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07/12/2023 Car parking charges being introduced by Northern at Alnmouth railway station [Berwick Advertiser] Northern has announced plans to introduce parking charges at Alnmouth railway station. (Permalink) Alnmouth Car park Northern Berwick Advertiser
04/12/2023 Dangerous attacks on region's trains down almost 90% as risk of being caught on camera far greater, says Northern [Northern] The number of dangerous attacks on trains operated by Northern is down almost 90% in the last 12 months, with the number of recorded incidents at just eight. (Permalink) Northern Northern
27/10/2023 Reclaiming the railway: Group of 25 older people make special journey along North Yorkshire coastline to regain travel confidence [Northern] A group of 25 people have made a special journey along the North Yorkshire coastline as part of a special programme designed to rebuild travel confidence in older generations. (Permalink) Northern Northern
17/10/2023 Man who filters 1,600 bin bags of rubbish a week for paper, cans, plastics and glass hailed Railways Mr Recycling [Northern] A man from Wibsey in West Yorkshire has been hailed 'Railway's Mr Recycling' for single-handedly filtering over 1,600 bin bags of rubbish for popular recyclables each week. (Permalink) Northern Northern
16/10/2023 An eye-catching attempt to make Morpeth Railway Station a no-go area for pigeons [Berwick Advertiser] Northern is aiming to force pigeons to take flight with the trial of a new deterrent at Morpeth Railway Station. (Permalink) Morpeth Northern Pigeons Berwick Advertiser
12/10/2023 Northern launches counter offensive to make train stations a no-go area for pigeons [Northern] Northern is forcing pigeons to take flight with the trial of new deterrents at stations across its network. (Permalink) Northern Northern
11/10/2023 Bookworms could polish off a literary classic a week on the average three-day commute says Northern [Northern] At 25,000 words a minute, the worlds fastest speed-reader could, in theory, read the entire Harry Potter series (all seven books!) in just 44 minutes. (Permalink) Northern Northern
02/10/2023 GoPro footage shows water technology fitted underneath Northern passenger train blasting disruptive fallen leaves from the track [Northern] New footage has been released by Northern showing the cutting-edge technology they are testing that blasts leaves from the path of their trains. (Permalink) Leaves Northern Northern
27/09/2023 No train services on midweek strike day, Northern warns customers [Northern] Northern has advised its customers across the North of England that services will be brought to a halt on Wednesday 4 October as the latest ASLEF strike takes place. (Permalink) England Northern Strike Northern
21/09/2023 Ale aboard! Northern celebrates the best places to hop off the train and have a pint [Northern] To mark National Cask Ale Week (Thursday 21 September - Sunday 1st October) Northern is raising a glass to the best pubs on its network. (Permalink) National Cask Ale Week Northern Northern
12/09/2023 Next generation of railway engineers and engineering leaders join Northern in latest apprentice in-take [Northern] Northern has appointed 16 new engineering apprentices to support the team responsible for maintaining, repairing, modifying and servicing its fleet of 345 trains. (Permalink) Apprentices Northern Northern
04/09/2023 Northern's Flash Sale is back: 5 million tickets up for grabs for journeys across the North of England [Northern] Northern has launched a Flash Sale with over five million tickets for journeys across the North of England available from just 50p. (Permalink) Northern Northern
30/08/2023 Adoption groups could be just the ticket for Northerns stations [Northern] Northern is on the lookout for community custodians to help care for stations across its network. (Permalink) Adopt-a-station Northern Northern
25/08/2023 First look: Inside Northern's £350k depot transformation [Northern] Northern has revealed before and after images showing the £350,000 transformation of its Neville Hill depot in Leeds. (Permalink) Neville Hill Depot Northern Northern
24/08/2023 That's a wrap: Northern re-records 34 station name announcements to better reflect local pronunciation [Northern] Northern has re-recorded the on-board announcement for 34 of the stations across its network following a public appeal to ensure local pronunciation was respected. (Permalink) Northern Northern
16/08/2023 First look: Train simulators that will help develop train crews of the future unveiled by Northern [Northern] This is how Northern's new multi-million-pound train simulators could look once installed at their training academies in 2025. (Permalink) Northern Train simulator Northern
08/08/2023 Revealed: Train operator Northern's most popular summer hotspots [Northern] Train operator Northern has named its most popular destinations so far this summer with Manchester coming top of the table. (Permalink) Northern Northern
07/08/2023 Autistic data scientists give Northern fuel for thought on operation of diesel fleet [Northern] Northern has enlisted the support of autistic data scientists to advise on the most fuel-efficient way to operate its fleet of 276 diesel trains. (Permalink) Chrome Angel Solutions Diesel Efficiency Northern Northern
04/08/2023 Footage gives first glimpse of new Northumberland Line [Northern] New train dashcam footage has given a glimpse into what the new Northumberland line will look like on completion. (Permalink) Northern Northumberland Line Northern
01/08/2023 The end of the school run? Northern aims to entice more students from road to rail with 75%-off train tickets from September [Northern] Schools out - and so might the school run if Northern gets its way. (Permalink) Northern Northern
18/07/2023 New depot for Northern conductors to be built in Ashington [Northern] A facility for Northern staff working on the new Northumberland Line is set to be built on the site of a former care home. (Permalink) Ashington Northern Northern
17/07/2023 Cumbria man the brainchild of new approach to keep trains clean [News and Star] A man from Cumbria has led the development of an app that will let the team of over 500 train presentation operatives at Northern know to the minute when any train on their network was last cleaned. (Permalink) Northern Train cleaning News and Star
10/07/2023 Loud Es, missing S and silent Ands - Residents respond to appeal for help with station pronunciation as Northern issues final call for feedback on new on-board announcements [Northern] Residents across the North of England have responded to an appeal by Northern to help them correct the mispronunciation of local stations names in on-board announcements. (Permalink) Ashburys Aspatria Burneside Cark & Cartmel Euxton Balshaw Lane Ilkeston Mossley Hill Northern Pronunciation Slaithwaite Euxton Balshaw Lane: Colas Rail Freight 70811 slows the 6J37 Carlisle NY to Chirk log train for a signal check at the south end of Euxton Balshaw Lane station on 19 August 2022. John McIntyre 19/08/2022 Burneside: A Manchester Airport to Windermere Class 195 service departs from Burneside on 5th September 2019. John McIntyre 05/09/2019 Aspatria: Aspatria station, seen on a sunny 9th March 2018 looking towards Carlisle. The station building is in private use and this is a request stop nowadays. Mark Bartlett 09/03/2018 Northern
30/06/2023 Our staffs picks: Northern's most scenic routes [Northern] Staff working for Northern have revealed their favourite routes. (Permalink) Cumbria Coast Furness Line Hull to Driffield Middlesborough to Whitby Northern York to Leeds via Harrogate Kirkby-in-Furness: 156486, working from Carlisle to Barrow, is on the east side of the Duddon Estuary crossing the Kirk Pool watercourse as it approaches Kirkby-in-Furness station on 25th August 2022. Mark Bartlett 25/08/2022 Knaresborough Viaduct: Knaresborough Viaduct in North Yorkshire, seen with a DMU crossing in 1979. The 1851 structure, with a total span of 338 feet, carries rail traffic 90 feet above the Nidd Gorge on the line between Yor ... Ian Dinmore //1979 Whitby: Southern Railway Schools Class 30926 'Repton' sets off from Whitby with the 1100 hrs service to Pickering on 22 October 2009. This is one of the services operated throughout by the North York Moors Ra ... John McIntyre 22/10/2009 Northern
20/06/2023 Northern asks passengers if their station names are mispronounced [News and Star] Rail passengers are being asked if their station has ever been mispronounced. (Permalink) Northern News and Star
16/06/2023 Smile you're on camera: Hundreds of new CCTV cameras to be installed across Northerns train stations [Northern] Northern is to install more than 600 new CCTV cameras across its stations to provide even safer journeys for customers. (Permalink) CCTV Northern Northern
13/06/2023 Trains could become 'data hoovers' to help Northern deliver a more sustainable and reliable railway [Northern] Northern is looking to equip as many as 40 of its trains with kit that will enable them to become 'data hoovers' to help transform the way the rail network is maintained. (Permalink) Northern Northern
06/06/2023 Four more stations in the North East to get a dose of classical music to help combat antisocial behaviour [Northern] Classical music is set to be piped into four stations in the North East to help combat anti-social behaviour. (Permalink) Northern Northern
05/06/2023 Game-changing maintenance operations system goes live with Northern trains TODAY [Northern] Train operator, Northern has begun the roll-out of a game-changing operations management maintenance system that experts are likening to a concierge system for engineers. (Permalink) Northern Northern
12/05/2023 Determination to support Eurovision behind decision to operate airport express today despite strike, says Northern [Northern] Northern is operating a Eurovision express from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Lime Street today despite industrial action by ASLEF forcing all other services on its network to be cancelled. (Permalink) Eurovision Liverpool Lime Street Northern Northern
10/05/2023 Northern partner Seatfrog aiming to cut £93 million cost of re-booking UK rail tickets [Northern] Northern partner, Seatfrog, has released research which reveals the 93 million cost that people incur re-booking new seats after missing their pre-booked journeys in the North of England. (Permalink) Northern Seatfrog Northern
09/05/2023 Northern depot upgrades enable longer trains to run between Cumbria and Manchester, improving capacity for customers [Northern] Northern has invested in its safety, welfare and production capabilities by installing a new train fuelling and servicing facility at Barrow-in-Furness LMD. (Permalink) Barrow-in-Furness LMD Northern Northern
05/05/2023 Northern publishes travel advice calendar ahead of more ASLEF & RMT strikes next week [Northern] Strike action by ASLEF and the RMT union will bring significant disruption to Northern services across the North of England on two days next week. (Permalink) ASLEF Northern RMT Northern
26/04/2023 Northern to use classical music to 'Handel' anti-social behaviour at stations [Northern] Train operator, Northern is set to pipe classical music inspired by Handel, Beethoven, Mozart and Tchaikovsky into 23 stations across its network as part of measures to deter anti-social behaviour. (Permalink) Anti-social behaviour Classical Music Northern Northern
24/04/2023 Northern all set for summer timetable change next month [Northern] Northern is all set for the nationwide timetable change coming into effect next month. (Permalink) Northern Summer Timetable Timetabling Northern
17/04/2023 Quit while you're ahead: Modern-day fare dodgers are leaving a trail of digital breadcrumbs says Northerns Digital Fraud Squad [Northern] Northern has warned so-called modern-day fare dodgers on its network they are leaving a trail of digital breadcrumbs for their investigators to follow. (Permalink) Delay repay Digital Fraud Investigations Team Fares Northern Short faring Ticketing Northern
11/04/2023 Economists at Northern using new data intelligence tool to better understand businesses and their employees across the region [Northern] Northern has signed-up to the data intelligence platform Growth Flag to help better understand the transport needs of businesses and their employees across the North of England. (Permalink) Northern Northern
29/03/2023 Northern gives NHS workers, carers, teachers and registered charity staff 25% OFF travel on its trains [Northern] Northern has announced a 25% discount for thousands of key workers using its services across the North of England. (Permalink) Northern Northern
21/03/2023 No battery, no excuse: The fare-dodger defence that falls flat with ticket inspectors [Northern] Northern is urging customers using digital tickets on their services to ensure they always have sufficient battery power to present their ticket for inspection or face a £100 penalty fare. (Permalink) Flat battery Northern Ticketing Northern
09/03/2023 Train strikes set to go ahead: Northern issues advice to customers [Northern] Northern has advised customers to check before you travel on two dates next week as the RMT stage their latest strike action against train operators on Thursday 16 & Saturday 18 March. (Permalink) Northern Northern
08/03/2023 Customers to see new and improved information screens across Northern network [Northern] Customer information is being improved at rail stations across the Northern network with the installation of 230 new display screens at 93 stations. (Permalink) Northern Northern
02/03/2023 Train crew and station staff reveal worst passenger habits 'of the few that affect the many' on journeys every day [Northern] Train crew and station staff working for Northern have revealed the worst passenger habits 'of the few that affect the many' on the train operator's 2,500 services a day. (Permalink) Northern Northern
20/02/2023 Northern invests £10m in traincrew facility upgrades [Northern] Train operator Northern is investing £10 million to upgrade its facilities for more than a thousand staff across its network. (Permalink) Northern Traincrew Northern
04/02/2023 Chance to bring old waiting rooms and ticket offices back to life at Yorkshire railway station as cafe tenant is sought [Yorkshire Post] Rail operator Northern is looking for someone to run a former cafe and showroom on Ferriby Station. The unmanned station has potential for a coffee shop, catering or other business use and room for tables and chairs to go outside. (Permalink) Ferriby Northern Ferriby: Ferriby, where the station buildings are used as a tea room and gift shop. This view looks towards Hull on 12th August 2016. Alastair McLellan 12/08/2016 Ferriby: The second station out of Hull on the Selby line is Ferriby where this unusual station building on the eastbound platform is still in commercial use. This picture, taken from a Hull to Sheffield stopp ... Mark Bartlett 19/03/2011 Yorkshire Post
23/01/2023 Fare evaders will have to dig deep Government's new 100 penalty fare comes into force TODAY [Northern] Northern has issued a warning to fare evaders across its network that from today (Monday, 23 January) the governments new 100 penalty fare comes into effect. (Permalink) Fares Northern Penalty Northern
19/01/2023 Another railway first for the North of England as Northern gives international delegation a first glimpse of technology made famous by NASA in service aboard its Intelligent Trains concept [Northern] A delegation of more than 60 national and international rail industry professionals has been treated to a sneak preview of some of the new technology Northern has been pioneering as part of its Intelligent Trains programme. (Permalink) AI camera Acoustic monitors G-Shock Bogie Intelligent Trains LIDAR Northern RADAR Thermal imaging Northern
17/01/2023 Northern looks to recruit hundreds of drivers and conductors in 2023 [Railstaff] Northern is looking to recruit as many as 280 drivers and conductors across the North of England in 2023. New recruits are being recruited as part of a natural replenishment of the workforce as other team members retire, earn promotion or move on to the next stage of their career outside Northern. (Permalink) Northern Recruitment Railstaff
12/01/2023 24 hours to go: Northern releases a further 500,000 Flash Sale tickets on NEW routes and reveals TOP 20 journeys still available from just 50p [Northern] With just 24 hours to go until its January Flash Sale closes at 4pm tomorrow (Friday, 13 January) Northern has released a further 500,000 tickets on some of its most popular routes from just 50p. (Permalink) Northern Tickets Northern
11/01/2023 Northern recognised for work to address gender imbalance in rail industry [Northern] Train operator, Northern, has been recognised by a leading equality organisation for its work to address the gender imbalance in the rail industry. (Permalink) Northern Northern
10/01/2023 Five million train tickets from as little as 50p: Northern launches flash sale to kick-start 2023 [Northern] Northern has today announced a flash sale with five million train tickets for journeys across the North of England available from as little as 50p. (Permalink) Northern Tickets Northern
04/01/2023 Defibrillators now at every Northern station across South Yorkshire [Northern] Life-saving defibrillators have now been installed across every Northern train station across South Yorkshire. (Permalink) Defibrillators Northern Northern
28/12/2022 New blue plaque at Greater Manchester station honours railway historian and journalist [Northern] A blue plaque has been unveiled at Ashburys station in Greater Manchester to honour a railway historian and journalists life-long dedication to the railway. (Permalink) Friends of Glossop Northern Paul Abell Northern
27/12/2022 Do Not Travel: Northerns advice for the first week of 2023 as RMT and ASLEF strikes bring the rail network to a halt [Northern] Train operator, Northern has issued fresh Do Not Travel guidance for its customers across the North of England for the first week of 2023. (Permalink) ALSEF Network Rail Northern RMT Strike Northern
21/12/2022 Deadline extended for £250k Northern scheme for accessible railway [News and Star] Northern has extended the deadline for a £250,000 scheme launched last month to enhance accessibility and improve train travel across Cumbria and the north. (Permalink) Accessibility Cumbria Northern News and Star
05/12/2022 38 more stations now mobility scooter-friendly across Northern network [Northern] Mobility scooter users can now travel to and from more stations than ever before across the Northern network. (Permalink) Accessibility Northern Northern
29/11/2022 Northern bans all e-scooters, hoverboards and e-skateboards from its 345 trains and 500+ stations [Northern] Northern is introducing a ban on all e-scooters, hoverboards and e-skateboards across its trains and stations in the North of England. (Permalink) Northern e-scooters Northern
25/11/2022 Northern issues Do Not Travel advice on routes between Carlisle and Skipton this Sunday [Northern] Northern is advising customers not to travel on routes between Carlisle and Skipton due to the availability of replacement buses this weekend. (Permalink) Carlisle Haltwhistle Northern Petteril Bridge Junction Skipton Northern
15/11/2022 Northern looking for up to 16 engineering apprentices to work at depots across the North of England [Northern] Northern is looking to recruit up to 16 engineering apprentices to join the team responsible for maintaining and enhancing its fleet of trains. (Permalink) Apprentices Northern Northern
22/10/2022 Think Westminster's a mess? It's nothing compared to the north's mismanaged rail system - Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram [The Guardian] Failed franchises are causing daily misery and costing local economies billions. If this was London, it would be a national scandal. If you want to truly understand the full extent of this country's present dysfunction, forget about the chaos going on in Westminster and instead spend a day trying to travel across the north of England. (Permalink) North of England Northern Politics The Guardian
11/10/2022 A very exciting future - Northern celebrates 1st anniversary as sole operator of Neville Hill TrainCare Centre in West Yorkshire [Northern] Train operator Northern is celebrating the first-year anniversary of its takeover of Neville Hill TrainCare Centre on the outskirts of Leeds. (Permalink) Neville Hill TMD Northern Neville Hill Depot: Train operator, Northern is celebrating the first-year anniversary of its takeover of Neville Hill TrainCare Centre on the outskirts of Leeds. Northern /10/2022 Northern
02/10/2022 Tour guide, therapist, translator & comedian: Its all in a days work for Northern staff as train operator marks National Customer Service Week 2022 [Northern] Train operator, Northern is marking the start of National Customer Service Week tomorrow (Monday, 2 October) by highlighting some of the roles its staff unexpectedly find themselves in, in the pursuit for excellent customer service. (Permalink) Northern Northern
21/09/2022 This must stop! Dangerous roll call of items thrown at trains and left on the track in the last 12 months laid bare by Northern [Northern] Trains operated by Northern were the target of almost 70 dangerous attacks in the last 12 months. (Permalink) Anti-social behaviour Northern Northern
03/09/2022 Work on Haltwhistle Railway Station praised by rail minister [News and Star] An MP is pleased that investment works near completion at a redundant railway station. (Permalink) Haltwhistle Northern Tyne Valley Community Rail Partnership News and Star
30/08/2022 Northern announces flash sale with one million tickets for journeys across the North of England available for just £1 [Northern] Train operator, Northern, has launched a flash sale with over 1,000,000 tickets for journeys across the North of England available for just £1. (Permalink) Northern Northern
11/07/2022 First look: Technology made famous by NASA amongst software being installed by Northern to make railways safer & more efficient [Northern] Train operator, Northern, has today revealed details of light detection and radar (LIDAR) scanning technology it is installing across its fleet of 345 trains to make journeys by railway safer and more efficient. (Permalink) LIDAR Northern Notice: Uninitialized string offset: 0 in /var/www/html/__build/bs-newsindex.php on line 274 : Train operator, Northern, has today revealed details of light detection and radar (LIDAR) scanning technology it is installing across its fleet of 345 trains to make journeys by railway safer and more ... Northern /07/2022 Northern
17/06/2022 Avanti, TPE and Northern advise against rail travel during strikes [News and Star] Major rail companies have advised passengers to not travel on their services during planned strike action next week. (Permalink) Avanti Northern Strike TPE News and Star
15/06/2022 No real hope of avoiding biggest rail strike in 30 years, says Network Rail [The Guardian] Britain's passengers told not to attempt to travel on 21, 23 and 25 June unless necessary. Network Rail said there was no real hope of avoiding the biggest railway strike in 30 years next week, as it told passengers to plan ahead and only travel if necessary. The full timetable will be published on Friday but operators including Southern, Northern, TransPennine and Transport for Wales have already told passengers not to attempt to travel on strike days. (Permalink) Network Rail Northern RMT Southern Strike Timetabling TransPennine Transport for Wales The Guardian
10/05/2022 New rail timetable from this Sunday [Northern] Train operator, Northerns new timetable comes into effect this Sunday (15 May). (Permalink) Northern Timetabling Northern
09/05/2022 All Aboard the Visitor Economy Express! Northern throws weight behind Newcastle Gateshead Initiative activity [Northern] Train operator, Northern, is set to partner with Newcastle Gateshead Initiative (NGI) on a range of activity identified as crucial to the visitor economy. (Permalink) Newcastle Gateshead Initiative Northern Visitor Economy Express Northern
19/04/2022 Cumbrian station given resurfacing revamp by Northern [Northern] One of Northern's Cumbrian stations has been transformed thanks to an overhaul of its car park. (Permalink) Northern Sellafield Sellafield: Looking north from the footbridge at Sellafield on 8th March 2018, showing the unusual layout of the platforms. The island platform has a wire mesh fence as it only serves trains on the left hand (nor ... Mark Bartlett 08/03/2018 Northern
14/04/2022 Next stop: A piece of history. Northern maps out locations of blue plaques across its network. [Northern] Railways have been making history since the very first passenger service opened between Manchester and Liverpool in 1830. (Permalink) Blue Plaques Northern Northern
05/04/2022 Northern recovers over £2m for taxpayers from fare-evaders during past 12 months [Northern] The UKs second largest train operator, Northern, recovered over £2m for taxpayers from fare evaders during the past 12 months (1 April 2021 31 March 2022). (Permalink) Northern Northern
03/03/2022 A match made in Cumbria. Train operator and tourist board join forces to promote year-round sustainable travel to region. [Northern] Northern has signed an agreement with Cumbria Tourism to up the ante on their efforts to attract more leisure visitors from across the UK. (Permalink) Cumbria Tourism Northern Leven Viaduct [Cumbria]: On a sunny spring evening a TransPennine 185 unit crosses the long viaduct over the Leven Estuary. The service is heading for Barrow-in-Furness, next stop Ulverston. This view taken from Canal Foot wh ... Mark Bartlett 10/03/2014 Foxfield: 37403 Isle of Mull swings round the curve at Foxfield propelling the SO Carlisle to Lancaster train into the station on 24th March 2018. Mark Bartlett 24/03/2018 Kendal: Climbing to make its Oxenholme connection with the WCML, which follows the line of trees below the left skyline, 185103 leaves Kendal. The former station building on the right has been converted into ... Mark Bartlett 26/09/2009 Northern Cumbria Tourism
25/02/2022 More life-saving defibrillators to be installed across Northern network [Northern] A total of 100 new defibrillators are set to be installed at Northerns stations taking the total number on the train operators network to 189. (Permalink) Defibrillators Northern Northern
27/01/2022 Northern completes refurbishment of 100th digital train [Northern] A total of 100 refurbished digital trains are now running across Northern's network. Refurbished trains will have digital upgrades such as USB sockets, free Wi-Fi, CCTV and customer information screens. The scheme is part of a multimillion-pound programme to provide new trains, better stations and journeys for customers. In addition, 101 new trains are already in operation. (Permalink) CCTV Customer information screens Northern USB Wi-Fi Northern
20/12/2021 Knaresborough station wins prestigious national award [Northern] Knaresborough railway station has won a prestigious national award after some of its disused buildings were transformed into stunning modern community facilities. (Permalink) Knaresborough Northern Knaresborough: A quiet period at Knaresborough station in April 2009. View is north east along platform 2 towards the south portal of Knaresborough Tunnel and the onward route to York. John Furnevel 24/04/2009 Knaresborough: Running south west off the High Street in Knaresborough is a cul-de-sac named Station Road. At the bottom of the road is the railway station opened in 1851 by the York and North Midland Railway Co. Th ... John Furnevel 24/04/2009 Northern
15/11/2021 Northern launches search for Merseyside station adopters [Northern] Northern is on the lookout for community custodians to help out at some of its Merseyside stations. (Permalink) Northern Station adoption Croston: 150272 calls at Croston on 11 May 2019 with a Preston to Ormskirk service. The vegetable garden on part of the former Preston bound platform is progressing well with potatoes, onions, broad beans and ... John McIntyre 11/05/2019 Northern
09/11/2021 Rail industry calls on customers to play fare following ticketless travel operation [Northern] Ticketless travel across the North is being met with the message 'play fare' by the rail industry. (Permalink) Northern Play Fare Ticketless travel Northern
29/10/2021 Northern services resume on Cumbrian Coast Line [Northern] Northern services on the Cumbrian Coast Line have returned this afternoon (Friday), following yesterdays flooding. (Permalink) Cumbrian Coast Line Northern Northern
28/10/2021 Northern issues Do Not Travel alert for Cumbrian Coast Line - updated 6.10pm [Northern] Northern continues to advise customers not to travel on the Cumbrian Coast Line due to poor conditions following torrential rain across the county. (Permalink) Cumbrian Coast Line Flooding Northern Northern
25/10/2021 Northern conductor's colourful railway paintings to go on display at Harrogate station [Northern] A Northern conductor who first picked up a paintbrush during the COVID-19 pandemic is havingh is debut exhibition at his home station. (Permalink) Art Artist Conductor Harrogate Northern Paintings Northern
22/10/2021 Northern launches second series of workshops for north east job seekers [Northern] Northern islaunching a second series of workshopsseeking to give local communities in the north east a competitive advantage in the job market. (Permalink) Northern Northern
20/10/2021 Northern launches search for Great Manchester station adopters [Northern] Northern is on the lookout for community custodians to help out at some of its Greater Manchester stations. (Permalink) Northern Station Adoption Northern
17/10/2021 Northern takes control of Leeds Neville Hill engineering depot [Northern] The future of rail engineering in Leeds is in safe hands after Northern confirmed it now has full control of the citys Neville Hill depot. (Permalink) Leeds Neville Hill Northern Neville Hill Depot: Grab shot from a passing train showing two of the former ScotRail class 322 EMUs used on the North Berwick line (with 322483 at the far end) stabled on Neville Hill depot. The units are awaiting vinyl ... David Pesterfield 06/09/2011 Neville Hill Shed: Gresley A3 Pacific 60084 Trigo photographed c. 1962 on shed at 55H Leeds Neville Hill. David Pesterfield //1962 Northern
12/10/2021 Northern's new maps let customers virtually explore stations in 3D [Northern] New interactive maps are set to be added to Northern's website, making it easier for customers to navigate through the rail operator's stations and explore them virtually in 3D. (Permalink) 3D Northern Virtual reality Manchester Victoria: New interactive maps are set to be added to Northern's website, making it easier for customers to navigate through the rail operators stations â€“ and explore them virtually in 3D. Northern 12/10/2021 Northern
11/10/2021 Fury as rail bosses' pay soars above inflation: Train chiefs spark anger with 6% wage rise [Daily Mail] Rail bosses behind LNER and Northern Rail networks shared £718,000 this year according to recent filed documents which represents an inflation-busting pay rise of six per cent. (Permalink) LNER Northern Daily Mail
05/10/2021 Northern supports VR simulation development for disabled commuters [Railway Technology] UK-based train operating company Northern has announced that a new Serious Game virtual reality (VR) simulation is currently being developed. (Permalink) Accessibility Northern VR Railway Technology
04/10/2021 Northern Trains solution to leaves on the line: dry ice pellets [The Guardian] Sheffield University engineers say pellet-blasting system removes leaves more efficiently and will reduce delays. Dry ice will be blasted on to railway lines in northern England in a trial aimed at removing leaves more efficiently than current methods. University of Sheffield engineers have developed a leaf-clearing technique that will be 'trialled' by the train operator Northern on a passenger service in the coming weeks. [Dry Ice has been used in Scotland since 2020. -RS] (Permalink) Dry Ice Leaves Leaves on the line Northern The Guardian
04/10/2021 Dry ice to help cut train delays caused by leaves on tracks [BBC News] The new method of removing leaves from tracks will be 'trialled' across northern England in the coming weeks. [Dry Ice has been used in Scotland since 2020. -RS] (Permalink) Dry Ice Leaves Leaves on the line Northern BBC News
01/10/2021 Northern train named 'Pride of Cumbria' to mark 175 years of railway [Northern] A Northern train has beengiven thehonouraryname 'Pride of Cumbria' tocelebrate 175 years of the railway in the region. (Permalink) Barrow-in-Furness Furness Railway Northern Pride of Cumbria Northern
28/09/2021 Meet the manager at Hexham station [Northern] Northern is giving its customers the chance to meet its team at Hexham station. (Permalink) Hexham Northern Hexham: 156448 arrives at a clean and bright Hexham station with a stopping service from Newcastle that will terminate here. Departure for the return trip from Platform 1 is controlled by the starting signal ... Mark Bartlett 02/05/2016 Hexham: Autumn colours abound at Hexham on 1 November 2010 as the 1000 Stranraer - Newcastle prepares to leave the eastbound platform. John Furnevel 01/11/2010 Northern
12/08/2021 First trains travel on proposed Northumberland Line route [Northern] Special rail services have taken place between Newcastle and Morpeth as plans to reintroduce passenger trains on the Northumberland Line gather pace. (Permalink) Northern Northumberland Line Wansbeck Viaduct: The 'Black Bridge' over the Wansbeck, just south of Ashington, on the Blyth & Tyne between North Seaton and Marchey's House in 1991. I am looking forward to travelling over the reopened line! Bill Roberton //1991 Northern
20/07/2021 Northern's ticket machines hit by ransomware cyber attack [BBC News] Northern rail's new self-service machines were installed at 420 stations two months ago. (Permalink) Northern Ticketing BBC News
16/07/2021 Stagecoach, TransPennine, Northern, Avanti and ScotRail mask rules after July 19 [News and Star] 'Freedom Day' arrives on July 19. After this, most transport companies will lift the rules on mask requirements. Here are their new policies. (Permalink) Avanti COVID-19 Masks Northern ScotRail Stagecoach TransPennine News and Star
28/06/2021 Northern statement following Sunday cancellations [Northern] Train operator Northern has issued the following statement after it was left with no option but to cancel and amend a number of services on Sunday. (Permalink) COVID-19 Northern Northern
25/06/2021 Northern and BTP celebrate the work of railways four-legged friends [Northern] To celebrate Take Your Dog to Work Day, Northern is putting the spotlight on four-legged friends who spend their days at work helping to keep the rail network safe. (Permalink) BTP Northern Take Your Dog to Work Day Northern
04/06/2021 Northern rail prepares to welcome back army of commuters after covid pandemic [Northumberland Gazette] Northern is preparing for the return of commuters as 78% of rail users in the North say they will be turning to trains when pandemic restrictions are fully lifted. (Permalink) Northern Northumberland Gazette
04/06/2021 Northern Rail passengers are forced to stand in packed train carriages 'like cattle' [Daily Mail] Samantha Newton told MailOnline shewas forced to put her belongings on the seat next to her on a crowded service between Hull and Halifax. (Permalink) Northern Daily Mail
01/06/2021 Northern supports collaborative art project at Shildon station [Northern] Northern is supporting a collaborative community art project celebrating Shildons heritage as the worlds first railway town. (Permalink) Northern Shildon Northern
08/04/2021 Northern statement on Class 195 and 331 fault [Northern] Northern has issued the following statement after a fault was identified on the new fleet of trains built by CAF. (Permalink) CAF Class 195 Class 331 Northern Northern
02/04/2021 Northern announces new autism friendly stations on World Autism Awareness Day [Northern] Northern is partnering with Specialist Awareness Services to transform three flagship stations into autism friendly hubs. (Permalink) Autism Friendly Leeds Manchester Oxford Road Manchester Victoria Northern Northern
10/02/2021 Dozens of jobs on offer at train operator Northern rail [News and Star] Northern rail says it's looking to recruit its next cohort of apprentices. (Permalink) Northern News and Star
02/02/2021 Northern issues 'Do Not Travel' advice for Calder Valley following heavy snowfall [Northern] Northern is asking its customers not to travel on the Calder Valley route until further notice after heavy snowfall has caused significant disruption. (Permalink) Calder Valley Northern Northern
27/11/2020 Pacers bid final farewell to Northern network [Northern] 102 Pacers have now fully retired. In more than 35 years, Pacers have travelled over 300 million miles in the north. The final journey “ Kirkby to Manchester Victoria “ was completed by 142004. Northern has bid a final farewell to its fleet of Pacers after more than three decades' service. (Permalink) Northern Pacers Northern
29/10/2020 Ghostly goings on across the Northern network [Northern] Northern is entering the Hallowe'en spirit with hauntingly good tales from its own spooky stations. (Permalink) Hallowe'en Northern Northern
03/01/2019 Final Class 37 working on the Cumbrian Coast on January 11 [Railways Illustrated] Direct from the Northern website - you better be quick! To commemorate the service of the Class 37s on the Cumbrian Coast, Northern and Direct Rail Services (DRS) have commissioned a farewell return journey between Carlisle and Carnforth on ... (Permalink) Class 37 Direct Rail Services Northern Railways Illustrated
09/03/2017 Looming RMT strike forces Northern to run just 40% of services [RTM] Northern has announced that it will only be able to run 40% of its usual schedule when union RMT go on strike on 13 March operating approximately 980 services across many, but not all of its routes in the north. The operator warned passengers to leave plenty of time for journeys and to consider if their journey was necessary before travelling, in anticipation of services being very busy as the TOC battles with staff shortages. Northern has also explained that more than 100 trained managers and colleagues will be carrying out conductor duties to keep services moving as regularly and quickly as possible. (Permalink) Northern RMT RTM
25/10/2016 First new-look Northern DMU in traffic [Rail] The first refurbished Northern Class 158 entered traffic at the end of October. Three-car 158752 has been fitted with new carpets and seat cushions, LED lighting has been installed, designated wheelchair spaces in the carriages have been introduced, and call for aid buttons have been installed. The on-board toilets have also been refurbished and fitted with improved baby changing facilities. (Permalink) Class 158 Northern Rail