What is Northern Rail (Serco-Abellio)?
{{Infobox rail company |name=Northern Rail |logo= |image=Northern Rail Class 323, 323224, Alderley Edge railway station (geograph 4524576).jpg |image_size=300px |franchise=Northern Rail<br>12 December 2004 – 31 March 2016 |regions=[[North West England|North West]], [[North East England|North East]],<br>[[Yorkshire and the Humber]] |secregions=[[East Midlands]] and [[Staffordshire]] |fleet=333<ref name=Northernwebsite/> |abbr=NT |stations=526 |stationsop=464<ref name=Northernwebsite>{{cite web |url=http://www.northernrail.org/northern/about_northern |title=About Northern: Facts and Figures |accessdate=14 March 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307181903/http://www.northernrail.org/northern/about_northern |archivedate=7 March 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> |routekm=2,695.7 |parent_company=[[Serco-Abellio]] |website=www.northernrail.org }} '''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 [[railway station|stations]]. In 2016, Serco and Abellio lost the franchise to Arriva, who promised to buy new trains.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/arriva-chosen-to-run-and-expand-northern-franchise-from-next-year|title=Arriva chosen to run and expand Northern franchise from next year|first=|last=|website=|publisher=|accessdate=}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{multistub|transport|UK}} [[Category:Post-privatisation British railway companies]]