(09 Dec 2015, 7:57 am)Adrian wrote Next Northern Franchise Owner Announced
http://www.northernrail.org/news/7807
Not a bad little monopoly for them or the German Government. The buses, Crosscountry, Grand Central, the Metro and now Northern.
They state services between Newcastle and Carlisle will be 12x faster.
I can only guess that some stations on the line will see a reduced frequency.