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06
Aug
2008

Introducing Simpler Rail Fares from Sunday 7th September 2008

New names for rail fares are being introduced across the National Rail network. The new fare names bring together commonly used Single and Return fares into three categories. The new names...

05
Aug
2008

REVISED TIMETABLE FOR TRAIN SERVICES INTO SHEFFIELD

Engineering work between Sheffield and Chesterfield will affect Northern Rail services into Sheffield from Monday 8 September until Saturday 13 December 2008.   Some local services between...

04
Aug
2008

IMPROVEMENTS FOR PEAK DISTRICT AND DERBYSHIRE STATIONS

Rail passengers in the Peak District and Derbyshire are benefiting from £285,000 worth of improvements to stations thanks to a partnership between Northern Rail, East Midlands Tourism,...

26
Jun
2008
Bob's The Big Cheese

Bob's The Big Cheese

Bob Parmley, station supervisor at Appleby is set to hang up his dispatch baton after welcoming customers to the station for over 17 years. Not for him a quiet life of retirement though, Bob is...

23
Apr
2008
National Community Rail Weekend 2008

National Community Rail Weekend 2008

It’s National Community Rail Weekend again and all around the network Community Rail Partnerships, Station Friends and supporters of rural and local rail are getting out and about promoting...

01
Apr
2008
NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM TEAMS UP WITH NORTHERN TO TRAVEL THE NORTH

NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM TEAMS UP WITH NORTHERN TO TRAVEL THE NORTH

Some of the most famous residents of the National Railway Museum are set to tour the north of England with Northern Rail. The train operator has teamed up with the National Railway Museum to create...

27
Mar
2008

RAIL SERVICES VIA BRIGHOUSE RETURN TO NORMAL

Northern Rail services via Brighouse are set to resume their normal timetables from Monday 31 March as Network Rail completes work to stabilise an embankment at Elland. As a result of damage caused...

20
Mar
2008
SAFETY AWARD FOR RAIL TRIO

SAFETY AWARD FOR RAIL TRIO

Three Northern Rail rail security officers have been recognised for their bravery and courageous actions by the BeSafe Partnership, which comprises Bolton Council, Greater Manchester emergency,...

18
Mar
2008
TICKET GATES GO LIVE AT MANCHESTER OXFORD ROAD

TICKET GATES GO LIVE AT MANCHESTER OXFORD ROAD

New automatic ticket gates have gone live at Manchester Oxford Road to make it quicker and easier for passengers to travel through the busy station at peak times.  It is the second station on...

18
Mar
2008

INNOVATIVE TRAM-TRAINS TO BE TRIALLED IN YORKSHIRE

An innovative form of public transport called a ‘tram-train’ is to be trialled for the first time in the UK on a growing railway route in Yorkshire. Five new tram-trains, which can run...