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Tag: Northern

Northern launches £1 flash sale on rail tickets

24th August 2021 Sam Hewitt Network, News

The operator is making more than one million advance purchase tickets available from August 24, as part of a flash sale.

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‘Pacers’ to work with PRM compliant units

8th January 2020 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Network, News

GWR and Northern have indicated how they will combat restrictions placed on the use of Class 142-144 ‘Pacer’ units from January 1, 2020. Both will

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Class 195 roll-out continues – but ‘Pacers’ will run into 2020

9th November 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, News

DELIVERIES of new DMUs and EMUs to Northern by CAF are running late, although the company introduced a further nine Class 195s over the Calder

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Northern franchise hangs in the balance after Shapps warning

6th November 2019 Sam Hewitt Network, News

By Tony Miles The future of the Northern franchise is hanging in the balance after Transport Secretary Grant Shapps addressed the Transport Select Committee on

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Springs Branch goes live again

30th October 2019 Sam Hewitt Network, News

NEW overhead line equipment has been switched on at the reactivated Springs Branch depot in Wigan.  The former BR diesel depot and EWS disposal site

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Northern and Greater Anglia increase use of new trains during August

1st October 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, Network, News

NORTHERN and Greater Anglia (GA) introduced more new trains to their routes throughout August. GA’s bi-mode Class 755 No. 755410 made a low-key debut on July

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Northern withdraws first batch of ‘Pacers’

1st October 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Network, News

NORTHERN has withdrawn the first its Class 142 ‘Pacer’ units – 11 months later than planned.  The first was scheduled for retirement in September 2018,

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New Stock Focus: CAF – Class 195 DMUs and 331 EMUs

14th August 2019 Sam Hewitt Features

Passengers using Northern services have endured a torrid time, travelling in trains which are overcrowded and past their ‘best by’ date. On July 1, the

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Designated charter network capacity

7th March 2019 Sam Hewitt Features, Network, Railtours, Steam

In the latest in our series examining the issues of operating special trains on the main line with heritage rolling stock, Andy Castledine looks at

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Northern’s farewell to ‘37’ haulage

28th February 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, Network, News, Railtours

LOCOMOTIVE haulage on the Cumbrian Coast Line came to an end last month with Arriva Rail North operating a special return trip to mark the

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