TransPennine Express is to reintroduce journeys between Manchester and Leeds at a frequency of four trains an hour from 15 December. The government-controlled firm had cut back services last year ...

In addition to the HS2 changes, there is also a scaling back of a new Trans-Pennine rail route between Manchester and Leeds as part of the NPR project to improve links between major northern cities.

A rail operator has announced plans to restore train services across parts of the north of England after they were axed last year in a bid to drive up punctuality. TransPennine Express is to ...