Northern Rail (Serco-Abellio)

Northern Rail was a British train operating company. It ran local passenger services in Northern England from December 2004 to March 2016. Northern Rail's owner was Serco and Abellio. It ran 287 trains to 529 stations.

Northern Rail

Overview
Franchise(s)	Northern Rail 12 December 2004 – 31 March 2016
Main region(s)	North West, North East, Yorkshire and the Humber
Other region(s)	East Midlands and Staffordshire
Fleet size	333[1]
Stations called at	526
Stations operated	464[1]
Route km operated	2,695.7
National Rail abbreviation	NT
Parent company	Serco-Abellio
Website	www.northernrail.org

In 2016, Serco and Abellio lost the franchise to Arriva, who promised to buy new trains.^[2]