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Manchester skyline celebrated in HUGE new artwork at Victoria Station

A passenger footbridge at Manchester Victoria station has become the unlikely setting for the city’s latest public art installation.

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Vandals who smashed through ticket office wall may have been exposed to asbestos during Cumbrian station break-in

Northern are urging vandals who broke into a Cumbrian station building to seek medical advice after they may have exposed themselves to asbestos fibres during an overnight break-in at Cumbrian train station when they smashed through a wall. 

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Northern warns passengers ‘Do Not Travel’ on Friday in light of Storm Eunice

Train operator, Northern, has warned passengers ‘Do Not Travel’ on Friday as ‘significant disruption’ is expected to rail services caused by Storm Eunice. 

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Better journeys for older and disabled in South Yorkshire thanks to accessibility fund

A new scheme in South Yorkshire plans to support older and disabled people to travel by rail independently thanks to Northern’s accessibility fund.  

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Destination Manchester: Northern launches ‘Fun Days Out by Train’ campaign to attract leisure customers to Manchester this February half term

Northern has thrown its weight behind Manchester’s post-pandemic tourism recovery activity, with a campaign designed to attract people into the city from across its network this February half term.

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Women from Sherburn in Elmet and Horsforth ‘catalysts for gender equality and social mobility’ says Northern Power Women

Sherburn in Elmet resident, Kerry Peters, and Horsforth resident Stella St David-Smith have been recognised by Northern Power Women on it’s influential ‘Power List’ for their work in the rail industry.

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New artwork celebrating Cheshire village’s heritage unveiled by music legend Peter Hook

Vibrant new artworks at one of Northern’s Cheshire stations have been unveiled by a local musical legend. 

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Reward offered after Northern driver injured by brick thrown at train

‘Stop taking risks on the railway’.

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Change track: Northern urges Generation X to consider apprentice opportunities in the rail industry

The UK’s second-largest train operator, Northern, has used National Apprenticeship Week (7-13 Feb) to urge Generation X – those born between 1965 and 1980 - to consider applying to its industry-leading apprenticeship scheme.

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25 more apprentice train drivers and conductors based at Leeds station graduate with Northern as UK celebrates National Apprenticeship Week 2022

Ten apprentice train drivers and 15 apprentice conductors based at Leeds station have completed their apprenticeships with Northern.

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Group’s artwork transforms two of Northern’s Cumbrian stations

A station adoption group has transformed two Cumbrian stations with handmade wooden artwork and planters – including a model train.  

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Northern is ‘most improved’ in rail industry with third consecutive rise in customer service satisfaction according to industry body

Train operator, Northern, has seen the biggest improvement in customer service satisfaction in the rail industry - with a third consecutive rise in customer scores according to national industry body, The Institute of Customer Service.