'Northern is the enemy of my life'
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukPassengers have slammed Northern rail as ‘the enemy of my life’ after the firm paid out £2.4 million in delay repay compensation last year.
New figures show the operator forked £500,000 more in compensation compared to 2023, meaning delays and compensation from government-owned Northern shot up since Labour won the election.
Freedom of Information request data shows Northern spent £1.5m on compensation between June and December 2024, spiking in November at £382,781, four months after Keir Starmer became Prime Minister.
Delays have become so common for regular Northern passengers some see it as a way of life. Stella Connery, 22, ‘dreads to think’ how much she’s been owed in delay repay.
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