“This is a big con just as usual,” writes Clifford Beeton on X (Twitter). “I put in Stoke on Trent to Glasgow return it came back at £142! Where are all the £25 tickets advertised?”
Mr Beeton was responding to a Northern Rail post proclaiming: “The Great British Rail Sale is back! Get 50 per cent off selected Advance tickets with one million tickets available across the North.”