. Details are as follows:

Name Description Carried by No. of Units
First Keolis Transpennine Express Purple vinyls applied to the lower half of the stock covering the former maroon & gold Arriva Transpennine Express livery 158s 1
FirstGroup "Dynamic Lines" Dark blue with pink doors and neon white and pink lines along the side 170s, 185s 56

DIESEL MULTIPLE UNITS:

CLASS 158 “REGIONAL RAILWAYS EXPRESS”:

1 class 158/0 Two car Regional Railways Express units are operated by Transpennine Express

Doors: 2 part sliding plug doors, Located on both sides at each end of the train
Seating Layout: 2+2 high back facing around a table and airline seating, Class 158/0 units are fitted with a 2+2 high back all facing around a table First Class section. 
Maximum Speed: 90mph
Power: Diesel
Multiple Usage: These units can operate in multiple and have gangwayed ends
Built: Class 158/0: BREL Derby 1989-1992
Rolling Stock Owner: 158/0: Porterbrook
Car type: Both cars are Driving Motor Standard, 
Seating Capacity:  One car has 48 standard seats, 16 first class, a toilet and a space for a wheelchair, the other car has 70 standard seats and a toilet. Total capacity 134

Unit Number Coaches Livery Refurb?

All are based at Neville Hill
158772 2 First Transpennine Express Refurb

CLASS 170 "TURBOSTAR":

5 class 170  Two Car Turbostar units are operated by Transpennine Express

Doors: 2 part sliding plug doors, Located at 1/3 and 2/3rds down the side of each car
Seating Layout: 2+2 high back facing around a table and airline seating in standard, 1+2 around a table and airline in first class
Maximum Speed: 100mph
Power: Diesel
Multiple Usage: These units can operate in multiple with class 158s and other 170s only and do not have gangwayed ends
Built: Adtranz Derby 2000
Rolling Stock Owner: Porterbrook
Car type: Both cars are Driving Motor Composite
Seating Capacity: One car has 43 standard seats, 9 first class seats, a disabled toilet and a two spaces for a wheelchair, the other car has 53 standard seats, 9 first class seats and a toilet, total seating capacity 114. 

170301-308 are ex-South West Trains, 170399 is ex-Central Trains but is to the same specification as the SWT units. All units will receive new seat covers to match the class 185s

Unit Number Coaches Livery Unit Number Coaches Livery
170301 2 First Dynamic Lines 170306 2 to arrive Summer 2007
170302 2 First Dynamic Lines 170307 2 to arrive Summer 2007
170303 2 First Dynamic Lines 170308 2 to arrive Summer 2007
170304 2 First Dynamic Lines 170399 2 to arrive Summer 2007
170305 2 First Dynamic Lines      

CLASS 185 “PENNINE”:

51 class 185 Three car Pennine units are operated by Transpennine Express

Doors: 2 part sliding plug doors, Located at 1/3 and 2/3rds down the side of each car
Seating Layout: 2+2 high back facing around a table and airline seating in standard, 1+2 around a table and airline in first class
Maximum Speed: 100mph
Power: Diesel
Multiple Usage: These units can operate in multiple with other 185s only and do not have gangwayed ends
Built: Siemens 2004-2006
Rolling Stock Owner: HSBC Rail
Car type: Driving Motor Standard, Motor Standard, Driving Motor Composite
Seating Capacity:  One car has 68 standard seats, the middle car has 72 standard seats and a toilet, the third car has 26 standard seats, 15 first seats, 2 wheelchair spaces and a disabled toilet. Total seating capacity 181

Unit Number Coaches Livery Unit Number Coaches Livery

ALL UNITS ARE BASED AT ARDWICK
185101 3 First Dynamic Lines 185127 3 First Dynamic Lines
185102 3 First Dynamic Lines 185128 3 First Dynamic Lines
185103 3 First Dynamic Lines 185129 3 First Dynamic Lines
185104 3 First Dynamic Lines 185130 3 First Dynamic Lines
185105 3 First Dynamic Lines 185131 3 First Dynamic Lines
185106 3 First Dynamic Lines 185132 3 First Dynamic Lines
185107 3 First Dynamic Lines 185133 3 First Dynamic Lines
185108 3 First Dynamic Lines 185134 3 First Dynamic Lines
185109 3 First Dynamic Lines 185135 3 First Dynamic Lines
185110 3 First Dynamic Lines 185136 3 First Dynamic Lines
185111 3 First Dynamic Lines 185137 3 First Dynamic Lines
185112 3 First Dynamic Lines 185138 3 First Dynamic Lines
185113 3 First Dynamic Lines 185139 3 First Dynamic Lines
185114 3 First Dynamic Lines 185140 3 First Dynamic Lines
185115 3 First Dynamic Lines 185141 3 First Dynamic Lines
185116 3 First Dynamic Lines 185142 3 First Dynamic Lines
185117 3 First Dynamic Lines 185143 3 First Dynamic Lines
185118 3 First Dynamic Lines 185144 3 First Dynamic Lines
185119 3 First Dynamic Lines 185145 3 First Dynamic Lines
185120 3 First Dynamic Lines 185146 3 First Dynamic Lines
185121 3 First Dynamic Lines 185147 3 First Dynamic Lines
185122 3 First Dynamic Lines 185148 3 First Dynamic Lines
185123 3 First Dynamic Lines 185149 3 First Dynamic Lines
185124 3 First Dynamic Lines 185150 3 First Dynamic Lines
185125 3 First Dynamic Lines 185151 3 First Dynamic Lines
185126 3 First Dynamic Lines      

PHOTOS:

Photos provided by (a) David Clark http://david894.fotopic.net/ or (b) 2004 Rich Mackin www.railwayscene.co.uk

Class 158s

158760

Transpennine Express livery (b)

 

Class 170s

170302

First Dynamic Lines livery (a)

Class 185s

185130

First Dynamic Lines livery (a)

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