Unlimited train travel from £12

Introducing the Off-Peak Northern Explorer

Collect tokens from participating local newspapers and redeem them for an Off-Peak Northern Explorer day or weekend ticket at any staffed station on the Northern network. Tokens are available for a limited time! With tickets available for just £12 for a day or £20 for a weekend, don't miss your chance!

How it works

Step 1: Check your paper is participating and note your collect-by date

Find your newspaper in the list below. You will need to collect two or three tokens depending on the paper within the dates shown. You can mix and match papers if they share the same collect-by date and required number of tokens to complete their respective form.

Step 2: Fill in the redemption form

Once you have your tokens, complete the form linked next to your newspaper's name below.

Step 3: Take your form to a ticket office

Bring your completed paper form to any staffed ticket office on the Northern network and collect your Off-Peak Northern Explorer Day or Weekend Ticket.

To view Terms and Conditions for this offer, please select a paper below first.

Participating newspapers

Collect-by dates are shown next to each paper. Make sure you collect your tokens during the date shown.

Across the North

Sunday Sun — collect 20 Sep - 10 Oct: Redeem here
Daily Mirror North — collect 14 Sep -20 Sep: Redeem here
Daily Star North — collect 14 Sep -20 Sep: Redeem here
The Express North Edition — collect 14 Sep - 20 Sep: Redeem here
Newcastle Chronicle — collect 14 Sept - 26 Sep: Redeem here
Newcastle Journal — collect 14 Sept - 26 Sep: Redeem here
Teesside Gazette — collect 14 Sept - 26 Sep: Redeem here

North East

Sunderland Echo — collect 21 Sep - 10 Oct: Redeem here
Hartlepool Mail — collect 24 Sep - 8 Oct: Redeem here

Yorkshire

Yorkshire Post — collect 21 Sep - 10 Oct: Redeem here
Yorkshire Evening Post — collect 21 Sep - 10 Oct: Redeem here
The Star — collect 21 Sep - 10 Oct: Redeem here
Sheffield Telegraph — collect 24 Sep - 8 Oct: Redeem here
Doncaster Free Press — collect 24 Sep - 8 Oct: Redeem here
Rotherham Advertiser — collect 24 Sep - 8 Oct: Redeem here
Wakefield Express — collect 24 Sep - 8 Oct: Redeem here
Pontefract & Castleford Express — collect 24 Sep - 8 Oct: Redeem here
Halifax Courier — collect 24 Sep - 8 Oct: Redeem here
Brighouse Echo — collect 24 Sep - 8 Oct: Redeem here
Hebden and Todmorden Times — collect 24 Sep - 8 Oct: Redeem here
Dewsbury / Batley Series — collect 24 Sep - 8 Oct: Redeem here
Harrogate Advertiser Series — collect 24 Sep - 8 Oct: Redeem here
Scarborough Evening News — collect 24 Sep - 8 Oct: Redeem here
Bridlington Free Press — collect 24 Sep - 8 Oct: Redeem here
Whitby Gazette — collect 24 Sep - 8 Oct: Redeem here

Lancashire

Lancashire Post — collect 21 Sep - 10 Oct: Redeem here
Blackpool Gazette — collect 21 Sep - 10 Oct: Redeem here
Wigan Post — collect 25 Sep - 9 Oct: Redeem here
Wigan Observer — collect 22 Sep - 6 Oct: Redeem here
Chorley Guardian — collect 22 Sep - 6 Oct: Redeem here
Burnley Express — collect 25 Sep - 9 Oct: Redeem here
Nelson Leader — collect 25 Sep - 9 Oct: Redeem here
Clitheroe Advertiser — collect 24 Sep - 8 Oct: Redeem here
The Visitor (Morecambe) — collect 22 Sep - 6 Oct: Redeem here
Lytham St Annes Express — collect 24 Sep - 8 Oct: Redeem here
Lancaster Guardian — collect 24 Sep - 8 Oct: Redeem here

Greater Manchester

Manchester Evening News — collect Sep 14 - Sep 27: Redeem here

Merseyside & Cheshire

Liverpool Echo — collect Sep 14 - Sep 27: Redeem here
Chester Chronicle — collect 17 Sep - 7 Oct: Redeem here
Runcorn / Widnes Weekly — collect 17 Sep - 7 Oct: Redeem here
Macclesfield Express — collect 16 Sep - 6 Oct: Redeem here

Humberside & Lincolnshire

Hull Daily Mail — collect 14 Sep - 26 Sep: Redeem here
Scunthorpe Telegraph — collect 17 Sep - 7 Oct: Redeem here
Lincolnshire Echo — collect 17 Sep - 7 Oct: Redeem here
Gainsborough Standard — collect 24 Sep - 8 Oct: Redeem here

Staffordshire & Derbyshire

Stoke Sentinel — collect 14 Sep - 26 Sep: Redeem here
Buxton Advertiser — collect 24 Sep - 8 Oct: Redeem here
Worksop Guardian — collect 25 Sep - 9 Oct: Redeem here
Derbyshire Times — collect 24 Sep - 8 Oct: Redeem here
 

Northern network map

If you'd like to see where your local trains are heading or where you may need connections, the network map can help. It shows each train's route in a different colour, making it easy to see where you're going.

View the Northern network map