Trans Pennine Express Test Train
TPE have tested the Calder Valley route with a Class 68 loco (68024 'Centaur’)and a rake of Mark 5 coaches including a Driving Van Trailer. The runs from Manchester, Longsight to Scarborough via Wakefield, ran on Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 February 2019.
The Calder Valley is the diversionary route when the Standage route is closed.
It is expected that these formations will operate the Liverpool to Scarborough, via Manchester Victoria, from May 2019.