This coming weekend Saturday 23rd to Monday 25th May there will be a number of engineering possessions on the Rail Network in the North West which will affect Northern services in the following locations: West Coast Mainline (Preston to Euxton/Wigan) Cumbrian Coast route (Carlisle to Whitehaven) South Manchester (Manchester to Buxton/Stoke-on-Trent/Crewe via Stockport/Chester via Altrincham) …
Northern Trains Ltd will shortly be commencing a deep clean of Barrow-in-Furness station. The work will begin on 2nd June for 5 days with the work being carried out in the day and at night. The specification of work is as follows: Main Concourse – All walls, ceilings, windows and floors including the high level. …
Look out for Northern’s images which are being used to promote essential travel only and to encourage social distancing. The images are appearing on Northen’s social media channels, stations and in the media. Signage to encourage social distancing have now been installed at Manchester Oxford Road and Victoria stations. Further stations will follow over …
Transport operators and staff have been working hard to ensure that people who need to get to work are able to do so, including crucial NHS workers and all those on the frontline of the fight against the virus. The Department for Transport has issued guidance setting out that if people cannot work from home …
Changes will be made to Northern train services from Monday 18 May. These are based around a capacity uplift on some routes (lengthening of train formation), frequency uplift on others whilst a small number of routes will see train service resumptions. The matrix below shows the detail with any changes compared to the current Key …
The Government has announced new guidance for safer travel and transport operations. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-safer-travel-guidance-for-passengers
All 14 Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) in Cumbria are reopening on Tuesday 12 May. This follows updated guidance from the Government which states that a visit to a HWRC is acceptable under the current travel and social distancing measures but only where you can’t continue to safely store your additional waste and recycling safely …
The refurbishment and resurfacing of Windermere station car park and concourse has now concluded. It’s looking superb – thank you to all involved at Northern Ltd and Network Rail. We are looking forward to seeing it post lockdown.
Repairs on the railway at Parton will soon be complete on a section of the Cumbrian Coast line that had been badly damaged by three consecutive storms earlier in the year. Both lines have been closed since March so the bridge could be completely replaced to make the railway, vital in moving passengers and freight …