Unlimited rail travel
£12 for one day or £20 for a weekend
Unlimited rail travel with National World
Hop on and off all day long. Kids go half price*.
To qualify for this special offer, simply collect three tokens from your local newspaper on participating dates, complete the correct online form, download and print the form and buy your tickets from any staffed ticket office.
You can travel anywhere on the Northern network using Northern services. Hop on and off all day long. Depending on your home station, you can visit Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Southport, Sheffield, York and more with Northern.
Three tokens allow you to buy up to four Northern only Day Ranger tickets or Weekend Rover tickets which must all be used on the same day or weekend (depending on the ticket chosen). Travel is available between Monday 8 September – Thursday 23 October 2025. Weekend Rover tickets are available each Saturday and Sunday between Saturday 13 September and Sunday 19 October 2025. Unlimited travel from 08:45 Mondays to Fridays and at any time at weekends.
Before deciding on your travel dates, please check for any planned engineering works that may affect your journey.
Frequently Asked Questions
Adobe Reader is available to download for Windows PC and Apple Mac computers for free. Other PDF readers should also be able to open the form. If you are still unable to open the form – please contact our Customer Experience Centre.
Many local libraries provide access to a printer so you can print out the application form.
This offer is only available at staffed railway stations, please visit our stations page https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/stations to find the nearest staffed station.
Please contact National World on 0330 403 0066, where you will be able to order back copies of the relevant newspaper.
The newspaper insertion dates are available to view on https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/tickets/newspaper-offer/national-world
Terms and Conditions
Terms and conditions
- Tokens available for sale from Monday 8 September – Saturday 27 September 2025. Tickets can be purchased no more than three days in advance of travel.
- Travel is available for sale Monday 8 September – Thursday 23 October 2025. One-day tickets are available every day for the duration of this offer. Weekend Rover tickets are available each Saturday and Sunday between Saturday 13 September and Sunday 19 October 2025.
- Time restrictions: only valid on trains timed to depart from 0845 Mondays to Fridays. Valid at any time, weekends, and Bank Holidays.
- 3 tokens allow you to buy up to 4 Northern Day Ranger tickets or 4 Weekend Rover tickets.
- Price: Day Ranger ticket - adult £12.00 each / child £6.00 each for one day ticket OR Weekend Rover ticket - £20.00 each / child £10.00 each for one weekend ticket - no further discounts available. *Children 5-15 years inclusive.
- Valid on trains operated by Northern only. This offer is not valid for travel on Transport for Wales, Cross Country, LNER, East Midlands Trains, Hull Trains, TransPennine Express, Grand Central, London Midland, Merseyrail Electrics or Avanti West Coast services. There are no direct travel routes available on Northern services between Newcastle and York.
- Affix 3 tokens from participating newspapers to the application form and take to any staffed station serviced by Northern Trains. The tickets for this offer cannot be purchased on trains.
- Completed application forms are valid to purchase up to four Northern Day Ranger tickets or Weekend Rover tickets (must include a minimum one adult ticket) for the same day/weekend of travel. Photocopies of tokens and application forms are not accepted.
Northern App
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Northern App
Streamline your journey and get tickets straight to your phone. Making your journey contact-free.