NORTHERN Rail has joined up with online experts to give customers live information about exactly what train will serve them day-to-day.

This includes the model of train they will be catching, how many carriages it has and what facilities are on-board (such as whether it has at-seat power or USB sockets).

It has all been made possible through a link-up between the railway provider and web-based rail gurus, Realtimetrains.co.uk.

“Know Your Train” will give real-time details about the train a customer will be expecting, via a free mobile app, or online.

Matt Clarke, Northern’s Control Communications Manager, said: “It’s great that we’ve been able to work with Realtime Trains to provide our customers with this level of detail. At Northern we operate 17 different types of train and have more than 370 trains running across our network.”

“It can, therefore, be quite confusing for customers who may not know which train is going to operate their particular service.”