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14
Sep
2010
TEMPORARY WORKINGTON NORTH STATION TO CLOSE

TEMPORARY WORKINGTON NORTH STATION TO CLOSE

The temporary station at Workington North will close on 8 October. It was built in November when the railway provided a vital lifeline in the aftermath of flooding.  The rail industry...

08
Sep
2010
POLICE COMMENDATION FOR NORTHERN RAIL’S COMMUNITY SAFETY MANAGER

POLICE COMMENDATION FOR NORTHERN RAIL’S COMMUNITY SAFETY MANAGER

Northern Rail’s Community Safety Manager, David Wilkinson, has received a British Transport Police Area Commander’s Certificate of Commendation at the annual ceremony in...

18
Aug
2010
Free Secure Cycle Parking On Offer In Exchange for Customer Feedback

Free Secure Cycle Parking On Offer In Exchange for Customer Feedback

Northern and its joint owner Abellio are offering free secure cycle parking in return for customer feedback at CyclePoint at Leeds Station. CyclePoint, which opens for a pilot phase today,...

12
Aug
2010
Gair is Northern's Star

Gair is Northern's Star

A station supervisor who drove stranded tourists ten miles through fog to their hotel on his day off has won Northern's first customer service award. Gair Urwin from Alnmouth for Alnwick Station in...

05
Aug
2010

Northern Search for Junior Conductors’ of Fun.

Win a bumper package of family rail and attraction tickets!We're on the search for three Junior Conductors of Fun in Liverpool, Hull and Halifax who will get to inspect a host of family...

04
Aug
2010
The Manchester Picnic

The Manchester Picnic

Cityco, Manchester’s city centre management company is holding a weekend of family-friendly fun with a three-day picnic, called The Manchester Picnic, taking place across the city centre from...

03
Aug
2010

THOUSANDS OF EXTRA SEATS FOR TALL SHIPS RACES

Northern will provide thousands of extra seats for people travelling to Hartlepool for the Tall Ships Races, running additional train services and adding more carriages to existing services, on each...

27
Jul
2010
NORTHERN CONDUCTORS TO INSPIRE PASSENGERS’ TRAIN OF THOUGHT THIS SUMMER

NORTHERN CONDUCTORS TO INSPIRE PASSENGERS’ TRAIN OF THOUGHT THIS SUMMER

Northern Rail conductors are set to put a smile on people’s faces and inspire passengers travelling to the Harrogate International Festival this summer. Perhaps more used to the sound of train...

23
Jul
2010
AWARD SUCCESS CONTINUES ON RIGHT TRACK FOR TRAIN OPERATOR

AWARD SUCCESS CONTINUES ON RIGHT TRACK FOR TRAIN OPERATOR

Northern and our partners continued their award success when they picked-up two accolades at the recent National Transport Awards. Along with our partners, Northern won a second award for...

15
Jul
2010
YORKSHIRE STUDENTS ENGINEER THEIR WAY TO SUCCESS IN NORTHERN RAIL CHALLENGE

YORKSHIRE STUDENTS ENGINEER THEIR WAY TO SUCCESS IN NORTHERN RAIL CHALLENGE

Two creative young engineers from Hillsborough College in Sheffield have shown their mettle after beating six other teams from schools and colleges in Yorkshire to scoop the top overall prize in the...