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Rail safety event

180 schoolchildren learn important lessons about rail safety during event in the North East

Staff at Northern helped dozens of schoolchildren gain the confidence to travel by train during a rail safety event in County Durham.

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Northern staff praised for saving woman in distress at station in County Durham

Three members of Northern’s train presentation team have been praised after they saved a woman who climbed onto the tracks.

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Engineer’s career advice to women: “Don’t wait to be ‘encouraged’ – take the initiative and make it happen”

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.

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Northern appoints new boss of historic Neville Hill TrainCare Centre in West Yorkshire

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

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Used coffee cups are NOT litter insist some rail users: Train operators probe ‘the science of littering’

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.

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Students put through their paces during training course at Northern depot

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.

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Carers eligible for 25% discount on region’s train services, reminds Northern during Carers Week 2024

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.

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Final call for tech startups to take part in ‘train operators’ Dragons Den’

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

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New service for people looking to explore the Yorkshire Dales over the summer will launch this weekend

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. 

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Northern employees in the running for ‘railway Oscars’

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

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A museum exhibit within five years? Iconic ‘magstripe’ train tickets nearing the end of the line, says Northern

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

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Northern asks customers to help name ‘The Cat’ who has become part of the team

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