Northern

Northern drops legal action over £1.90 railcard error

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Alex Bestwick

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14th October 2024

Northern have said they will “be taking no further steps” after a 22-year-old went viral sharing that he had been threatened with legal action for using his railcard at the wrong time.
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Northern urges ‘do not travel’ on Sunday due to lack of staff

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Alex Bestwick

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6th September 2024

Northern has urged passengers to avoid travelling on several routes in north-west England on Sunday due to a lack of staff.
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Poor train services in northern England due to ‘toxic combination’ of problems

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Alex Bestwick

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14th December 2022

Problems with rail services in northern England are being caused by a “toxic combination” of issues, MPs have been told.
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Majority of trains run by northern operators are delayed

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Alex Bestwick

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2nd December 2022

Three train operators serving northern England are getting fewer than half their services to arrive on time.
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New technology to catch train fare dodgers

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Alex Bestwick

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1st December 2022

Britain’s second largest train operator is to deploy a new device to catch fare dodgers.
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Metro mayors call for funding boost for two train operators to end ‘rail chaos’

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Arianne Davey

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24th October 2022

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham and metro mayor of Liverpool Steve Rotheram are lobbying the Government to immediately increase funding for two train operators in the north of England, TransPennine Express (TPE) and Northern, to end alleged “rail chaos”.
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Rail line to be closed for several days after train derailment

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Alex Bestwick

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20th October 2022

A rail line across northern England will be closed for several days after a freight train derailed.
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Train companies suffer glitch accepting card payments for tickets

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Alex Bestwick

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4th October 2022

Several train companies are suffering problems accepting card payments for tickets.
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Massive water leak floods train tracks

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Alex Bestwick

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1st September 2022

Train services are severely disrupted in parts of northern England following a major water leak on the tracks.
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