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Transformational plans to revamp Sunderlands central train station are full steam ahead, with a £26m boost that will give Sunderland the rail station it deserves.
(Permalink) Grand Central Network Rail Nexus Northern Rail Sunderland Sunderland City Council Tyne and Wear Metro  Sunderland: Proposed appearance of the upgraded Sunderland station. (Night-time view.)  Sunderland: Proposed appearance of the upgraded Sunderland station. (Daytime view.) |
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Striking proposals for the southern entrance of Sunderland's central station were unveiled today, for a six-year programme to fully transform the citys arrival point.
Preparatory work on the first part of the ambitious project is expected to begin within days, kick-starting a programme of improvements that will deliver a beautiful new station for the city. Working in partnership with Network Rail, Nexus, Grand Central and Northern Rail, Sunderland City Council is driving this essential project, beginning with the demolition of the current south entrance, clearing the way for the construction of a statement building that will herald the start of the transformation into an integrated public transport network that matches the citys ambitions and meets future needs. (Permalink) Grand Central Network Rail Nexus Northern Rail Sunderland Sunderland City Council Tyne and Wear Metro  Sunderland: The last time I visited Sunderland station it was in the open, albeit entirely surrounded by buildings. That was a long time ago though and the Metro had not reached it then. The much less frequent No ... |
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Further dispensation for Pacers to continue operating with Northern has been approved by the Department for Transport. In separate letters signed by DfT Managing Director of Passenger Services Peter Wilkinson on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport, and dated May 26, permission to retain 13 Class 142s and 20 Class 144s was confirmed.
(Permalink) Northern Rail Pacer  York: Northern Trains 11.11 service to Leeds via Harrogate waits to leave platform 8 at York station on 19 March 2014.  Appley Bridge: A Manchester to Southport service in the hands of Northern Rail 142005 calls at Appley Bridge late in the afternoon of 10 February 2010. The original station building stands on the Up platform althoug ...  Blackpool South: A very wet Blackpool South station sees Northern Pacer 142005, standing by the buffers, ready to leave on the 0844 service to Colne. This is the old Down Lytham platform. All the former railway land t ... |
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Troubled rail company Northern is to be brought under government control, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced.
The decision, which will see the firm's franchise stripped from operator Arriva Rail North from 1 March, was taken following years of major disruption. The government previously described the delays and cancellations as 'unacceptable'. (Permalink) Grant Shapps Northern Rail |
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The process to strip Northern rail of its franchise has begun after years of poor performance, the transport secretary has said. Grant Shapps told the BBC he had started the process that could result in removing the firms routes, calling its service 'completely unacceptable'.
(Permalink) Grant Shapps Northern Rail |
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Politicians in northern England are demanding that passengers still having to use the heavily-criticised Pacer trains should be offered reduced fares.
Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, Sheffield City Region mayor Dan Jarvis and Leeds City Council leader Judith Blake have told train operator Northern using the ageing units is unacceptable. Pacers are 1980s-built railbuses meant as a short-term alternative for trains. Northern had planned to withdraw them all by the end of this year. The much-derided Pacers were originally constructed from the body of a bus frame and intended to have a maximum lifespan of 20 years. (Permalink) Northern Rail Pacer  Scarborough: A Pacer Sprinter combo passing Falsgrave signal box on the approach to Scarborough on a grey 3 October 1990.  Mirfield: A class 141 Pacer in early West Yorkshire PTE green livery runs off the Huddersfield line eastbound spur in May 1987 to join the former L&Y main line to its next call at Mirfield.  Morecambe Junction: Having met the Christmas Eve Isle of Man ferry, Northern Pacer 142023 comes off the Heysham Port branch into Morecambe station where it will reverse and head for Leeds. The train crew operate the grou ... |
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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has branded the performance of the Norths main rail operator as totally unacceptable and promised action after yet another weekend of disruption to services in the region.
The newly-appointed Cabinet minister was responding to calls from Andy Burnham, Greater Manchesters metro mayor, for Northern to be stripped of its franchise because of its poor reliability record. (Permalink) Grant Shapps Northern Rail |
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Seven Class 142 Pacers will be withdrawn this weekend, Northern has confirmed.
Owned by Angel Trains, 142005/016/021/022/025/046/066 were due to be removed from traffic from August 10 and stored ahead of disposal. A further five, 142012-014/030/033, will move to Heaton. The diesel multiple units will be replaced by an internal cascade of DMUs, following the introduction of new Class 195s built by CAF. The CAF DMUs entered traffic from July 1 (RAIL 883), several months later than planned. (Permalink) Northern Rail Pacer  Daisy Hill: Daisy Hill is on the former four track direct line from Wigan to Manchester but trees now grow where the fast lines were. In L&YR days expresses from Manchester to Liverpool raced through here. Northe ... Appley Bridge: A Manchester to Southport service in the hands of Northern Rail 142005 calls at Appley Bridge late in the afternoon of 10 February 2010. The original station building stands on the Up platform althoug ...  Wylam: Unit 142016, forming a Carlisle - Newcastle service, departing from the Wylam stop on 7 August. |
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