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Manchester, Yorkshire and Liverpool mayors initiate legal process against ticket office consultation

With the deadline for the Ticket Office Consultation looming, mayors across Northern England have written to train operators setting out the legal act…

Michael Holden 21st July 2023

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Skipton-East Lancashire Rail Action Partnership meets Shadow Transport Minister

Campaigners have met with Labour's Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh MP to put the case for reopening the Skipton to Colne railway line.

Janine Booth 6th July 2023

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Hope Valley Railway Upgrade: Foundations laid for new track at Bamford

Network Rail has issued an update on the Hope Valley Railway Upgrade, revealing that it has achieved major progress.

Janine Booth 30th June 2023

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Two assaulted on Rotherham platform: appeal for witnesses

Detectives investigating an assault at Kiveton Park station have released CCTV images in connection with the incident,

Janine Booth 4th May 2023

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Six projects to benefit from Northern’s Accessibility Innovation Fund

A £250,000 Accessibility Innovation Fund has allowed Northern to give the go-ahead to six game-changing projects to improve the railway for everyone.

Roger Smith 3rd May 2023

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All Northern stations in South Yorkshire now has a defibrillator

A life-saving defibrillator is now available at every Northern Trains’ railway station in South Yorkshire.

Roger Smith 5th January 2023

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Book Review: Great Central Railway – Sheffield Main Line Services by Bob Pixton

This book continues the author’s series on the Great Central Railway, following his previous books on the Great Central around Manchester.

Roger Smith 8th December 2022

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Book Review: Great Central Railway Joint Operations around Manchester and in South Yorkshire by Bob Pixton

This lavishly-illustrated book looks at lines that operated jointly with the Great Central around Manchester and across the Pennines into Yorkshire.

Roger Smith 2nd October 2022

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Defibrillators To Be Installed At 36 Railway Stations Across South Yorkshire

Across stations in South Yorkshire, Northern is set to install 36 new defibrillators, meaning that all stations in the area will have one.

Emma Holden 12th August 2022

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Metal theft crackdown leads British Transport Police to discover £150,000 of stolen goods

British Transport Police raids carried out in South Yorkshire to uncover metal thefts have proved to be a huge success

Chloe White 16th July 2022

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