Cheshire station’s heritage platform canopies restored for passengers
Network Rail has completed its upgrading of Victorian canopies on the four platforms at Wilmslow station in Cheshire.
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Yorkshire hospital creates space for children using redundant Northern Pacer train
A redundant carriage from a Northern Pacer train has been turned into a non-clinical space at a hospital at Keighley in Yorkshire.
West Yorkshire residents on Universal Credit take part in Northern’s Get Into Rail scheme
The programme supports those who have been out of work for a long period with a three-week training programme with the rail operator
Great North Run Metro and Shields Ferry wristbands now on sale
Tyne and Wear Metro operator Nexus is making wristbands available to Great North Run participants that that double as Metro and Shields Ferry tickets.
Manchester United fixture, York Races and Leeds Festival among those affected by railway strikes
In line with other train operators, Northern train services will be disrupted next weekend because of industrial action by members of the RMT union.
Train drivers’ union ASLEF calls strike and overtime ban in battle over pay
Train drivers’ trade union ASLEF has today announced that its members across the UK rail network will strike on Friday 1 September
Manchester’s Levenshulme station hosts art depicting local attractions
Levenshulme station in Greater Manchester is now home to a series of colourful artworks that celebrate the area's heritage and architecture.
Teen under influence of drink and drugs saved from harm by train conductor in East Yorkshire
Late evening last Monday, 14th August), a conductor on a Northern train in East Yorkshire has been praised for saving a child from potential harm.
Platform upgrade work to get underway at Manchester Piccadilly this September
The work will see platforms 13 and 14 resurfaced with passengers advised of changes to journeys
Northern unveils images of new train simulators for training staff
Northern has released artists' impressions of how its new train simulators might look.