Northern Rail

Northern Rail runs in North and North East of England, including Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, Northumberland, Teeside, Tyne and Wear and Yorkshire. It also operates in Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Staffordshire.

For cheap train tickets on Northern Rail routes, buy in advance with thetrainline.

With nearly 2,500 train services every weekday, Northern Rail is the largest UK train operator.