(12 Jun 2021, 12:47 pm)busmanT wrote I pity all the civil servants moving up to Darlington - London trains reduced from 4 per 2 hours to 3 per 2 hours, and one of the Manchester trains withdrawn completely!
Darlington to York drops from 6 trains per hour to 4.5 trains per hour (33% cut).
I see in the TPE document it is more or less saying, well these changes are nowt to do with us...blame LNER, followed by a long list of curtailed or cancelled services because of it....
At the May 2022 timetable change the core timetable for the East Coast Main Line will be amended to accommodate additional services operated by LNER.
The through Edinburgh Waverley – Morpeth – Newcastle – Liverpool Lime Street via York hourly service will be withdrawn between Edinburgh – Newcastle and will only operate between Newcastle – Liverpool Lime Street
The planned one-year only withdrawal at December 2019 to calls between Manchester Victoria – Manchester Airport on the Newcastle – Manchester Airport service will continue. However, the Newcastle – York portion of this train will also be withdrawn at May 2022. The effect is that the previous Newcastle – Manchester Airport service is reduced to a York – Manchester Victoria service at May 2022
The effect of the two changes above is that there will be a reduction from two trains per hour to one train per hour operated by TransPennine Express between Newcastle, Durham and Darlington to York, Leeds, Huddersfield and Manchester
Morpeth will have a reduction in calls and connectivity compared with the December 2019 timetable, seeing previous hourly calls to Edinburgh Waverley, Newcastle, Durham, Darlington, York, Leeds, Huddersfield, Manchester and Liverpool withdrawn
A number of southbound calls in the current Redcar Central – Manchester Airport service at Northallerton have been withdrawn, providing a call every two hours
The dwell time of the current Redcar Central – Manchester Airport service at York has been increased to circa six minutes, increasing the overall through journey time
A reduction from two calls per hour to one call per hour at Darlington and Durham by our services. In addition, Darlington and Durham will have their direct trains to Manchester Airport withdrawn, while the number of services between Darlington to Newcastle and Edinburgh Waverley are also reduced
The peak time 0651 train from Newcastle – Manchester/Liverpool has its journey time increased by 10 minutes and the call in this service at Chester-le-Street is withdrawn
Calls at Garforth currently made by TransPennine Express are transferred to the Northern operated York – Blackpool North service, meaning there are no direct trains from Garforth to Manchester
Connectivity to Manchester Airport from York, Leeds and Huddersfield is reduced from two trains per hour to one train per hour