Question follow-through · 105757

TransPennine Express: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2026 to Question 101846, how many station staff were employed by TransPennine Express on (a) 4 July 2024 and (b) the most recent date for which figures are available; and wh

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Department for Transport
Tabled
14 Jan 2026
Target answer date
19 Jan 2026
Answer
29 Jan 2026 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 14 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2026 to Question 101846, how many station staff were employed by TransPennine Express on (a) 4 July 2024 and (b) the most recent date for which figures are available; and wh

  2. 19 Jan 2026

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  3. 29 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    For 2024-25 rail period 4 (23 June-20 July 2024) TransPennine Express reported 153.5 full-time-equivalent (FTE) staff at stations, including barrier staff. That figure for 2025-26 rail period 10 (7 December 2025-3 January 2026) was 178 FTE, representing a...

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