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Rail union to hold day of action in Manchester against Northern outsourcing

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November 12, 2025
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The RMT is planning a day of action on 19h November in an effort to persuade Northern to end its practice of outsourcing across the railway.

MPs hold talks in support of re-opening Skipton to Colne Line

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November 10, 2025
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MPs meet with campaigners and local business leaders to reaffirm the commitment to restoring the Skipton to Colne Line

Automatic ticket charging using GPS technology to be expanded

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November 3, 2025
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A trial of digital ticketing using GPS (Global Positioning System) technology is being expanded to Northern services between Sheffield and Doncaster.

£3.6m restoration of North Yorkshire railway station completed

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November 1, 2025
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Network Rail has completed a £3.6m refurbishment of Filey station on the Hull to Scarborough Line in North Yorkshire.

Publicly-owned train operators report annual increase in season ticket sales

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October 31, 2025
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The DFTO has announced that over the last year, railway operators in public ownership have seen an increase in the number of season tickets sold.

Sunday’s Greater Anglia transfer means half of operators now publicly owned

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October 10, 2025
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This Sunday (12 October), Greater Anglia’s services will transfer into public ownership under Great British Railways (GBR). This will mean that half of Britain’s train operators will no longer be owned by private companies.

3 MILLION train tickets made available for just £2

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September 30, 2025
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Northern is once again having its Flash Sale, with 3 million tickets available for just £2. Tickets are on sale now and will run until…

Disruption for North and West Yorkshire train services for 3 weekends

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September 30, 2025
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Train services in North and West Yorkshire will be disrupted because of engineering work for three weekends from 25th and 26h October.

No step-free access at Staffordshire railway station for next two weeks

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September 26, 2025
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For approximately two weeks from 29th September, there will be limited step-free access between the platforms at Stoke-on-Trent railway station.

Northern to trial Cryogrip this Autumn

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September 24, 2025
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To help combat fallen leaves on the line, Northern is trialling a train fitted with cryogenic cleaning equipment known as Cryogrip.