Transforming TransPennine Express

From April 2016, the new franchise will transform TransPennine Express into a vibrant and modern intercity rail operator for the North of England and Scotland. There’ll be more services, more seats and new state-of-the-art intercity trains.

Transforming the North and Scotland: Transforming rail services: Supporting the Northern Powerhouse Investment in the areas that matter to the region and our customers Working with Transport for the North, Transport More than £500m of investment will be delivered to improve the franchise. FirstGroup will also Scotland and Rail North, the new TransPennine manage some of the region’s busiest railway stations, delivering an £18m investment to further Express service will better connect the region’s modernise these transport hubs. major towns and cities, playing a key part in supporting its economy and future prosperity. brand new intercity train carriages, with the remainder 220 of existing trains refurbished to ‘as new’ standard 13m extra seats per year, including an 55% 80% capacity boost at peak times increase in our connections between the Speeds of up to largest cities 72% 125mph of the carriages in Expanded weekend timetable the fleet will be new

There will be more seats, longer trains and better on-board services

firstgroupplc.com Transforming TransPennine Express

Transforming journeys: A new timetable from December 2017 Making them more comfortable, connected and great value December 2017 December 2018 December 2019 6 trains an hour Operate direct Extend Liverpool – between Manchester Liverpool – Glasgow Newcastle service and Leeds service to Edinburgh Extend Manchester Airport – York service to Newcastle Improved evening and weekend service on all routes Major investment in mobile Improved catering on An innovative app to and smart ticketing more routes make it easier to plan, book and travel by train Liverpool to Newcastle & Edinburgh Liverpool to Scarborough Manchester Airport to Glasgow & Edinburgh Liverpool to Glasgow Manchester Airport to York & Newcastle Free Wi-Fi and on board Automated delay repay Half price travel for Manchester Airport to Middlesbrough Manchester Piccadilly to Hull entertainment system by compensation for jobseekers and 16-18 Manchester Piccadilly to Leeds July 2018 registered customers year olds Manchester Airport to Sheffield to Cleethorpes

More cycle and car Plugs and USB ports A more integrated transport parking spaces at every pair of seats system for the North

Transforming the way we work for the region:

of funding to deliver First class 30% reduction in train improvements requested by apprenticeship programme carbon emissions customers and stakeholders firstgroupplc.com