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“Don’t gamble on it” says Northern in ticket warning to people heading to the Grand National at Aintree

Northern has warned racegoers heading to Aintree for the Grand National this week (11 - 13 April 2024) not to gamble on travelling without a ticket. The train operator says ‘chancers’ will be met by teams of revenue protection officers...

Service improvements on the Wrexham – Bidston line

Targeted improvements on a north Wales railway line have been reaping huge benefits for rail customers. Since the introduction of a new timetable in December, the Wrexham to Bidston line has seen more daily trains than ever before running every...

Hope Valley Railway Upgrade completion offers better journeys between Manchester and Sheffield

Rail Minister Huw Merriman will visit Dore & Totley station today (Monday 8 April) to mark the completion of the £150m Hope Valley Railway Upgrade. Minister Huw Merriman will officially open the new and fully accessible platform at Dore &...

Jenny Gilruth MSP sees Levenmouth rail link progress

Jenny Gilruth, MSP for Mid-Fife and Glenrothes, visited the site of the Levenmouth Rail Link last week (Friday 22 March) to get the latest update on the project. Work to complete the rail link is ongoing with the Fife towns...

Greater Manchester submits business case for new station at Golborne

The business case for a new rail station at Golborne has been submitted to government, setting out the transformational benefits it will bring for the local community as a key part of the Bee Network. Submission of the Golborne: Transformation...

Easter bank holiday travel advice for North West rail passengers

Rail passengers travelling in the North West this Easter are being reminded to check before they travel while major railway upgrades take place to improve future journeys between 29 March and 1 April. £13.4 million is being invested across Network...

Network Rail and the Railway Children raise over £130,000 to help vulnerable children

Network Rail has teamed up with the charity Railway Children to host a fifth annual sleepout event in railway stations across the country, raising money and awareness for the work being done to help the thousands of vulnerable young...

Northern stations win big at Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards

Northern-managed stations have picked up top gongs at the Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards. Alderley Edge won the top award, being named 'Cheshire Best Kept Station’ in 2023. It follows praise for the station by the Royal Horticultural Society in October 2023 when...

ORR says passengers need improved reliability and real-time information for station lifts

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) will take a deeper look at Network Rail’s approach to planning and carrying out lift maintenance and repairs. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today published its report reviewing the reliability...

Thriving railway hedges deliver biodiversity boost for Britain’s railway

A series of traditional “railway hedges” are thriving at a North London station - along one of Britain’s busiest main lines – following intervention by Network Rail and The Tree Council. Planted in 2018, a series of trial hedgerows has...

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New trains named after Wrexham Football Hollywood stars

Transport for Wales has named two new trains after the home cities of Wrexham Football Club owners Ryan Reynolds...