Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram are calling for Northern Rail to be stripped of its franchise, accusing it of “consistently failing”.
Read moreManchester and Liverpool mayors call for termination of Northern Rail
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Is it a bus? Is it a train? It’s a supertram!
John Heaton FCILT takes a look at Britain’s first tram-train operation in Sheffield.
Read moreClass 333 refurbishment unveiled by Northern
NORTHERN has begun a refresh and refurbishment programme on its fleet of 16 Class 333 EMUs.
Read moreLate start for new trains puts ‘Pacer’ withdrawal months behind schedule
PLANS to withdraw the first Northern Rail ‘Pacers’ at the end of September 2018 have missed their scheduled date by four months. The plan, published by the DfT, was for five two-car Class 144s to
Read moreDays numbered for Cumbrian coast loco haulage
THE Class 37 loco-hauled diagram on the Cumbrian coast is scheduled to end by January 25. DRS provides the locos, driver and rolling stock for the trains. The two daily Northern Rail diagrams was reduced
Read moreNorthern denies ‘crisis talks’ rumour as timetable changes are reduced
By Tony Miles SUGGESTIONS in the Sunday Telegraph on November 4 that Arriva is “locked in crisis talks with the Government” over the future of the Northern rail franchise and that it is trying to
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