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Employees working for Northern are being given special training to help protect the rising number of vulnerable people using the railway.

The managing director of Northern, Tricia Williams, has responded to a letter from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) with regards to the Passenger Assistance service on its network.

A local man has become the first train driver to complete the training programme on the new Northumberland Line.

Northern has announced that Tony Plumbley will lead the organisation’s engineering preparations for the roll-out of ‘European Train Control System’ (ETCS) signalling across its network.

Northern has revealed that its on-board WiFi blocks access to dating apps and websites.

Northern staff were praised at the ‘Railway Oscars’ for going above and beyond at two railway stations.

A teenage rail enthusiast from Merseyside has been given a special tour of the region’s railway command centre thanks to the train operator Northern.

Northern says ‘office influencers’ could be the key to converting commuters from road to rail - and they're offering them 12 weeks free travel to work to prove it.

Two members of staff have been praised for finding a missing eight-year-old girl and getting her to safety.

Eleven projects that help improve social mobility in deprived areas across the North of England have been awarded funds totalling £100,000 by Northern.

A mural has been unveiled at Hyde Central station featuring the legendary runner, Dr Ron Hill.

A new train service has boosted tourism to the Yorkshire Dales and given hikers and ramblers the chance to meet up and share tips, before they get out to explore the iconic national park.