Northern predicts record number of passengers travelling on iconic line in 2026 assenger numbers on the scenic Settle–Carlisle Line are expected to top one million this year as the route celebrates its 150th anniversary. Operator Northern Trains recorded 995,000 journeys on the line between Leeds and Carlisle in 2025, the highest total since the pandemic. August was the busiest month, with around…

Northern predicts record number of passengers travelling on iconic line in 2026 #carlisle #cumbria #hornby #LakeDistrict #leeds #northern #ribblehead #settle #york #yorkshire

The Cranberries - Zombie (Official Music Video) YouTube video by TheCranberriesVEVO

Heading offline for a while. I leave yers with a simple message. This song isn’t just about #Ireland or #Northern Ireland. It’s about #Humanity. It’s about ALL of US .
Tog go bog é
Be Well , Be Loved, Be Free, Be Wild

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#poetry #upnorth #manchester #northern #ukpoetry
A poem: Up North

Bikes left at stations to find new life as part of Cambridgeshire Council’s Supporting into Work scheme Bikes left abandoned at railway stations across the Thameslink and Great Northern network are finding a new purpose, helping adults with learning difficulties gain skills and confidence. Dozens of abandoned bikes left at 81 stations were delivered to TAG Bikes in Huntingdon on Wednesday, March 11.

Bikes left at stations to find new life as part of Cambridgeshire Council’s Supporting into Work scheme www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/03/abandoned-statio... #cambridgeshire #GreatNorthern #huntingdon #letchworth #northern #TagBikes

One is required to stand on one’s head in order to read the information screen on Northern’s class 158 (158850) to Morecambe.
Have you got some gremlins in the system #Northern ?
#TopsyTurvyInformation #Class158

Boringly I googled it. And they have done the same day twice. 1991 in Bradford and 1993 in Wigan.

Let's gloss over the results of those meet ups, and indeed the recent one.

#Northern

Hexham 10.11.25
#Autumn #Park #Bandstand #Outdoors #Fall #BeautyInNature #Tree #Hexham #Northumberland #Northeast #Northern #town #uk #England #Seasons #UKShots #CapturingBritain

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The Northern Ireland Prime Minister James Craig then ran off on the boat and train to London, and on 8 December 1922 presented the 'humble address' to King #GeorgeV.

The deal was ratified the same day, and #Northern Ireland rejoined the #UK after two days absence.

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#iepol #ukpol […]

Work underway on £100 West Yorkshire train depot Work is now underway on a new TrainCare Centre in Shipley as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade.

Work is now underway on a new TrainCare Centre in Shipley as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade. www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/03/work-underway-on... #northern #shipley #TranspennineRouteUpgrade #WestYorkshire

Northern Trains 158870 at Thorne North Railway Station

Northern Trains 158870 working 2C57 1009 Doncaster to Hull #northerntrains #northern #class158 #dmu #sprinter #expresssprinter #brel #brelderby #doncaster #thornenorth #goole #hull #viagoole #tuesday #10th #march #2026

Northern Trains 150277 at Thorne South Railway Station

Northern Trains 150277 working 2P02 0748 Scunthorpe to Doncaster #northerntrains #northern #allthestations #class150 #brelyork #brel #dmu #sprinter #scunthorpe #thornesouth #doncaster #tuesday #10th #march #2026

#Beamish #OldTown #Historic #HairDressers #HairSalon #Outdoors #Building #Old #FrontStreet #UKShots #50's #CapturingBritain #uk #Northeast #BeamishMuseum #Northern #Street #OldSchool #Britain

Northern Trains 150271 at Doncaster Railway Station Platform 0

Northern Trains 150271 forming 2P19 1548 Doncaster to Scunthorpe #northerntrains #northern #allthestations #class150 #brelyork #brel #dmu #sprinter #doncaster #thornesouth #scunthorpe #platform0 #monday #9th #march #2024

Northern Trains 333005 at Wakefield Westgate Railway Station Platform 1

Northern Trains 333005 working 2B19 1420 Leeds to Doncaster #northerntrains #northern #allthestations #class333 #emu #caf #siemens #cafSiemens #leeds #wakefieldwestgate #adwick #bentleysouthyorkshire #doncaster #monday #9th #march #2026

Northern Trains 150277 at Castleford Railway Station Platform 1

Northern Trains 150277 working 2L65 1232 Leeds to Sheffield #northerntrains #northern #class150 #brelyork #brel #dmu #sprinter #leeds #woodlesford #castleford #normanton #wakefieldkirkgate #barnsley #meadowhall #sheffield #monday #9th #march #2026

Major Disruption: Lancashire trains severely delayed due to trespassers Trespassers on the railway near Preston station mean all lines are currently blocked, with trains suspended. Trains may be cancelled, delayed by 60 minutes or revised. Major disruption is expected until 3pm. Staff are on site and updates will follow soon. Northern says a number of their services are affected…

Blackpool North to Manchester Airport www.railadvent.co.uk/2026/03/major-disruption... #disruption #northern #PrestonLancs #TransPennineExpress

Northern Trains 150201 at Leeds Railway Station Platform 17a

Northern Trains 150201 forming 2L61 1032 Leeds to Sheffield #northerntrains #northern #class150 #brelyork #brel #dmu #sprinter #leeds #woodlesford #castleford #normanton #wakefieldkirkgate #barnsley #meadowhall #meadowhallinterchange #sheffield #monday #9th #march #2026

Northern Trains 333005 at Doncaster Railway Station Platform 6

Northern Trains 333005 forming 2B62 0925 Doncaster to Leeds #northerntrains #northern #allthestations #class333 #emu #caf #siemens #cafSiemens #doncaster #bentleysyorks #adwick #wakefield #wakefieldwestgate #leeds #monday #9th #march #2026

Northern Trains 150271 at Thorne South Railway Station

Northern Trains 150271 working 2P02 0748 Scunthorpe to Doncaster #northerntrains #northern #allthestations #class150 #brelyork #brel #dmu #sprinter #scunthorpe #thornesouth #doncaster #monday #9th #march #2026

Burno will not return as Northern Illinois coach

#NCAA #Burno #Return #Northern #Illinois

#Avanti and #Northern often get a bad press, but I've got to give them credit today, my entire day's itinerary has gone like clockwork (and an assist with 1st and last trains of the day by #Crosscountry as well). 158861 is pictured at Lancaster.

By the cringe, it's Baltic out there. #Sintra #Portugal. Time for Big Coat! #Northern #Cheshirechildhood

Northern Trains 150220 at Doncaster Railway Station Platform 0

Northern Trains 150220 forming 2P19 1548 Doncaster to Scunthorpe #northerntrains #northern #allthestations #class150 #brelyork #brel #dmu #sprinter #doncaster #thornesouth #scunthorpe #platform0 #friday #6th #march #2026

Northern Trains 150220 at Thorne South Railway Station

Northern Trains 150220 working 2P12 1248 Scunthorpe to Doncaster #northerntrains #northern #allthestations #class150 #brelyork #brel #dmu #sprinter #scunthorpe #thornesouth #doncaster #friday #6th #march #2026

Northern Trains 150268 at Doncaster Railway Station Platform 0

Northern Trains 150268 forming 2P11 1148 Doncaster to Scunthorpe #northerntrains #northern #allthestations #class150 #brelyork #brel #dmu #sprinter #doncaster #thornesouth #scunthorpe #platform0 #thursday #5th #march #2026

Scientists spot unexpected cold region inside Jupiter’s northern lights Jupiter’s northern lights are the most powerful in the solar system, but new observations from the James Webb Space Teles...

#Aerospace #Scientists #spot #unexpected #cold #region #inside […]

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Scientists spot unexpected cold region inside Jupiter’s northern lights Jupiter’s northern lights are the most powerful in the solar system, but new observations from the James Webb Space Teles...

#Aerospace #Scientists #spot #unexpected #cold #region #inside […]

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Northern Trains 170453 at Sheffield Railway Station Platform 5b

Northern Trains 170453 forming 1W43 1057 Sheffield to Scarborough #northerntrains #northern #class170 #turbostar #class170turbostar #dmu #sheffield #meadowhall #doncaster #goole #hull #bridlington #scarborough #viagoole #viahull #thursday #5th #march #2026

A northern harrier gliding low over a field of tall grass with mountains visible in the distant background.

#northern #harrier #bird #photography