WEEKLY
TOGETHER
TAKING THE NORTH FURTHER | THURSDAY 21 DECEMBER 2023
Pictured with some highland dancers at East Linton Station is Chris Jackson and Rachel Sydeserff, Historic Environment Scotland's District Visitor and Community Manager.
CONNECTING COMMUNITIES IN EAST LINTON
OUR PERFORMANCE PERIOD 10 WEEK 1
For the first time in almost 60 years, East Linton station welcomed trains onto its platforms, with our first service given a truly Scottish welcome.
Time to 3
Time to 15
Chris Jackson, our MD, said “This is a landmark day for East Linton and for TPE, and we’re really happy we’ve been able to work with our partners to help connect communities in Scotland.
Cancellations
We will be operating up to 14 services a day to East Linton between Edinburgh and Newcastle. Monday to Friday, 11 services will call at the station, with 14 services on a Saturday and nine on Sundays.
WOOD STREET MISSION GIFT APPEAL
NO
56.91%
To commemorate the historic moment, the inaugural TPE service 831210 was renamed ‘Hailes Castle’, sharing its name with the ruins of the nearby fortified manor. The manor dates back to the 1200s and is associated with the Wars of Independence and Mary Queen of Scots. ‘Hailes Castle’ was welcomed into the station by highland dancers and Scottish piper, Roddy.
“For the first time in nearly six decades, rail services are calling at East Linton and it was fantastic to see so many using our newly named ‘Hailes Castle’ train.”
ON OR ABOVE TARGET
Target 68.72%
Target 95.81%
91.63%
NO
Target 4.56%
5.41%
NO
While all measures have missed target, they are an improvement on the previous week.
What held us back?
Services have been extremely busy, and we have struggled with colleague availability resulting in cancellations.
To give back to our communities during this festive season, our apprentices worked with Wood Street Mission to help give families some special memories this Christmas.
Pictured is Victoria Treiber (HR Apprentice), Owen Buckle (Performance Apprentice), Lucy Lightbown (Sustainability Apprentice), and Jake Shore (Service Planning Apprentice)
The mission helps low-income families in the Manchester and Salford area and this year asked for Christmas presents to give to children. The apprentices, alongside some very generous colleagues, were able to fill six boxes and three bags with toys and gifts.