Manchester to Leeds TransPennine Express – in pictures
Guardian photographer Christopher Thomond takes the TransPennine Express from Manchester to Leeds on the day plans are announced for the development of a high-speed cross-Pennine railway line, ‘HS3’, between the two cities
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Manchester Piccadilly railway station for the 13.27 TransPennine Express service between Manchester and Leeds
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A crew member loads the refreshment trolley on to the train
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The guard signals for the train to leave
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The conductor checks passengers’ tickets
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A couple play a game on their tablet
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The refreshment trolley travels through the carriages
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Passengers board the train at Huddersfield
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Children enjoy their lunch on the journey
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A view from the window between Huddersfield and Leeds
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At one of the stops on the journey
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A passenger watches the world go by
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The view of Leeds as the train approaches the station
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At Leeds railway station
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Journey’s end: Leeds railway station