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Teacher’s Pet: Northern reminds teachers to claim 25% discount on its services across the region

Northern says teachers across the North of England should remember to claim a special 25% discount on Advance Purchase tickets on its services.

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Eighteen young people embark on engineering career with Northern

Eighteen young people from across the North of England have taken their first step in a career on the railway as they join Northern on a three-year engineering apprenticeship.

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Northern to introduce British Sign Language announcements on all of its trains

Northern is planning to introduce British Sign Language (BSL) announcements on all of its services, following a successful trial.

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“Give up the coach and try us instead” Northern tells teachers looking to stretch school trips budget

Northern says that teachers looking to stretch their school trips budget should ‘give up the coach and try us instead’.

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Northern rolls out additional accessibility features on its website

Northern has made its website more accessible for people looking to check train times and find out the latest information about services.

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Fares on two key rail routes in East Yorkshire slashed in bid to increase the number of customers

Northern and TransPennine Express have announced plans to slash the price of tickets for two key routes on their networks in East Yorkshire.

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Parcel delivery lockers coming to 50 railway stations across the North of England

As many as 50 railway stations across the North of England are set to get new parcel delivery lockers.

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Friday deadline for half-price school run train tickets

Students across the North of England have until Friday (27 September) to get 50%-off the cost of their commute to school with Northern.

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“I’m so relieved our colleagues felt able to intervene” says train boss responsible for rolling out special training in how to spot vulnerable people on the railway

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

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Northern responds to ORR letter regarding Passenger Assistance service

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.

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Northern drivers preparing to operate passenger services on new Northumberland Line ahead of opening

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

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New ‘ETCS’ role for Tony Plumbley at Northern

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.