NORTHERN has launched a flash sale with more than one million train tickets available for just £1.

The £1 tickets are available on bookings made online or through the Northern app – for journeys across the north of England.

The bookings must be for travel between Tuesday, September 6, and Thursday, October 20, this year.

Tickets go on sale today, Tuesday, at www.northernrailway.co.uk.

Mark Powles, customer and commercial director at Northern, said: “This is our way of helping to extend the summer holiday feeling by a further six weeks - getting people through until the start of the October half term.

“Whether it’s for a weekend in the historic city of Chester, a night out in Newcastle; a day at the seaside in Scarborough or a walking holiday in the Lake District – these fares will get you where you want to be for less.

“Tickets are on a first come, first serve basis – so those looking to take advantage of these great £1 fares should book early to avoid disappointment. When they’re gone, they’re gone.”

The £1 promotional tickets must be booked seven days in advance of travel and are only available online, via Northern’s app and website.

The £1 sale fares are spread across Northern’s nearly 2,000 services a day – with between five to 10 per cent of service capacity up for grabs at the ‘flash sale’ rate.

Some peak-time services are excluded – as are those that are already expected to be busy in line with events across the region.

Northern is the UK’s second largest train operator, with nearly 2,000 services a day to more than 500 stations across the North of England.