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14
Sep
2011
Safer, cleaner and carbon-friendlier facilities at Oxford Road Station

Safer, cleaner and carbon-friendlier facilities at Oxford Road Station

Thousands of passengers will benefit from improvement work completed at Manchester’s Oxford Road station. With new platform shelters, refurbished public toilets and new anti-slip stairs,...

12
Sep
2011
Work complete at Halifax station

Work complete at Halifax station

Thousands of passengers who pass through Halifax station daily will notice major improvements, which were celebrated today. With an overall spend of over £330,000 the recent project has been funded...

07
Sep
2011
Northern Rail launches awards scheme to highlight hidden tourism gems and small businesses

Northern Rail launches awards scheme to highlight hidden tourism gems and small businesses

Independent businesses and hidden tourism gems across the North of England, including top journeys, cosy pubs, high class hotels and great restaurants, are being given a helping hand as part of our...

10
Aug
2011
More carriages for Northern

More carriages for Northern

Our customers are set to benefit from the introduction of more carriages in December to help ease overcrowding. The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced a further 22 carriages will be...

05
Aug
2011
Train travel on track for Jane Tomlinson walk for all

Train travel on track for Jane Tomlinson walk for all

Northern is sponsoring the Jane Tomlinson Walk for All after naming a train in honour of the charity campaigner in March this year. We have extra train services for the event on Sunday...

02
Aug
2011
Angela wins Northern Star of the year

Angela wins Northern Star of the year

A station supervisor from Garforth has been awarded our highest honour in customer service at our recent Northern Stars event at Aspire in Leeds. Angela Thompson, who has worked at Garforth station...

04
Jul
2011
Schoolchildren's dino delight at Carlisle station!

Schoolchildren's dino delight at Carlisle station!

A group of 27 schoolchildren were given an extra special treat recently when they met a life-like dinosaur at Carlisle station. The eight-year-olds from Brook Street Primary School in Carlisle were...

27
Jun
2011
Northern wins top communications award

Northern wins top communications award

We beat stiff competition from some of the UK’s largest brands to win the Gold Award for Strategy at this year’s Institute of Internal Communications Awards at London’s...

31
May
2011
Sustainability award joy for Northern

Sustainability award joy for Northern

As further affirmation of our commitment to our environmental programme, Northern has won the Sustainable Business of the Year award. As the UK’s largest rail operator, we scooped the...

25
May
2011

Engineering work at CARLISLE on Sunday 29 May CANCELLED.

We have been advised by Network Rail that the engineering work planned for the Carlisle area on Sunday 29 May has been cancelled. As a result Northern Rail will now run a normal Sunday train service...