Bob Parmley, station supervisor at Appleby is set to hang up his dispatch baton after welcoming customers to the station for over 17 years. Not for him a quiet life of retirement though, Bob is...
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Changes to Manchester Victoria - Clitheroe services
17th January 2007
Due to engineering works, Northern Rail will be running revised services in January between Manchester Victoria and Clitheroe. As a result the following alterations will apply: Saturday,...
NORTHERN RAIL UNVEILS A WORK OF ART
7th December 2006
Guests gathered today as Northern Rail unveiled a giant work of art – NorthernArt’s Big Picture. The Big Picture measures 4.5 by 6.6 metres and is made up of 345 individual pieces...
MORE SEATING BRINGS PEAK RELIEF TO WEST YORKSHIRE COMMUTERS
5th December 2006
From next Monday, passengers on the MetroTrain network and beyond will benefit from almost 1,700 additional seats on peak-time trains services into and out of Leeds. Thanks to a £20m...
THURSDAY EVENING CARLISLE SHOPPER SPECIAL
23rd November 2006
As Christmas approaches many of us will be taking advantage of late night shopping opportunities on a Thursday. To help make the whole experience as stress free as possible Northern Rail has...
EXTRA LEEDS NOTTINGHAM TRAIN SERVICES ANNOUNCED
22nd November 2006
A four-fold increase in Leeds - Nottingham train services was announced by the Department for Transport today. Around £2m per year has been pledged by DfT to substantially increase...
NEW OFFICES FOR NORTHERN RAIL
17th November 2006
Northern Rail today confirmed its commitment to York when it officially opened its new support offices at the aptly named Northern House on Rougier Street in the city centre. Previously based...
METRO AND NORTHERN INTRODUCE NEW LOOK FOR YORKSHIRE TRAINS
10th November 2006
Metro and Northern today unveiled a new look for the Class 155 fleet of trains that mainly operates on the Caldervale line between Leeds and Manchester Victoria and the Class 321 fleet, which runs...
LET US DO THE DRIVING
10th November 2006
Northern Rail is inviting shoppers to ‘let us do the driving’ as it introduces new Sunday services between Morpeth, Newcastle and the Metro Centre during the run up to Christmas....
CROSSING MISUSER FINED
26th October 2006
A Woodlesford man who blatantly disregarded warnings and misused a footpath level crossing at Woodlesford Station near Leeds is paying the price after magistrates fined him £175 and gave him a...
NORTHERN INTRODUCES NEW RAIL SECURITY TEAMS
24th October 2006
As part of its on-going commitment to ensure the safety of passengers and staff, Northern Rail has invested £1.5 million on high visibility rail security teams across its network. The...
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