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‘I never liked to be defeated’: Northern engineer retires after working to keep the trains running in Manchester for 53 years

One of Northern’s longest-serving employees has called time on his career, after working to keep trains in Manchester running for 53 years.

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Northern encourages racegoers to travel by train, with extra services to the Grand National

Train operator Northern will be helping racegoers gallop to the Grand National festival at Aintree this week, with extra trains running to get customers safely to the races and back home again.

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Eight more stations on the Northern network become ‘mobility scooter-friendly’

People who use mobility scooters can now travel to and from another eight stations on the Northern network.