http://www.northernrail.org The Northern Rail RSS News Feed keeps you up to date with the latest news from Northern Rail Sun, 7 Mar 2010 21:46:56 GMT en-gb http://www.northernrail.org/news/6373 http://www.northernrail.org/news/6373 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 21:46:56 GMT Northern has become the first train operator in the UK to achieve the prestigious Investors in Excellence Standard. The nationally recognised mark of quality acknowledges Northern's dedication to continually improving the quality of its operations to benefit customers and... http://www.northernrail.org/news/6368 http://www.northernrail.org/news/6368 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 21:46:56 GMT Northern has teamed up with the Leeds Rugby Foundation to sponsor the 'Rhinos Junior Matchday Festivals' project to offer junior rugby teams across Leeds and the wider Yorkshire area the opportunity to play at the Rhinos' Super League home fixtures. The project will... http://www.northernrail.org/news/6367 http://www.northernrail.org/news/6367 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 21:46:56 GMT Northern is celebrating after scooping a top national award at the prestigious Eversholt Rail Business Awards in London. We won 'PR Campaign of the Year' for 'The Northern Film Challenge', the latest innovative campaign in our highly effective community programme to... http://www.northernrail.org/news/6363 http://www.northernrail.org/news/6363 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 21:46:56 GMT Serco and Abellio (formerly NedRailways), the joint owners of Northern, have announced the appointment of Ian Bevan as interim Managing Director and Steve Butcher as interim Deputy Managing Director. Ian, currently Finance Director and Deputy Managing Director, will step up to replace... http://www.northernrail.org/news/6354 http://www.northernrail.org/news/6354 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 21:46:56 GMT Talented schoolchildren with a passion for art and the environment have joined forces with Northern Rail and the Metro newspaper to tackle waste at railway stations, by surveying... http://www.northernrail.org/news/6353 http://www.northernrail.org/news/6353 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 21:46:56 GMT Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis has announced the start of work on the UK's first Cyclepoint at Leeds station. The Cyclepoint,... http://www.northernrail.org/news/6352 http://www.northernrail.org/news/6352 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 21:46:56 GMT Railway enthusiasts are in for a treat as a selection of railway station signs from across the north of England goes on sale to raise money for charity. Northern Rail is selling over 150 redundant station signs from stations across its network in aid of the Cumbrian Flood Recovery... http://www.northernrail.org/news/6350 http://www.northernrail.org/news/6350 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 21:46:56 GMT NORTHERN Rail and Eureka! The National Children's Museum have joined forces in a £30,000 project to turn a 40-year old railway carriage into a playful learning space for thousands of children to enjoy picnics, appreciate rail travel and play safety games. The multi-use... http://www.northernrail.org/news/6303 http://www.northernrail.org/news/6303 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 21:46:56 GMT Due to maintenance requirements - the lift on Platform 3 at Manchester Victoria station is out of action for at approximately 2 weeks.Please contact our Customer Relations department on 0845 00 00 125 for further details.Northern apologise for any inconvenience caused.... http://www.northernrail.org/news/6301 http://www.northernrail.org/news/6301 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 21:46:56 GMT A NEW shuttle train service between Workington and Maryport is to run every weekday from Monday 30 November to provide further help to residents in West Cumbria following the recent severe floods.The shuttle train service will call at Maryport, Flimby, the new temporary station on the... http://www.northernrail.org/news/6300 http://www.northernrail.org/news/6300 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 21:46:56 GMT NORTHERN Rail has published details of its train services on the Cumbrian coast for Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November.The normal timetable will operate on Saturday 28 November, and all train services will have at least two carriages. The normal Saturday timetable has a similar number... http://www.northernrail.org/news/6299 http://www.northernrail.org/news/6299 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 21:46:56 GMT Northern will operate seven extra train services between Maryport and Workington, in addition to the normal timetable on Friday 27 November. The only change from today, Thursday 26 November, is the introduction of a service from Maryport to Workington at 0725. This will provide... http://www.northernrail.org/news/6296 http://www.northernrail.org/news/6296 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 21:46:56 GMT As part of our sponsorship of Leeds Film Festival we are offering you the chance to be immortalised as your favourite comic book Superhero at this weekends Thought Bubble Comic Book Convention in Leeds. This money can't buy prize offers 2 winners and their guest free entry into the... http://www.northernrail.org/news/6295 http://www.northernrail.org/news/6295 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 21:46:56 GMT Northern Rail is proud to be supporting Visit Manchester's Christmas campaign to promote the city as a premier shopping destintation. You can explore what Manchester has to offer at: http://christmas.visitmanchester.com/... http://www.northernrail.org/news/6291 http://www.northernrail.org/news/6291 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 21:46:56 GMT Weekend travellers and early morning shoppers came face-to-face with the undead this weekend when an army of Zombies invaded Leeds train station. The army of darkness travelled to Leeds from across the Northern Rail network to enjoy a special horror movie celebration called Day of the...