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Social isolation among issues Northern hoping to fight with £50,000 community fund

Community groups across the North of England have until midnight on Friday 11 August to apply for a slice of £50,000 in funding made available by Northern to help combat a range of cost-of-living issues.

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Manchester Victoria nominated for ‘Large Station of the Year’ at National Rail Awards

Manchester Victoria is in the running to be named ‘Large Station of the Year’ at the 2023 National Rail Awards.

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REVEALED: Top 25 commuter routes on Northern network helping to prevent up to 5.49 million kg of CO₂e emissions from entering the region’s atmosphere each year

Northern has revealed the CO₂e emission savings from the 25 most popular commuter routes on its network.

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Hundreds of new and improved customer information screens installed at Northern stations

Customer information has been improved at rail stations across the Northern network with the installation of 230 new display screens at 93 stations. 

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New depot for Northern conductors to be built in Ashington

A facility for Northern staff working on the new Northumberland Line is set to be built on the site of a former care home.

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Technology parents can only dream of! Northern developing an app to check ‘to the minute’ when trains were last cleaned

Northern is developing an app that will let its team of over 500 train presentation operatives know ‘to the minute’ when any given train on their network was last cleaned.

11-year old train enthusiast Albie pays homage to the evolution of Leeds’ railway network through his intricate design

Northern’s going on a bear hunt

Northern customers are advised to be on the lookout for a very special bear when they’re next in Leeds city centre.  

Travel Advice Calendar - July Strikes

More RMT strikes on the way next week: Northern advises customers of very limited services

Industrial action by the RMT union is set to disrupt thousands of Northern customers next week, as the first of three strikes in July gets underway.

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82 years on, new blue plaque unveiled to celebrate Bridlington railway war hero

A tribute to a World War Two railway hero has been unveiled at one of Northern’s East Yorkshire stations.  

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Loud E’s, missing S’ and silent ‘Ands’ – Residents respond to appeal for help with station pronunciation as Northern issues final call for feedback on new on-board announcements

Residents across the North of England have responded to an appeal by Northern to help them correct the mispronunciation of local stations names in on-board announcements.

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Northern goes in to bat for The Ashes this weekend: Extra trains to run fans to Headingley

Train operator, Northern has boosted its services for customers travelling to and from Headingley for The Ashes this weekend. 

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Taking a different track: New panel to help Northern support staff who ‘think differently’

Northern is working with more than 40 of its staff to come up with the best way to support the train operator’s neurodiverse employees.