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Image shows passenger alongside Flash Sale branded Northern train

Northern's Flash Sale is BACK! 4 MILLION tickets up for grabs for journeys across the North of England

Northern has launched a massive Flash Sale, with four million tickets for journeys across the North of England available for just £2.

Image shows Northern member of staff on a platform at Leeds station

Record number of passengers expected at Leeds station over the bank holiday weekend

Northern is expecting a record number of passengers to travel through Leeds station over the bank holiday weekend.

Northern driver Alex Worsick

Former BBC radio presenter has 'new lease of life' after switching careers to become train driver

A former journalist and radio presenter says she has “a new lease of life” after switching careers to become a train driver with Northern.  

Book nook event at Mossley Hill

Award winning children's author opens book nook at station in Liverpool

Schoolchildren were treated to a special visit from bestselling children's author and poet Matt Goodfellow today, as he officially opened a new children's book nook in a railway station.

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Man 'chuffed to bits' after winning new competition by reaching the highest number of stations in a single day

A grandfather from Bradford is “chuffed to bits” after winning a new competition by travelling to the highest number of railway stations in the North of England in a single day.

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Man behind beautiful flower displays at Yorkshire station now looking to grow avocados and lemons

The man behind the award-winning flower displays at a station in Yorkshire say they fill him with “a great sense of pride”.

Northern's chip shop takeover

'Cheap as chips': Northern taking over two chip shops to offer families tasty food and cheap train fares for days out this summer

Northern is taking over two popular chippies to show customers they can buy “cheap as chips” train tickets for fun days out this summer.

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Growing number of tourists travelling to popular Lake District destination by train with new record expected this year

A record number of passengers are travelling to and from a popular destination in the Lake District by train.

IT'S COMING HOLMES CHAPEL station sign

"IT'S COMING HOLMES CHAPEL": Northern renames Cheshire station to cheer on England ahead of semi-final showdown

Northern has temporarily renamed Holmes Chapel station "It's Coming Holmes Chapel" as the train operator throws its support behind England ahead of their semi-final clash with Argentina.

Northern passengers

‘The future of ticketing’: Passengers use new pay as you go technology to make 30,000 journeys on Northern services

More than 30,000 journeys have been made on Northern services by passengers using new pay-as-you-go technology. 

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Sara Pascoe reads to children on trains in Yorkshire to help them ‘discover the fun of reading wherever they are’

Comedian Sara Pascoe has launched a new campaign encouraging families to turn their train journeys into reading time this summer.

Family at Kirkstall Abbey

Families can save money on trips to London, Edinburgh and dozens of destinations in the North of England with new ticket

Families who travel by train for a fun day out this summer will be able to save money with a new ticket.