In the past month we have seen… ⬇️ Fewest cancellations in 5 years ⬆️ 5% increase in journeys vs 2025 ⬆️ 8% underlying revenue growth 👍 Customer satisfaction up by 6% It’s challenging out there (retail footfall is down by 7%), but we’re determined to improve and to grow.

@gceccles @Captain_Deltic @Modern_Railways @northernassist Accelerated recruitment & training; improved maintenance; aided staff retention & sickness; improved timetables (less ‘knock on’ impacts); wider cultural attention inside org to focus on service delivery and a refocused localised management structure (6 local areas not 3 regions)

@alexhornbyrail @Captain_Deltic @Modern_Railways @northernassist Properly resourcing service delivery then. Whatever you and your colleagues did to convince DfT of the need to properly resource Northern you should bottle and sell on to your fellow TOCs. Seriously, good news.

@BethRigby @SkyNews Yet it’s still dearer than usual pump prices. Typical Reform, just smoke and mirrors. Hope this helps you Beth.

Grateful to those that bring inspiration, strength, purpose, perspective & performance: I can confidently say that Kerry, Claire, Tracy & Amy bring exactly that to our commercial & customer ELT. Thanks to all our great women at Northern this #InternationalWomensDay and every day

The other thing I love that we talked about was whether Tonda has snuck up on us? Is he doing a better job than we think or not ? #SaintsFc

Sure does - have a great day

Shout out to driver Paul for looking after us today for our travels along the @WeardaleRailway, seen here with legend and retired driver @LesPiggypics at Bishop Auckland West as we returned after the first round trip.

Great initiative by Paul and the team here. 👏👏👏

@MAGALieTracker Please, hurry! 🙏🙏🙏

Loco hauled trains are cool! Sleeper trains are even more cool!! So what makes this loco hauled sleeper train even cooler still? You can take your car!! Check out the wagons at the rear. An idea that died out in the UK some years ago now, but seemingly still alive in Germany!

Good morning from the on-time 0713 from Harrogate to Leeds. There’s a high frequency of trains at this time of the morning to get the thousands of commuters along this line into the city. Hope you’re all in for a great Thursday - keep in touch with the team @northernassist

Lit windows on the south side of Southampton’s Bargate and in the High Street buildings are revealed when a light is placed behind this postcard. Known as ‘hold to light’ postcards, they were popular in the Edwardian era, this one being posted in 1904.

We took over the giant screen at Farage’s big rally in Birmingham

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@RobertJenrick @reformparty_uk This is how you put the British people first !!! Donor and funders first and fcuk the British People

@RobertJenrick

@ChrisGPackham @MeganMcCubbin @NDHuntSabs @HuntSabs Great comment. Reminds me of my brother as a huntsman tried to push past him into a field from which the hunt was banned. H - 'Get out of my way! Bro - 'No!' H - 'Do you know who I am?' Bro - 'Not a clue but I'll tell you who I am. I'm the man who owns this field so fuck off!'

Nice bit of collaboration this morning between Customer and Engineering, as our Head of Engineering David and I travelled on our trains, identifying easy ways to improve the travelling environment and on board information. More improvements on the way!