The company - nationalised in May because of poor performance - said simplifying its operations would 'deliver improved punctuality and reliability'
TransPennine Express will mothball a fleet of 13 almost new trains as part of drastic plans to cut services from December and improve its dreadful punctuality record.
A spokeswoman for TPE confirmed: "We have a significant backlog of driving training days which leads to operational issues when planning the Nova 3s. By removing the Nova 3 fleet we will significantly reduce the number of those outstanding training days, which will help us to achieve our goal of providing a stable and improved performance."
Chris Jackson, interim managing director at TPE, said: "As part of our plans for the December 2023 timetable we will seek to remove the Nova 3 fleet , instead using Class 185s and Class 802s on services to and from Scarborough. The train company also confirmed 'some temporary amendments' to its timetable between the north west and north east of England 'to deliver improved punctuality and reliability' from December 2023.
"We understand the part we play in the local communities and our aim has been to give our customers a rail service they can rely on to get them where they need to be.
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