Northern under public ownership again after new MD appointment

THE government’s Operator of Last Resort (OLR) took over the running of services across the Northern network from Arriva on March 1, following the early termination of the Arriva Rail North franchise. It should have run until 2025.

The new Northern Trains franchise will continue to be managed by Transport for the North monitoring performance, alongside the Department for Transport, through the Rail North Partnership.

With the transfer came confirmation former Northern that managing director (MD) David Brown was moving to the OLR