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Northern Rail gain a franchise extension

The Department for Transport (DfT) has granted a continuation of Northern Rail’s Northern Franchise. Northern will continue to operate local and regional rail services across the north of England until 1 April 2014. Ian Bevan, Managing Director, Northern Rail said: … Continue reading

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Replacement bus services, Sundays from 1st April

There will be no Sunday trains at Slaithwaite and Marsden from 1st April. The information is available, via Metro or Northern Rail’s timetables, but not particularly easy to find and rather vague as to where the replacement buses call. Why? … Continue reading

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New Ticket regime imposed by Northern on Valley Passengers

Travellers beware, Northern changes the rules.  For 8 years, since the inception of Northern Rail as the principal affordable means of travel between Slaithwaite, Marsden and the rest of the world, one has been able to but a ticket on … Continue reading

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Northern Rail profits up by 34 per cent

from the Yorkshire Post, Thursday 5 January 2012 Northern Rail, which this week introduced inflation-busting fare rises for passengers, saw annual profits surge by 34 per cent last year, most recent accounts reveal. The train operator’s holding company recorded a pre-tax … Continue reading

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