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Northern has been supporting eco-friendly traditions this year by renting Christmas trees for three of its stations along the Calder Valley line for the second year in a row.  

Northern has published a travel advice calendar for the seven days over Christmas (21-27 December).

New artwork created by school pupils celebrates a walking route at Burscough Bridge station to a nearby beauty spot – and it is hoped it will encourage more people to use the path. 

Northern has appointed Nush Price as its new head of legal.

A magical service ran from Newcastle this week as Northern transformed one of its trains into a winter wonderland. 

A magical service ran from Hull to Scarborough as Northern and the Yorkshire Coast Community Rail Partnership (YCCRP) transformed a train into a winter wonderland.   

Customer information has been improved at even more rail stations across the Northern network with the installation of more than 100 new display screens at 77 stations.  

Northern has appealed to parents across the region not to send their children off to catch the train to school on the promise of sending them a ticket for their journey via text message.

People attending Christmas parties across the North of England are being encouraged to share quick-reference guides to ‘last trains home’ with their fellow partygoers.

Northern has begun the recruitment process for someone to manage the historic Neville Hill TrainCare Centre in West Yorkshire.

New GPS tracking on Northern trains has been used successfully to make autumn conditions even safer by flagging leaf fall hotspots. 

Train timetables across the North of England will change on Sunday (10 December) along with the rest of the National Rail network.