Ireland's railways are in State ownership, with Iarnród Éireann ( Irish Rail ) operating services in the Republic and NI Railways operating services in Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland Railways was never part of British Rail, which was always confined to Great Britain, and therefore is not part of the National Rail network.

The National Rail network of 10, 072 route miles ( 16, 116 km ) in Great Britain and 189 route miles ( 303 route km ) in Northern Ireland carries over 18, 000 passenger and 1, 000 freight trains daily.

* Northern Rail, a train operating company in northern England

Streets in the downtown area are laid out in a grid pattern, parallel to Route 66 and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Rail Line, running east-west through the city.

Examples include the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail in Berkshire County and the Northern Rail Trail of New Hampshire.

The station has changed ownership a number of times: firstly the Great Northern Railway ( GNR ) ( 1852-1923 ), then the London and North Eastern Railway ( LNER ) ( 1923-1948 ), then following nationalisation British Railways ( 1948-1996 ), then upon privatisation Railtrack, then Network Rail.

One inventory in June 2012 found the following species: ovenbird, Eastern Whip-poor-will, wilson's snipe, alder flycatcher, Warbling vireo, red-eyed vireo, winter wren, wood thrush, American robin, veery, gray catbird, common yellowthroat, Chestnut-sided Warbler, northern waterthrush, Black-throated Green Warbler, northern parula, American Redstart, white-throated sparrow, indigo bunting, red-winged blackbird, American goldfinch, osprey, Ring-necked Duck, Hooded Merganser, Pied-billed Grebe, Double-crested Cormorant, Great Blue Heron, Bald Eagle, Virginia Rail, American Herring Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Chimney Swift, Belted Kingfisher, Marsh Wren, House Wren, Eastern Bluebird, Pine Warbler, Black-and-white Warbler, Savannah Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Eastern Meadowlark, Bobolink, bank swallow, cliff swallow, barn swallow, White-breasted Nuthatch, Ruffed Grouse, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Blue-headed Vireo, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Lincoln's Sparrow, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pine Siskin, Purple Finch, Canada Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Golden-crowned Kinglet, Morning Warbler, Dark-eyed Junco, and Northern Rough-winged Swallow.

The connection between Drayton Park and the surface platforms at Finsbury Park was eventually opened in 1976, the Northern City Line becoming part of British Rail.

In 1975, the Northern City Line, known by that time as the Highbury branch, was transferred from London Underground to British Rail ; it is now served by First Capital Connect.

Merton is served by a wide range of National Rail stations across the borough, as well as the southern tip of London Underground's Northern Line and the District Line on the Wimbledon branch.

Mountain Home has one railroad, the Union Pacific Missouri and Northern Arkansas Rail Road

Palmdale was selected as a stop for the California High Speed Rail System, currently undergoing environmental review, that will link Northern and Southern California.

The area used to be served by the Northern Central Railway ; south of Cockeysville the Baltimore Light Rail uses the corridor established by the predecessors of that Railway ; the corridor north is now the Northern Central Railroad Trail.

* Northern Rail Trail

* Northern Rail Trail ( New Hampshire )

A proposed extension of the Hudson – Bergen Light Rail along the Northern Branch would include stations at Englewood Hospital, Town Center and Route 4.

The Northern Branch Corridor Project, a proposal by New Jersey Transit to extend the Hudson Bergen Light Rail from its current terminus northward to two stations in Tenafly, the last of which would be a terminus near the Cresskill town line, has been met with mixed reactions.

Plans for an extension of the Hudson Bergen Light Rail through the town called the Northern Branch Corridor Project along the Northern Branch right-of-way call for a stop near the county line in North Bergen at 91st Street.

Rail workers for lines like the Northern Pacific Railroad and the Cedar River Watershed, closed off by the City of Seattle, meant more workers for those things.

Still existing on a `` Northern Union '' telegraph form is a typical peremptory message from Peru grocer J. J. Hapgood to Burton and Graves' store in Manchester -- `` Get and send by stage four pounds best Porterhouse or serloin stake, for Mrs. Hapgood send six sweet oranges ''.

During this period, Banks was also involved in a notorious incident with Manchester United's George Best who, while playing against England for Northern Ireland, flicked the ball out of Banks ' hands and headed it into the net as the protesting goalkeeper chased him.

So EastEnders focuses on the tough and grim life in London's east end ; Coronation Street invokes Manchester and its characters exhibit the stereotypical characteristic of " Northern straight talking ".

However, the Chester and Birkenhead Railway, authorised on 12 July 1837, was ; the Eastern Counties Railway, authorised on 4 July 1836, was ; London and Blackwall Railway, authorised on 28 July 1836, was ; the London and Brighton Railway, authorised on 15 July 1837, was ; the Manchester and Birmingham Railway, authorised on 30 June 1837, was ; the Manchester and Leeds Railway, authorised on 4 July 1836, was and the Northern and Eastern Railway, authorised on 4 July 1836, was.

The accents of Northern England are also distinctive including a range of variations: Northumberland, County Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, Cumbria, Lancashire with regional variants in Bolton, Burnley, Blackburn, Manchester, Preston, Blackpool, Merseyside and Wigan, Yorkshire is also distinctive, having variations between the North Riding of Yorkshire, West Riding of Yorkshire and East Riding of Yorkshire.

Once graduated, 53 % of the region's universities ' graduates ( native and non-native ) stay to find work in the region, with around 10 % moving to the North West ( Manchester ); 70 % stay in Northern England, with 20 % going to Southern England.

Liverpool was divided into Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western districts in 1864 / 65, and Manchester and Salford into eight numbered districts in 1867 / 68.

She stayed for ten days in Northern Moor, a suburb area in Wythenshawe, Manchester, England, and the result was The Duchess on the Estate, transmitted on ITV1 on 18 August 2009.

** 18 August 2009 – The Duchess on the Estate, ITV1 ( about Northern Moor, Manchester ).

Based around The Haçienda, a nightclub in Manchester owned by New Order and Factory Records, Madchester bands such as Happy Mondays and The Stone Roses mixed acid house dance rhythms, Northern soul and funk with melodic guitar pop.

operated by Northern Rail services along the Huddersfield Line between Huddersfield and Manchester Victoria with some Sunday journeys running to Leeds.

The club played in a variety of local leagues, including the Staffordshire County League, Manchester League, Mid-Cheshire League and Cheshire County League, before becoming founder members of the North West Counties Football League in 1982 and from there progressing to the Northern Premier League in 1987.

Normal scheduled departures from Chester Station are: multiple services on the North Wales Coast Line ; Virgin Trains to London Euston via Crewe ; Arriva Trains Wales to Manchester Piccadilly via Warrington Bank Quay and Cardiff Central / Birmingham New Street via Wrexham General ; Northern Rail to Manchester Piccadilly via Northwich ; Merseyrail to Liverpool on the Wirral Line.

Williams has maintained links with the College ( and with the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester ) ever since.

* The Great Northern Warehouse, a leisure complex in Manchester, England

The long distance regional services connecting Sunderland, Newcastle, Scarborough and Hull with Manchester, Liverpool and Blackpool North railway station were operated under the TransPennine Express banner, the rest as Arriva Trains Northern.

Factory also opened a bar ( The Dry Bar, FAC 201 ) and a shop ( The Area, FAC 281 ) in the Northern Quarter of Manchester.

On the original route, an hourly fast service is operated by Northern Rail, from Liverpool to Manchester, usually calling at Wavertree Technology Park, St Helens Junction, Newton-le-Willows and Manchester Oxford Road, and continuing via Manchester Piccadilly station to Manchester Airport.

The Northern Blues, formerly known as the Preston Bullants and Northern Bullants before becoming the Blues in 2012, are based in the northern suburb of Preston, but also play several home games at Visy Park.

* Platform 3 for Northern Rail services to Preston and Blackpool North

The outstanding Northern Ireland international Peter Doherty recalled how Shankly dogged his footsteps in one match and kept muttering " Great wee team, North End, great wee team ", subduing Doherty completely as Preston defeated Manchester City 3 – 1.

Scottish and Northern editions are now printed by facsimile in Glasgow and Preston respectively by contract printers, London editions at Westferry Printers.

The school closed in 1987 and, forming along with the Preston Technical School, was the basis for the formation of the Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE, which continues to have a Collingwood campus in Otter Street.

Preston City Oval, home of the Northern Bullants, during the 2007 VWFL Grand Final

Preston has been home to the Preston Bullants Australian rules football ( later known as the Northern Bullants and currently as the Northern Blues ) club since its inception in 1882.

The suburb also has many junior football teams, including the Northern Knights, who play in the TAC Cup and the Preston Bullants Junior Football club whose home ground is Preston City Oval.

The M55 is a motorway in Lancashire, England, which can also be referred to as the Preston Northern Bypass.

It has been reported that former DeLay aide Michael Scanlon worked on the Preston Gates account for the firm making the donation, Burlington Northern.

The Preston & Northcote Community Hospital ( often referred to as PANCH ) was a former hospital located in Preston, Victoria, Australia, opened in 1958 and relocated to the Northern Hospital in Epping in February 1998.

* Willie Irvine ( b. 1943 ), footballer from Northern Ireland, played for Burnley, Preston, Brighton & Hove Albion and Northern Ireland

The program was an adventure series about Sergeant William Preston of the North-West Mounted Police and his lead sled dog, Yukon King, as they fought evildoers in the Northern wilderness during the Gold Rush of the 1890s.