Rail passengers are being advised to plan ahead of major repairs to the Cumbrian Coast line after its sea wall was battered by 2020’s severe storms. Recent inspections at Parton found huge waves and gales caused cracks to appear in a railway bridge after storms Ciara, Dennis and Jorge. Repair work has already started but …
Since the UK Government announcement about restricting travel there are still many people not following the advice and continuing to use train services for a day out to enjoy the weather or to travel somewhere for a walk while also not observing guidance on 2m social distancing. This activity is clearly against the UK and …
Northern’s key worker timetable is being introduced from Tuesday 24 change from the normal daily timetable, with a specific focus to deliver an effective public transport service for key workers. See details of Carlisle – Barrow – Lancaster, and Windermere – Lancaster timetable below: Keyworkers timetable Monday-Saturday
In principles agreed with the Department for Transport and aligned with other UK Train Operating Companies from Tuesday 24 March Northern is launching an emergency temporary timetable. This represents significant change from the normal daily timetable, with a specific focus to deliver an effective public transport service for key workers. Reducing the number of trains …
Friends of Cark station were busy earlier in March planting some 400+ hedgerow saplings from the Woodland Trust. These saplings were donated by the Trust further to Cark station adopter Janet M’s contacts with the Trust and the interesting re-wilding work the station adopters are doing. Friends of Cark station took care to follow all …
Please note that only essential travel & key worker travel is allowed under government guidelines from 23rd of March 2020 – see https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus Update collated by Lakes Line Rail User Group (LLRUG) Northern has announced (19th March) that, to protect conductors and passengers from close contact, they will not be selling tickets on trains while …
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Britain’s train operators have agreed to provide free travel to Flybe staff and customers who are unable to travel over the next week. They should show proof of their employment or planned journey (such as employee ID, boarding card or flight confirmation) to operator staff at the most appropriate railway station. Robert Nisbet, Director of …
TransPennine Express (TPE) has launched thousands of advance purchase tickets starting at £1 for adults and 50p for children. These heavily discounted tickets are available for all calling points on the TPE network across the North of England and into Scotland. With tens of thousands of tickets are available, the sale provides the opportunity to …
