Contract for Northern Franchise rail services. Currently operated by Northern Trains Limited (NTL)

Descriptions

Contract for provision of regional passenger rail services on the UK conventional mainline rail system. It is envisaged the services would run between:, •Bradford Forster Square - Skipton, •Wakefield - Huddersfield/Hebden Bridge - Bradford Interchange - Leeds - Selby, •Bradford Forster Square - llkley, •Sheffield - Moorthorpe - Leeds, •Sheffield - Hull, •Knottingley - Wakefield, •Bradford FQ - Skipton, •Goole - Castleford -Leeds, •Blackpool North -Leeds/York, •Sheffield - Gainsborough Central/Lincoln, •Doncaster - Scunthorpe, •Hull- Scarborough, •Hull- Bridlington -Scarborough, •Wigan - Leeds, •Leeds - Bradford Forster Square, •Leeds - llkley, •Bradford FQ - llkley, •Hull- York/Bridlington, •Scarborough/Hull-Sheffield via Doncaster, •Barton on Humber- Cleethorpes, •Carlisle - Settle - Leeds, •Skipton - Leeds, •Adwick - Sheffield, •Doncaster - Leeds, •Leeds - Knottingley, •Leeds - Knaresborough, •York-Leeds/Huddersfield, •Sheffield - York, •Wakefield - Huddersfield, •Halifax - Hull, •Leeds - Barnsley - Sheffield (Stoppers), •Blackpool N - York, •Leeds - Lancaster, •Castleford - Bradford Interchange via Huddersfield, •Leeds - Lincoln via Sheffield, •Leeds - Sheffield via Moorthorpe, •Leeds - Harrogate - York, •Leeds - Manchester Victoria, •Sheffield - Huddersfield, •Leeds - Garforth - York, •Leeds - Nottingham, •Leeds - Chester, •Cleethorpes - Gainsborough, •Bishop Auckland - Darlington - Saltburn, •Newcastle - Carlisle, •Saltburn - Chester le Street - Carlisle, •Saltburn - Bishop Auckland, •Newcastle - Carlisle, •Whitby-Middlesbrough, •Durham Coast, •Chathill- Newcastle, •Wigan Wallgate - Via Bolton - Manchester Vic, •Manchester Vic - Stalybridge/Huddersfield, •Manchester Ox Road / Manchester Airport - Crewe (Styal), ••Southport-Wigan - Via Atherton - Manchester Vic, •Manchester Piccadilly - Crewe via Stockport, •Clitheroe - Manchester Victoria via Bolton, •Rochdale - Blackburn, •Manchester Piccadilly - Crewe via Manchester Airport, •Manchester Piccadilly - Chester, •Manchester Piccadilly - Buxton, •Manchester Piccadilly- New Mills Central, •Manchester Piccadilly - Stoke on Trent, •Kirby-Manchester Victoria via Atherton, •Clitheroe - Blackburn - Manchester Victoria via Todmorden, •Southport- Stalybridge, •Manchester Victoria - Stalybridge, •Manchester Piccadilly- Marple/Rose Hill, •Hazel Grove - Blackpool, •Manchester Piccadilly - Hadfield/Glossop, •Blackburn - Wigan, •Manchester Piccadilly - Sheffield, •Southport-Alderley Edge via Bolton, •Manchester Piccadilly - Hazel Grove, •Liverpool - Newton Le Willows/Wigan/Manchester Victoria, •Windermere - Oxenholme, •Liverpool/Warrington Central- Manchester Oxford Road/Piccadilly, •Blackpool N - Preston, •Barrow/ Windemere - Preston - Wigan - Bolton - Manchester, •Warrington BQ - Liverpool, •Liverpool/Hunts Cross - Warrington Central - Manchester Ox Rd, •Blackpool N - Liverpool (Stoppers), •Preston - Ormskirk, •Carlisle - Whitehaven - Barrow, •Liverpool-Manchester Airport via Warrington (express), •Cumbria Coast, •Blackpool N - Liverpool (express), •Blackpool South - Colne, •Manchester - Preston, •Manchester Airport- Windermere/ Barrow (Express) via Wigan, •Blackpool N - Manchester Airport (Express) via Bolton, •Liverpool - Crewe via Manchester Piccadilly, •Barrow/Windermere - Preston, •Liverpool-Oxford Road via Warrington Central (Stoppers), •Carlisle - Clitheroe - Blackpool N, •Lancaster-Morecambe, •Ellesmere Port- Liverpool via Warrington BQ, •Blackpool North - Preston - Manchester, There is a mixture of leisure, business and commuter travel. These services would be similar to those currently operated by Northern Trains Limited.