Following the Northern‘s £1 ‘Flash Sale’ last week, it has now revealed it plans to reward 1,000 season ticket customers with their commute costs

Northern is the UK’s second largest rail operator, running services to major cities throughout the North of England such as Hull, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield. This week, the operator has launched its ‘Big Commuter Giveaway’ to anyone who buys a daily, weekly or annual season ticket during September and October and follows on from last week’s £1 ‘Flash Sale’.

The initiative aims to encourage more people to move away from car journeys and travel by train to work.

Customers buying a season ticket through either September or October will be entered into a draw of which 500 lucky people for each of the months will win back their ticket cost up to the value of £100.

To find out more about season tickets and to take part in the prize draw please visit: http://www.northernrailway.co.uk/freecommute

Mark Powles, customer and commercial director at Northern, said: “Following the success of our £1 flash sale, we wanted to give something back to our season ticket customers, who commute to work with us on a regular basis.

“And to those that haven’t bought a season ticket before – but are facing rising petrol prices and mounting city centre parking charges – we hope the chance to win back the cost of their commute might help convince them to make the switch from road to rail.

“We’ve made great strides in the last 12-18 months in terms of the customer experience – with our new fleet of modern trains and station renovations. I’m confident new rail commuters will be pleasantly surprised.”