HALF a million tickets for train journeys across the North of England are up for grabs with 50%-off the cost, Northern has announced.

The train operator has slashed the price of select Advance Purchase tickets as part of the nationwide ‘Rail Sale’ which starts today:- Tuesday, 14 January 2025 and runs until:- Monday, 20 January 2025.

Tickets are valid for travel between:- Sunday, 19 January 2025 and Monday, 31 March 2025 and are available from their website and ticket offices across the Northern network.

Alex Hornby, commercial and customer director at Northern, said:- “The 500,000 Advance Purchase tickets we’re making available for the Rail Sale will be spread the length and breadth of our network. Northern already offers exceptional value for money – with the average price of a journey with Northern costing around £4 – and so we’re pleased to be able to offer these Rail Sale fares to our customers, making the train an even more attractive option.”

The Rail Sale is 1 of the 1st national events to mark the start of Railway 200 – a year-long campaign to celebrate the 200th anniversary of rail travel in the UK.

It was on 27 September 1825 that George Stephenson’s steam-powered Locomotion No. 1 travelled 26 miles between Shildon, Darlington and Stockton.

For more information about Railway 200, visit this website.