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      Northern Trains

      Engaged employer

      Northern Trains Reviews

      3.7

      73% would recommend to a friend

      (188 total reviews)
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      Tricia Williams

      69% approve of CEO

      59% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Work/Life balance

      3.3

      Culture and values

      3.1

      Senior management

      Northern Trains has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 188 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Northern Trains employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation and logistics industry (3.5 stars).

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Reviews by job title

      188 reviews
      4.0
      21 Apr 2026

      Work life balance

      Train conductor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Good basic pay with commission & overtime available. Final salary pension plus secondary pension scheme

      Cons

      Allocated holidays (can be swapped amongst yourselves) Early starts, late finishes & weekend working

      1.0
      2 Apr 2026

      Boring, lonely, stressful

      Conductor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Mostly get left alone, good pension

      Cons

      Stressful assessments, disrespected by managers and passengers, horrible shift start and finish times, Saturday night drunks make it unbearable at times

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