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We still use fax machines to contact train crews, Northern Rail official admits in excruciating grilling

‘People will say how come we have three decades of privatisation when money was being poured into the railway and you are still communicating via fax machines in 2024,’ says Andy Burnham

The Independent UK

Train company bringing evidence-free prosecutions against alleged fare dodgers in fast-track courts

Rail firm says it is carrying out a review of its prosecution practices after a series of scandals

Evening Standard

Student prosecuted for fare evasion during rail strike after station staff promised ticket was valid

Her father said he went to Manchester Victoria station to check the ticket would be valid

Evening Standard

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Tens of thousands of train fare prosecutions to be quashed after court ruling

Northern Rail and Greater Anglia have admitted they ‘got it wrong’ in thousands of private prosecutions

The Independent UK

Up to 75,000 convictions for fare dodging to be thrown out over 'unlawful' use of Single Justice Procedures

Seven train firms have been unlawfully using the Single Justice Procedure

Evening Standard

Train companies admit 'we got it wrong' as up to 75,000 fast-track fare evasion convictions set to be overturned

Northern Rail and Greater Anglia admit misusing a fast-track court process

Evening Standard

Roughly 75,000 fare evasion prosecutions may be quashed as they are 'probably unlawful'

Rail companies bring criminal cases against alleged fare dodgers as private prosecutors.

Evening Standard

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‘Proper exciting’: passenger trains to return to Northumberland Line after 60 years

Enthusiasts join test run of Newcastle to Ashington service, which will restart this summer following 19-year campaign

The Guardian - UK

London King’s Cross station forced to close as Storm Babet brings travel chaos

Train lines are inoperable in many parts of the UK as Storm Babet causes significant flooding

The Independent UK

London’s King’s Cross station forced to close due to overcrowding

Train operators around the UK have advised customers not to travel on Saturday due to widespread disruption after Storm Babet.

The Independent UK

‘Slou-wit’, not ‘Slaithwaite’: Northern Trains to re-record mispronounced station names

Network enlists locals for new onboard announcements to reflect local accents and restore full placenames

The Guardian - UK

Line into Manchester Piccadilly blocked as commuters hit with cancellations

Delays are due to an 'overhead wire problem'

Manchester Evening News

Moment disabled Wetherby man left abandoned on 'locked' train at Leeds Railway Station

'It became apparent the guard had locked the train and forgotten me', the passenger claimed

Leeds Live

How TransPennine Express ended up being brought under government control

Travellers in the north have been familiar with chaos on the rails for years

Manchester Evening News

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Northern Rail asks customers to not watch 'explicit' and 'NSFW' content on their trains

Bosses at the popular transport network have asked customers to 'please wait until you get home' instead

Liverpool Echo

Northern Rail issues major appeal to anyone getting the train

The internet available on trains and at stations is delivered in partnership with 'Friendly-WiFi'

Manchester Evening News

Northern make it easier for customers to swap tickets if plans change

The train operator has partnered with Seatfrog to make it easier for customers to change even the cheapest tickets

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