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 engines, commuter chatter and platform announcements, Northern passengers can now expect to hear the inspirational quotes of Mark Twain, J. [...]
Northern Rail and its partners continued their award success when they picked-up two accolades at the recent National Transport Awards.
The train operator and its partners won a second award for the way they responded to the Cumbrian floods last autumn, winning the ‘Transport Team/Partnership of the Year’ award at the National [...]
Northern Rail is celebrating after scooping two top national awards and four commendations at the Railway Industry Innovation Awards.
The train operator won the ‘Cross-industry Partnership Award’ in conjunction with Network Rail, Direct Rail Services, Department for Transport, Cumbria County Council and Allerdale Borough Council for their response to the Cumbrian [...]
Northern Rail will provide thousands of extra seats for people travelling to the Great Yorkshire Show – adding more carriages to existing services and running additional trains on each day of the show (Tuesday 13 – Thursday 15 July).
The big boost in capacity will be provided on services to Harrogate from [...]
Passengers travelling on Yorkshire and the Humber’s trains have rated the region’s railways as part of the independent watchdog’s National Passenger Survey (NPS).
Passenger Focus’s NPS, in which over 56,000 passengers participate each year, gives a clear indication of how satisfied passengers are with CrossCountry (85%), East Coast (88%), East Midlands [...]
Northern Rail, working in partnership with Merseytravel, has made special arrangements for the weekly Chester to Runcorn train service to be extended to Liverpool South Parkway for a one-off journey on Saturday 26 June.
This will be the first scheduled passenger service to run between Chester and Liverpool South Parkway and is [...]
Northern Rail and the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway have teamed up to offer a day out that lets the train take the strain, enabling day trippers to travel more sustainably and raise money for a fantastic cause.
Northern Rail’s 8.38am departure from Preston signals the launch of a season-long six-days-a-week service that [...]
A team of Northern Rail employees will be swapping train wheels for two wheels when they take part in a 150 mile cycling challenge from Blackpool to Newcastle to raise money for two hospices on Thursday 27th May.
The team of five, including keen cyclist and Area Director Matthew Beeton, all work [...]
A trailblazing partnership is set to see Northern Rail officially become an Operating Authority licensed to deliver DofE programmes and grant Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards.
Leading youth charity the DofE gives all young people the chance to fulfil their potential and make a positive difference to their community and develop life-long skills.
In [...]
The days of being stood at remote unmanned railway stations not knowing what is going on are over for First Hull Trains’ passengers. The company has installed a new wind and solar powered information display at Howden Station – the first renewable energy customer information system of its kind on the [...]
