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An engineer working for the train operator Northern has said women shouldn’t wait to be ‘encouraged’ to consider a career in engineering – saying the sector’s employment credentials speak for themselves.

Northern has appointed Kevin Gore as the new manager of its historic Neville Hill TrainCare Centre in West Yorkshire.

The cleanliness of trains across the country is a topic often in the spotlight, with operators battling to keep their carriages clean for the thousands of people who step aboard every day.

A group of students were put through their paces and given the chance to learn more about the enormous challenge of running the region's rail services.

Northern has urged carers across the North of England to remember they are eligible for a special 25% discount on Advance Purchase tickets on the region’s train services.

Applicants to a scheme dubbed ‘the train operators’ Dragons Den’ have only got until Sunday (16 June) to apply.

People in the North West who are looking to explore the Yorkshire Dales National Park this summer will be able to travel there on a new Northern service. 

Eight employees of the train operator Northern are celebrating after being shortlisted for a National Rail Award.

Northern says the iconic, orange ‘magstripe’ train ticket could be something of a museum exhibit within as little as five years.

Northern staff are asking customers to choose a name for a stray cat which has become part of their team in Barrow-in-Furness.

Rail services across the region will switch to a new timetable from Sunday (2 June).

Northern has started using artificial intelligence (AI) to count the number of passengers on some of its services.