Northern Rail

[Sprinterdriver]

RE: Northern Rail
Going back to an earlier post the amount of services that run is included in the franchise agreement, this lists the minimum level of train service, an operator can run more. The new franchise gives a large increase in services on some routes, especially at the weekends.

The type and length of trains in PTE areas is generally specified by them in conjunction with the operator.

The puntuality figures are calculated the same way for all TOC's, the DfT came down hard on First Great Western when they tried to masage the figures. I'm not 100% sure but I think all services are included.

Northern employ a private security company for barrier checks at a lot of stations. More recently they have recruited on train revenue collectors themselves in Greater Manchester and Merseyside.

SD.