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£3.3M INVESTMENT IN BETTER INFORMATION FOR YORKSHIRE RAIL PASSENGERS
11th November 2008

CUSTOMERS at dozens of train stations across Yorkshire are to benefit from a £3.3m investment in new information systems.   Northern Rail, Metro, Network Rail and the Department for...




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£3.3M INVESTMENT IN BETTER INFORMATION FOR YORKSHIRE RAIL PASSENGERS
11th November 2008
CUSTOMERS at dozens of train stations across Yorkshire are to benefit from a £3.3m investment in new information systems.   Northern Rail, Metro, Network Rail and the Department for...

MAKEOVER FOR BRADFORD INTERCHANGEMAKEOVER FOR BRADFORD INTERCHANGE
7th November 2008
Northern Rail has invested £80,000 in brightening up and modernising Bradford Interchange as part of its continuing investment in improving stations for a better customer experience. The...

Major Engineering Work between Blackburn and Clitheroe
3rd November 2008
From Saturday 8 until Thursday 27 November, if you are travelling between Clitheroe and Blackburn you will need to allow extra time for your journey. Network Rail is removing a number...

PAUL’S NAMED RAIL PERSON OF THE YEARPAUL’S NAMED RAIL PERSON OF THE YEAR
3rd November 2008
Northern Rail’s area operations manager Paul Lyon is celebrating after being named Rail Person of the Year at the RailStaff Awards 2008. Paul beat off stiff competition to scoop the title...

WINTER OFFERS FOR TRAVEL ON THE SCENIC LEEDS - SETTLE - CARLISLE LINE
31st October 2008
Special discounts of up to 69 % are being offered for travel this winter on one of Britain’s most spectacular railway lines. Northern Rail and Metro are offering anyone with a West Yorkshire...

APPRENTICES ON TRACK FOR A GREAT FUTURE
27th October 2008
The Lord Mayor of Manchester, Councillor Mavis Smitheman, visited Northern Rail’s Newton Heath Train Maintenance Depot recently to meet the first intake of new apprentices as they begin their...

Ticket Gates Go Live at Leeds on Sunday 26 October
24th October 2008
GET YOUR TICKETS READY AS NEW GATES GO LIVE AT LEEDS STATION Passengers need to make sure they have their tickets ready when they travel through Leeds station as the new ticket...

Bradford Interchange Rail Station Closure
20th October 2008
Rail improvement works which will decrease journey times and reduce train congestion at Bradford Interchange are being carried out during the October half term. Network Rail is investing £8.5m...

The 'Barbara Castle' Train
23rd September 2008
On the 21st September, a Northern train was named after Barbara Castle, the first female Transport Minister. The current Transport Secretary, Ruth Kelly, joined Barbara’s family and other...

Hat Trick for Northern
22nd September 2008
Northern won a hat trick of accolades at the National Rail Awards in London, which celebrate excellence and achievement in the UK rail industry. Northern won the Outstanding Teamwork Award for the...


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