Passengers on Northern Rail could get their season tickets for free.
The operator, which runs many services across the region- including trains from Liverpool to Manchester, is planning to reward 1,000 people by covering the cost of their commute. Anyone who buys a daily, weekly or annual season ticket during September or October will be entered into a draw, from which 500 people a month will win back the cost of their ticket - up to the value of £100.
Northern hopes that the move, which it is calling the "Big Commuter Giveaway’’ will encourage people to get the train into work, rather than driving. It comes after the operator ran a £1 flash sale, which made one million tickets available for a pound.
