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20
May
2010

CHANGES TO RAIL SERVICES BETWEEN MARYPORT AND WORKINGTON

There will be changes to rail services between Maryport and Workington from Saturday 29 May. The Department for Transport funded shuttle service between Maryport and Workington will end, as...

17
May
2010

Popular Walkers’ Train Tribute

Northern has named one of its trains ‘Lancashire DalesRail’ after the popular walkers’ rail service that travels through the Dales linking Lancashire with Carlisle. The Lancashire...

13
May
2010

NORTHERN SECURES TWO YEAR FRANCHISE EXTENSION

We are pleased to announce that we have secured a two-year extension to our franchise after beating performance targets for our 2,500 daily train services across the north of England. The Department...

25
Mar
2010

'Back a Winner by Train' features more racecourses in 2010

British champion apprentice jockey Freddie Tylicki from Malton, North Yorkshire, has given his support to a racing promotion that has pulled in over 50,000 racegoers in the past five years. Now in...

23
Mar
2010

A Rolling Campaign Takes Yorkshire Across the North

Northern is teaming up with Welcome to Yorkshire to promote everything that is great about Yorkshire in a brand new campaign.  In one of the biggest advertising opportunities available ten...

22
Mar
2010

Northern Appoints New Commercial Director

Northern has appointed a new Commercial Director to help lead further improvements for our customers and stakeholder. Jamie Burles, 37, is already in post where his remit includes revenue...

18
Mar
2010

Scrumdiddlyumptious – A Golden Ticket for Rail Passengers!

People might have been forgiven for thinking they’d walked straight on to a film set when they came face-to-face with Willy Wonka and his Oompa Loompas at Leeds station. The...