Hello & welcome to a new series - Failed Franchises. In this series I'll look at train companies that have failed at their franchise agreements. Today is perhaps the most recent & infamous example of this - Transpennine Express. Today I'll go through the history of the Pennines franchise before looking at what led to TPE's demise with the government stepping in to take over the franchise in May 2023.

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