http://www.northernrail.org The Northern Rail RSS News Feed keeps you up to date with the latest news from Northern Rail Mon, 14 May 2012 10:23:20 GMT en-gb http://www.northernrail.org/news/7036 http://www.northernrail.org/news/7036 Mon, 14 May 2012 10:23:20 GMT Northern Rail welcomed Minister for Transport Theresa Villiers MP to Merseyside on Thursday, to officially open Allerton Train Care Depot. Operational since December last year, the depot is home to Northern's fleet of additional 156 trains, introduced to the network as part of... http://www.northernrail.org/news/7035 http://www.northernrail.org/news/7035 Mon, 14 May 2012 10:23:20 GMT Northern is asking customers and anyone interested to share their views on social media. Karen Toon, Service Quality Manager explains: “With more and more people using social media it can be a quick and effective way for us to communicate with... http://www.northernrail.org/news/7034 http://www.northernrail.org/news/7034 Mon, 14 May 2012 10:23:20 GMT Northern Rail has welcomed news that the Department for Transport (DfT) has granted a continuation of its Northern Franchise. This means Northern will continue to operate local and regional rail services across the north of England until 1 April 2014. Ian Bevan, Managing Director,... http://www.northernrail.org/news/7020 http://www.northernrail.org/news/7020 Mon, 14 May 2012 10:23:20 GMT Commuters making their way home got a pleasant surprise on Monday evening as World Book Night got underway on-board Northern Rail services. Staff from Rochdale Library had been nominated as 'givers' by World Book Night organisers to help distribute one million books from... http://www.northernrail.org/news/7018 http://www.northernrail.org/news/7018 Mon, 14 May 2012 10:23:20 GMT Rail passengers travelling on the popular Harrogate line will now find it easier to purchase their train tickets, thanks to the recent installation of Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs) at several stations along the route. 'Card only' machines have been installed at both Starbeck... http://www.northernrail.org/news/7017 http://www.northernrail.org/news/7017 Mon, 14 May 2012 10:23:20 GMT Historic Earlestown station in Newton-le-Willows benefitted from a well-deserved spruce-up this week, thanks to an innovative project aimed at improving Northern Rail stations between Edge Hill and Glossop. Known as Route 28, the scheme demonstrates what an integrated approach... http://www.northernrail.org/news/7016 http://www.northernrail.org/news/7016 Mon, 14 May 2012 10:23:20 GMT Students who have been responsible for the appearance of Burnley Central have unveiled a new sign declaring the station as the home of Burnley College Sixth Form Centre. Planters and flower beds at the station are in full bloom after the College's Countryside Management students... http://www.northernrail.org/news/7015 http://www.northernrail.org/news/7015 Mon, 14 May 2012 10:23:20 GMT Local MP George Osborne visited Wilmslow station recently to take stock of a number of improvements that have been made and to unveil a sculptural addition. The Wilmslow Local Area Partnership (LAP) formed a railway sub-group to improve liaison between the rail industry, Cheshire East... http://www.northernrail.org/news/7014 http://www.northernrail.org/news/7014 Mon, 14 May 2012 10:23:20 GMT Supporters of Rainhill's railway heritage were out in force last week to celebrate the unveiling of the freshly painted MK1 carriage at Rainhill Library. The work, undertaken by Northern Rail engineering staff and its contractors, WG Specialist Coatings and HMG Paints, completes... http://www.northernrail.org/news/7013 http://www.northernrail.org/news/7013 Mon, 14 May 2012 10:23:20 GMT Northern Rail is delighted to announce that it has achieved Gold status in Business in the Community's (BITC) 2012 Corporate Responsibility Index (CRI), the UK's leading voluntary benchmark of corporate responsibility. Improving on previous years Silver status, Northern has... http://www.northernrail.org/news/7012 http://www.northernrail.org/news/7012 Mon, 14 May 2012 10:23:20 GMT From 1 April, Northern Rail is introducing two additional return Sunday morning services between Macclesfield, Stoke-on-Trent and Manchester Piccadilly. The trains will depart from Macclesfield at 10.44 and from Stoke at 13.25 to Manchester, and from Manchester at 08.50 and 11.41. This... http://www.northernrail.org/news/7007 http://www.northernrail.org/news/7007 Mon, 14 May 2012 10:23:20 GMT Looney Tunes favourite, Daffy Duck, appeared at a number of Northern Rail stations last week, to meet children and pose for pictures, while giving one lucky family at each station the chance to win a special prize. The character's appearance was to promote... http://www.northernrail.org/news/7006 http://www.northernrail.org/news/7006 Mon, 14 May 2012 10:23:20 GMT From 20 May, Northern is introducing nine additional return Sunday services between Manchester Victoria and Rochdale. The extra trains will provide more capacity on the route and will depart from Victoria at 48 minutes past the hour from 09.48 until 17.48, and... http://www.northernrail.org/news/7003 http://www.northernrail.org/news/7003 Mon, 14 May 2012 10:23:20 GMT Transport Minister Norman Baker recently attended the Northern Rail Cycle Forum in Manchester as a keynote speaker on the Linking Places Fund, the £1.9 million cycle grant announced last month. Stations across the North West, including... http://www.northernrail.org/news/6997 http://www.northernrail.org/news/6997 Mon, 14 May 2012 10:23:20 GMT Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, visited Manchester Victoria as part of their highly anticipated Diamond Jubilee tour. Arriving from Hooton, near Chester, into Manchester Victoria on the specially commissioned Diamond Jubilee train, Her...