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Residents across the North of England have responded to an appeal by Northern to help them correct the mispronunciation of local stations names in on-board announcements.
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Euxton Balshaw Lane: Colas Rail Freight 70811 slows the 6J37 Carlisle NY to Chirk log train for a signal check at the south end of Euxton Balshaw Lane station on 19 August 2022.
John McIntyre 19/08/2022


Burneside: A Manchester Airport to Windermere Class 195 service departs from Burneside on 5th September 2019.
John McIntyre 05/09/2019


Aspatria: Aspatria station, seen on a sunny 9th March 2018 looking towards Carlisle. The station building is in private use and this is a request stop nowadays.
Mark Bartlett 09/03/2018

Figures show increase in freight train movements in Network Rails Eastern Region over corresponding period in 2019/20. New scrap metal service introduced from Ilkeston to Immingham. Sunderland Docks branch scrap metal service recommenced to cope with rising demand. New contract to move 350,000 tonnes of waste from Barking to Scunthorpe. New intermodal cargo terminal constructed in Sheffield.

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