TransPennine Express (TPE) is urging customers not to travel on the following routes today (5 January): Manchester- Huddersfield, Stalybridge-Dewsbury, Manchester- Preston.
This is due to no bus replacement services being able to run for the planned engineering work due to the heavy snowfall which is severely impacting roads and has led to the suspension of bus operations across the Pennines and North West.
In addition journeys between Leeds – Manchester are also subject to ‘do not travel’ advice today due to the line currently being blocked.
For all other routes across the TPE network customers are advised to delay their journeys until later on today and should be prepared for major disruption and possible postponement of journeys.
Customers with tickets across the affected routes can defer their journeys, and any tickets already purchased for travel today (Sunday 5 January) will be valid on Monday 6 January or a full refund can be obtained at tpexpress.co.uk/help/refunds.
Chris Nutton, Major Projects & TRU Director for TransPennine Express said: “We are urging anyone today across the affected routes to defer their travel or claim a refund.
“As the Met Office predicted, snowfall of up to 40cm has impacted our network and the logistics behind it, such as the highways accessing our maintenance depots.
“We are working hard with our colleagues at Network Rail to restore services as quickly as possible.”
Customers can check their services via the TPE website: www.tpexpress.co.uk/travel-updates or at www.nationalrail.co.uk