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Hello
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Welcome!
A
warm welcome to the spring/summer edition of Northern, our free
customer magazine. And ­ introductions fi rst ­ hello from me, Ian Bevan.
I'm delighted to be Northern Rail's new interim Managing Director after taking over
from Heidi Mottram, who has moved to become chief executive of Northumbria
Water Group. We wish Heidi the very best for the future.
Thank you to everyone who took the time and trouble to send feedback about the
fi rst edition of Northern, which we launched last November. Working on the magazine
has been a really exciting project for us and we're glad you liked what you saw.
In the fi rst edition you said you enjoyed the what's on guide, the competitions and
the celebrity interviews and the fact that there was something for everyone in the
magazine, across all age ranges. You also asked to see a focus on food and recipes,
so we've created a brand new occasional series highlighting local food across the
network (fi rst up: Whitby crab).
You also wanted to fi nd out more about the places we go to ­ so we're highlighting
buzzing Leeds and beautiful Whitehaven this time around; plus a host of fi lm locations
from Liverpool to Leeds, from Carnforth to Castle Howard and from Northumberland
to Newcastle.
So enjoy this issue and if you have any views on this magazine or anything else you
want to tell us about Northern please write to us at the address on our letters page.
Happy travelling!
Ian Bevan
Managing Director
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It would be great to get your feedback on our
magazine, so send in your opinions and thoughts
to
northern.magazine@northernrail.org
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Working on the
magazine has
been a really
exciting project
for us and we're
glad you liked
what you saw.