Northern

(asked on 18th July 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reasons there are no direct Northern rail services between Liverpool and Newcastle.


Answered by
Andrew Jones Portrait
Andrew Jones
This question was answered on 24th July 2019

TransPennine Express provides an hourly service between these cities which will soon be operated by brand new 125mph-capable intercity bi-mode trains.

There is no requirement in the current Northern franchise agreement for Northern to run direct services from Liverpool to Newcastle.

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