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Northern’s customers in and around Bolton are being warned to plan weekend travel carefully.

Due to a line-side fire between Rochdale and Todmorden it is unsafe to run trains along this route. There will therefore be no services between these stations until at least 09:00, disupting services between Manchester Victoria and Leeds.

Northern’s modernisation is gathering speed with the first completed new train due off the production line in a matter of weeks.

Train operators are asking customers to plan for Easter journeys after it was announced Manchester Victoria will be closed for four days.

The railway between Blackpool South and Preston is on track to reopen as planned on Monday (29 January) as the first phase of Blackpool’s railway revolution is completed.

Due to a derailed freight train between Sunderland and Hartlepool, train services between Newcastle and Middlesbrough via Hartlepool are seriously disrupted.

Northern is reminding its customers to plan carefully ahead of the third day of RMT strike action this week.

Due to overhead wire problems at Liverpool Lime Street all lines into and out of the station are currently blocked. As a result no trains can run into or out of this station. Disruption is expected until the end of the day.

Northern is reminding all customers that amended timetables will be in place for the three days of RMT strike action on Monday 8, Wednesday 10 and Friday 12 January.

Northern has released its revised timetables for the three days of RMT strike action on Monday 8, Wednesday 10 and Friday 12 January.

Northern has teamed up with a local charity to spread some festive cheer this Christmas.

A new mural has been added to a subway at Patricroft station, adding a splash of colour to the lives of Northern customers.