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No Direct train to Manchester Piccadilly on Weekends for the foreseeable?

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I sometimes go on this train on a weekend from Leeds but haven’t been able to for a couple of years

Any reason why there are no direct trains from Leeds to Picadilly on a weekend?

I can go direct to Manchester Victoria instead but it’s a bit of an inconvenience

Thanks all
 
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There are some direct trains showing for Sunday 27th August. Of course there are RMT strikes on Saturday 26th August and Saturday 2nd September.
 
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I should have mentioned this trip is for a few weeks time (not strikes)
Rail Ranger said:
There are some direct trains showing for Sunday 27th August. Of course there are RMT strikes on Saturday 26th August and Saturday 2nd September.
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jonesy3001 said:
TRU works on most Sundays for the foreseeable, might have something to do with it as well.
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This trip is for a Saturday in a few weeks
 
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DarrenJ1986 said:
I should have mentioned this trip is for a few weeks time (not strikes)



This trip is for a Saturday in a few weeks
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Best off getting the northern train to victoria then tram to piccadilly.
The trains that only go to victoria only stop at a few stations on the way, compared to the chester trains.
 
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As everyone else is saying, diversions in place between Leeds and Manchester. Quite why they cant run a service to the airport, calling at Ox road and Man Picc.. who knows...
 
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coxxy said:
As everyone else is saying, diversions in place between Leeds and Manchester. Quite why they cant run a service to the airport, calling at Ox road and Man Picc.. who knows...
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The airport line is closed at the weekends to do platform extensions on the line.
 
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coxxy said:
As everyone else is saying, diversions in place between Leeds and Manchester. Quite why they cant run a service to the airport, calling at Ox road and Man Picc.. who knows...
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The Saltburn services run in their normal path east of Dewsbury so arrive/depart Vic 15 minutes later/earlier so will have lost their path to the Airport. Cutting the Airport trip out and a tight turnround at Vic regains that time, saves a set and probably reduces the traincrew requirement.
 
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CAF397 said:
A few years ago TPE would've operated the Scottish services to/from Manchester Victoria.
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There did used to be a TPE Sunday lunchtime through train from Victoria to Edinburgh, possibly for route retention. I'm not sure if it still runs?
 
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dunc695 said:
There did used to be a TPE Sunday lunchtime through train from Victoria to Edinburgh, possibly for route retention. I'm not sure if it still runs?
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I think that was possibly due to the Sunday two-track around Piccadilly - so couldn't easily get to Manchester Airport. Was standardised back to Airport for Dec '22 although probably doesn't run at the moment.
 
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