Services provided by a major rail journey provider are cancelled today.

Some services provided by Trans Pennine Express (TPE) between Scotland and Manchester, which call at Carlisle, are cancelled.

These are:

  • The 12:12 pm service from Edinburgh to Manchester Airport.
  • The 1:10 pm service from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Central
  • The 5:07 pm service from Glasgow Central to Manchester Airport
  • The 6:11 pm service from Edinburgh to Manchester Airport

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There are also some amendments to services today, which sees the trains stopping at different stations than planned.

These are:

  • The 2:10 pm service from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh – to terminate at Preston
  • The 2:12 pm service from Edinburgh to Manchester Airport – to terminate at Carlisle
  • The 4:10 pm service from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh – to start at Manchester Piccadilly
  • The 6:10 pm service from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh – to start at Carlisle
  • The 8:11 pm service from Edinburgh to Manchester Airport – to terminate at Carlisle

A spokesperson from TPE said they’ve had to cancel these services due to high levels of staff sickness which has been exacerbated by strike action.
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