Transport and Logistics Network
Northern[1] has appointed its interim head of operational standards Mark Gardner to the role on a permanent basis.
The post is responsible for developing, implementing and reviewing all Northern’s operational safety processes and procedures.
Gardner wi…
Thirteen workers from Network Rail, train operator Northern and contractors Murphy and Kier spent 6 hours on Wednesday 18 October helping the Friends of Hindley maintain the station’s award-winning flowerbeds.
The day involved weeding, strimming, cutti…
Logistics development company Tritax Symmetry has acquired a 221-acre site at St Helens[1] in the Liverpool City Region as part of its plans to develop a 2.5 million sq. ft logistics scheme and a new strategic rail freight[2] interchange project.
The s…
Northern[1] marked Harry Potter Book Day last week by suggesting classic books that its passengers could read during their daily commute.
The operator has calculated that at the average reading rate of 250 words per minute, a commuter travelling the av…
National logistics developer Tritax Symmetry has unveiled plans for a 2.5 million sq ft logistics scheme in St Helens, within the Liverpool City Region Freeport zone.
It has completed the off-market acquisition of a 221-acre site, for an undisclosed su…