Special Offers Discussion

[Amos]

Bring proof of membership

https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/boosts
on the front page is proof of membership

Thanks.

 

[Rail Ranger]

A new Northern day ticket offer is about to start. The prices have gone up to £12 for the day ticket and £20 for the weekend ticket. These new prices are already on the Northern website: Unlimited Rail Travel with National World | Offers | Northern https://share.google/Zmbj1FkZKTCEGLFjY
Tokens will be in National World newspapers from Monday 8th September. They will be in Reach plc newspapers from Monday 1st September: Participating Papers Reach PLC | Offer | Northern https://share.google/ausGH6ENPICnoGMRe

 

[TheSel]

A new Northern day ticket offer is about to start. The prices have gone up to £12 for the day ticket and £20 for the weekend ticket. These new prices are already on the Northern website: Unlimited Rail Travel with National World | Offers | Northern https://share.google/Zmbj1FkZKTCEGLFjY
Tokens will be in National World newspapers from Monday 8th September. They will be in Reach plc newspapers from Monday 1st September: Participating Papers Reach PLC | Offer | Northern https://share.google/ausGH6ENPICnoGMRe

Thanks for this.

I suspect things are still being pieced together regarding this offer, because whilst your first link (https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/tickets/newspaper-offer/national-world) shows:

"Unlimited rail travel £12 for one day or £20 for a weekend"

... if you got 'up' one level to https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/tickets/newspaper-offer it still reads:

"We’ve teamed up with local newspapers to bring back unlimited train travel with National World and Reach PLC. The offer is £10 per day or £17.50 for the weekend"

 

[Rail Ranger]

Thanks for this.

I suspect things are still being pieced together regarding this offer, because whilst your first link (https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/tickets/newspaper-offer/national-world) shows:

"Unlimited rail travel £12 for one day or £20 for a weekend"

... if you got 'up' one level to https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/tickets/newspaper-offer it still reads:

"We’ve teamed up with local newspapers to bring back unlimited train travel with National World and Reach PLC. The offer is £10 per day or £17.50 for the weekend"

I've just printed off a Reach plc form. The form says: "1. Tickets available for sale from Monday 1st September 2025 – Sunday 21st September 2025. Tickets can be purchased no more than three days in advance of travel. 2. Travel is available for sale from Monday 1st September 2025 – Thursday 23rd 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 6th September 2025 and Sunday 19th October 2025". I'm assuming that the end date of Sunday 21st September for the purchase of tickets must be a mistake? Especially if tickets can be purchased no more than three days in advance!

 

[pokemonsuper9]

I've collected all the links for the Northern Newspaper offer here just to make it easier for anyone
It is weird about the price and phrasing for buying the tickets, it will probably be corrected but I've quoted the pages as they are now.

Hub:

Unlimited train travel from £12

Northern | Buy Cheap Train Tickets and Check Train Times

www.northernrailway.co.uk

Spoiler: content

We’ve teamed up with local newspapers to bring back unlimited train travel with National World and Reach PLC

The offer is £10 per day or £17.50 for the weekend!
How to claim offer

All you need to do is collect either two or three tokens from the participating papers, attach them to the registration forms available from the pages below and then take them to your local ticket office to redeem.

Collection dates and papers

Reach - https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/tickets/newspaper-offer/reachplc/participating-papers-reach-plc
National World - https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/t...onalworld/participating-papers-national-world

Spoiler: Reach

Participating Papers

Tokens will be available to collect from the participating papers below on the specified dates:
National Titles will only have tokens available to collect for one week:

Monday 1 September – Sunday 7 September 2025.

Participating papers include the Daily Mirror North, Daily Star North and The Express North Edition.
Regional Weekly Titles will have tokens available to collect during the following period:

Monday 3 September – Saturday 21 September 2025.

Participating papers include Scunthorpe Telegraph, Lincolnshire Echo, Sunday Sun, Chester Chronicle, Runcorn / Widnes Weekly and Macclesfield Express.
Regional Daily Titles will have tokens available to collect during the following period:

Monday 1 September – Sunday 14 September 2025.

Participating papers include Hull Daily Mail, Stoke Sentinel, Chronicle, Journal, Gazette, Liverpool Echo and Manchester Evening News.

Spoiler: National World

Daily papers

Tokens will be available to collect from participating papers from Monday 8 September – Saturday 27 September.
Yorkshire Post
Yorkshire Evening Post
The Star
Sunderland Echo

Weekly papers

Tokens will be available to collect from participating papers from Monday 8 September – Saturday 27 September.
Wakefield Express
Pontefract & Castleford Express
Halifax Courier
Brighouse Echo
Hebden and Todmorden Times
Dewsbury / Batley Series
Harrogate Advertiser Series
Scarborough Evening News
Bridlington Free Press
Whitby Gazette
Sheffield Telegraph
Doncaster Free Press
Rotherham Advertiser
Buxton Advertiser
Worksop Guardian
Gainsborough Standard
Derbyshire Times
Blackpool Gazette
Lancashire Post
Wigan Post
Wigan Observer
Chorley Guardian
Burnley Express Friday
Nelson Leader
Clitheroe Advertiser
The Visitor (Morecambe)
Lytham St Annes Express
Lancaster Guardian
Hartlepool Mail

Registation (I don't know if this actually has to be done)

Reach - https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/tickets/newspaper-offer/reach-plc
National World - https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/tickets/newspaper-offer/national-world

Spoiler: Content

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.

Forms

Reach - https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/sites/default/files/2025-08/NRC04_NRL0825852516-001_PN10050551_Reach_PLC_Weekend_Rover_Form_A4 (2).pdf

National World - https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/sites/default/files/2025-08/NRC04_NRL0825852516-001_PN10050551_National_World_Weekend_Rover_Form_A4 (1).pdf

 

[Rail Ranger]

Thanks for that. You fill in the registration form including the departure station but when you print off the form the departure station box is blank. You fill in the form yourself in block capitals using a pen.

 

[AY1975]

It seems a bit odd that the validity period for the autumn offer is much shorter this year: in previous years it has usually run until about mid to late November. You might think that with the days being shorter and the weather colder by November, there'd be fewer people travelling and so they'd want to encourage more people to travel at that time.

 

[Rail Ranger]

The new offer ends before school half term. Perhaps a new offer may start after half term?

 

[AY1975]

There also seems to be contradictory information as to whether the start date for the offer is 1st or 8th September. It seems that the Northern website says the 8th but the form says the 1st.

 

[Rail Ranger]

The offer starts tomorrow, Monday 1st September. Tokens will be in Reach plc newspapers from tomorrow. Tokens will be in National World newspapers from Monday 8th September. Someone on the inside may know the reason for this?

 

[DeverseSam]

The cheapest papers in the list are Daily Mirror North and Daily Star North

 

[gray1404]

Is Uber still doing £5 off for first time train ticket purchases?

 

[Rail Ranger]

I'm told that tokens for the Northern offer are in Reach plc newspapers (such as the Daily Mirror North) today.

 

[gray1404]

Is Uber still doing £5 off for first time train ticket purchases?

Or anything with TrainPal?

 

[paul@skegby.org.]

I'm told that tokens for the Northern offer are in Reach plc newspapers (such as the Daily Mirror North) today.

They are, Yes. Also available in the Daily Star, which is cheaper

 

[Merseysider]

They are, Yes. Also available in the Daily Star, which is cheaper

Aye, cheapest toilet paper out there

Anyone know of any railcard discounts on at the moment, or upcoming? My final 26-30 expires in three weeks and I'll most likely be needing a Network Railcard and a 2 Together.

 

[A S Leib]

Until 8 September, there's 50% off of TfW advance fares for travel until 25 September. It looks like it can be combined with railcards; e.g. I can see Cardiff Central to Manchester Piccadilly at 10:53 on 24 September for £17.35 standard.

Until 9 September, there's 20% off of global Interrail passes. The standard 11-month activation period applies but they can only be refunded or exchanged within seven days of purchase.

 

[Riverside Redz]

Always wondered is it one form for both reach and national world per customer with having to register for it or in theory can you fill in as many forms as you’re willing to buy papers (obtain enough tokens) for ?

 

[DeverseSam]

Anyone know of any railcard discounts on at the moment, or upcoming? My final 26-30 expires in three weeks and I'll most likely be needing a Network Railcard and a 2 Together.

2000 Virgin points when buying Railcards from Virgin

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Always wondered is it one form for both reach and national world per customer with having to register for it or in theory can you fill in as many forms as you’re willing to buy papers (obtain enough tokens) for ?

Unlimited I think. The ticket office doesn’t record your name

 

[Rail Ranger]

2000 Virgin points when buying Railcards from Virgin

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Unlimited I think. The ticket office doesn’t record your name

You can fill in an unlimited number of forms. The Reach plc forms need two tokens. The National World forms need three tokens. So best to buy Reach plc newspapers and just use Reach plc forms.

 

[Riverside Redz]

2000 Virgin points when buying Railcards from Virgin

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Unlimited I think. The ticket office doesn’t record your name

Thank you very much , been collecting them the past few times and never really considered it , always just done one for each of the two companies.

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You can fill in an unlimited number of forms. The Reach plc forms need two tokens. The National World forms need three tokens. So best just to use Reach plc forms (the tokens are all the same).

Thank you very much , defintely cheaper especially with the star at £1.30

 

[Cliveblackpool]

You can fill in an unlimited number of forms. The Reach plc forms need two tokens. The National World forms need three tokens. So best just to use Reach plc forms (the tokens are all the same).

Last time there was a difference in tokens. Reach tokens were red similar to this issue, and Blackpool Gazette (National) yellow. Will be getting more Star papers as its the cheapest and only 2 tokens!

 

[8ace]

Today is last day of Barclays 8% cashback offer with LNER.

 

[gray1404]

Today is last day of Barclays 8% cashback offer with LNER.

It may renew through. As it does every other Wednesday. So we'll have to see tomorrow.

However Barclays Cashback is ending on 1 Oct. It is unclear from the email they sent out it any cashback has to be redeemed to card by then. It takes 35 days from transaction to become payable.

 

[Pacef8]

Two together railcard its time to renew but i dont see any offers ior discount codes available to drop it below £35.
Thanks

 

[Riverside Redz]

It may renew through. As it does every other Wednesday. So we'll have to see tomorrow.

However Barclays Cashback is ending on 1 Oct. It is unclear from the email they sent out it any cashback has to be redeemed to card by then. It takes 35 days from transaction to become payable.

Think they’re just changing it to be incorporated in their app, annoyingly no offers for a month in the conversion time though!

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Today is last day of Barclays 8% cashback offer with LNER.

Interesting, mine dropped down to 5% months ago, I even actually lost it entirely not too long ago for one cycle , I’ve clearly been using it too much!

 

[bspahh]

Two together railcard its time to renew but i dont see any offers ior discount codes available to drop it below £35.
Thanks

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/sa...a-app-w-code-train-ticket-to-activate-4674497 has a code to get a Two Together railcard for £26.25 from Trainpal.

 

[Pacef8]

The best i could find was 7% cashback on trainline via topcash.

 

[gray1404]

The best i could find was 7% cashback on trainline via topcash.

Which gets wiped out by Trainline booking fees

 

[Pacef8]

I use the forum ticket thing now incase i change my mind within two hours.