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Northern appoints former CFO of global tech distributor to finance director role

Northern has appointed Richard Hinds as its new finance director.

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New timetable on the horizon: Northern reminds customers to ‘check my timetable’ before December changeover

Train timetables across the North of England will change on Sunday, 10 December along with the rest of the National Rail network.

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Northern offers free travel for armed forces on Remembrance Sunday as it prepares to pay tribute to the fallen

Northern is offering complimentary travel across the entire network for service personnel travelling to Remembrance Sunday services. 

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Fare dodgers with ‘proven pattern of behaviour’ should expect to be prosecuted for historic cases of fare evasion, says Northern

Northern has issued a warning to persistent fare evaders on its services that, once identified, they should expect to be prosecuted for historic cases of fare evasion as well as the journey for which they were caught.

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First conductors for new Northumberland Line begin training as more set to be recruited

The first three conductors recruited to work on the new Northumberland Line have started their training with Northern – as the closing date for 12 further vacancies approaches.

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New handpainted mural takes flight at Greater Manchester station

A new vibrant handpainted mural now adorns the walls of one of Northern’s Greater Manchester stations.  

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Northern books Cumbrian school children onto library service

Northern is helping a Cumbrian school encourage its pupils to read by ‘booking’ them onto their services for free to visit their local library.  

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Filey station given a makeover by volunteers

One of Northern’s popular North Yorkshire stations has been spruced up thanks to a team of volunteers. 

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Northern appoints former train driver as new head of operational standards

Northern has appointed Mark Gardner as its new head of operational standards.

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Students create colourful artwork to welcome visitors to Calder Valley station

College students have designed colourful artwork welcoming visitors to one of Northern’s Calder Valley stations.   

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Reclaiming the railway: Group of 25 older people make special journey along North Yorkshire coastline to regain ‘travel confidence’

A group of 25 people have made a special journey along the North Yorkshire coastline as part of a special programme designed to rebuild ‘travel confidence’ in older generations.

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Journey on Northern’s spooktrackular ghost train is a treat for Manchester families

Northern customers have celebrated Halloween early with a spooktrackular ghost train to mark the launch of the 'MCR Monsters' and 'Halloween in the City' events.