First TransPennine Express

First TransPennine Express
	A Class 185 Desiro at Scarborough in 2011
Overview
Franchise(s)	TransPennine Express; 1 February 2004 – 31 March 2016;
Main route(s)	North West England, Yorkshire and Humber, North East England, Scotland
Fleet size	67 units; (6 units were subleased from Northern Rail)
Stations called at	90
Stations operated	30
Parent company	FirstGroup (55%); Keolis (45%)
Reporting mark	TP
Predecessors	Arriva Trains Northern; First North Western; Virgin CrossCountry;
Successor	TransPennine Express

First TransPennine Express was a British train operating company jointly owned by FirstGroup and Keolis which operated the TransPennine Express franchise. First TransPennine Express ran regular Express regional railway services between the major cities of Northern England as well as Scotland.

The franchise operated all its services to and through Manchester covering three main routes. The service provided rail links for major towns and cities such as Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Sheffield, Hull, Leeds, York, Scarborough, Middlesbrough and Newcastle. Previously, all services called or terminated at Manchester Piccadilly, but, as of May 2014, a new service running between Newcastle and Liverpool Lime Street, calling at Manchester Victoria was announced, and launched as part of the Northern Hub plan.

When the franchise was re-tendered, FirstGroup and Keolis tendered separately. The franchise was awarded solely to FirstGroup, which traded as TransPennine Express.

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