The company has been nationalised following complaints about delays and cancellations.
By Andrew Barton & PA news agencyIt was announced earlier this month the company wouldAs of Sunday, services are running under the name TransPennine Trains, which is part of the Department for Transport's Operator of Last Resort.The takeover follows months of complaints about delays and cancellations.
Figures showed TPE - which ran trains across northern England and into Scotland - cancelled the equivalent of one-in-seven services in the first four weeks of April, more than any other operator. In April, mayors in the north of England, including Ms Brabin, urged the government not to renew the contract of TPE when it expired on 28 May.Ms Brabin said: "We know that change is not going to happen overnight, but this is an important reset moment, and I look forward to working with the new operator, unions and other key players to improve services, boost our economy and build a better-connected West Yorkshire.
Rail minister Huw Merriman said bringing the operation under government control was a "reset moment".
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