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The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is a major investment being made in the railway between York and Manchester via Leeds and Huddersfield in the north of England. It is the 76 miles (122 km) northern route over the Pennines , [ 1 ] most of which is also known as the Huddersfield line .
A route map of Via Rail frequencies from 2013. Via Rail operates 497 trains per week over nineteen routes. Via groups these routes into three broad categories: [1] "Rapid Intercity Travel": daytime services over the Corridor between Ontario and Quebec. The vast majority of Via's trains–429 per week–operate here.
Route; Termini: Toronto, Ontario Vancouver, British Columbia: Stops: 65 (55 on request only) Distance travelled: 4,466 km (2,775 mi) Average journey time: Westbound: 97 hours and 5 minutes Eastbound: 92 hours and 29 minutes: Service frequency: two trains per week in each direction off peak, one extra train per week between Edmonton and ...
The Intercity Electric Railway Industry in Canada University of Toronto Press 1966; Eagle J. A., The Canadian Pacific Railway and the Development of Western Canada, 1896–1914. McGill-Queen's University Press 1989; R. B. Fleming; The Railway King of Canada: Sir William Mackenzie, 1849–1923 University of British Columbia Press, 1991
TransPennine Trains Limited, trading as TransPennine Express (TPE), [1] is a British train operating company that has operated passenger services in the TransPennine Express franchise area since May 2023. It runs regional and inter-city rail services between the major cities and towns of Northern England and Scotland.
"Light rail" refers to a rail transit system using light rail vehicles in a dedicated right-of-way. Four such systems exist in Canada. "Streetcar" refers to a rail transit system using light rail vehicles entirely or mostly on streets providing local service in mixed traffic. The Toronto streetcar is the only such system in Canada.
Marker at one end of the trail (Hornsea seafront).Road signs in Stockport referring to the Trail.. The Trans Pennine Trail is a long-distance path running from coast to coast across Northern England on a mixture of surfaced paths, with some short on-road sections, and with gentle gradients (it runs largely along disused railway lines and canal towpaths).
Between 1955 and 1978 the MacTier Subdivision hosted CPR's premier transcontinental passenger train, the Canadian, from Toronto to Vancouver. Operation of the Canadian was transferred to Via Rail in 1978, which switched over to CNR's Newmarket Subdivision , rejoining the former CPR route at Parry Sound , 23 mi (37 km) north of MacTier.