Northern has announced that it will be offering a 50% discount on child season tickets to encourage parents and children to use the train for school runs.
Grand Central, an open access operator owned by Arriva, has announced that they have submitted an application to the ORR that could see a quoted 30% increase in services connecting the North East and West Yorkshire with London Kings Cross
The S&DR200 festival – marking the two hundredth anniversary of the passenger railway journey between Stockton and Dalrington – is to launch with a spectacular open-air event in Bishop Auckland on Saturday 29 March 2025.