Back a Winner by Train

Go racing with First TransPennine Express and you're on the fast track to a great each way bet.

Take the train to a top race meeting not only will you avoid the traffic, we'll give you a voucher that entitles you to £3 off admission at York, £4 off admission at all other featured racecourses and £2 off a £5 tote placepot.

This year's scheme will be available from 31 March until 29 December 2012 at: Beverley, Carlisle, Cartmel, Doncaster, Haydock Park, Hexham, Newcastle, Pontefract, Redcar, Thirsk and York.

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Advance ticket prices from as little as

FromToStandard from1st class from
ManchesterNewcastle£15.00 (single)£27.00 (single)
LiverpoolYork£12.00 (single)£21.00 (single)
EdinburghCarlisle£8.00 (single)£19.00 (single)
StockportDoncaster£6.00 (single)£11.00 (single)

How do I use my vouchers?

At the station

Ask for your back a winner by train money off voucher when you buy an adult return rail ticket at any of the stations listed overleaf. If you have bought your ticket online just show it to the booking office. They are not available on-train from conductors. If you are unable to obtain a voucher when starting your journey, please ask for one at the station ticket office on arrival (with the exception of Pontefract or Cark & Cartmel which are unstaffed and Hexham which is closed on Sunday). Vouchers issued in this manner will need to be validated with the destination station stamp and endorsed with the name of the station you travelled from.

Where can i get my vouchers?

  • Accrington
  • Alnmouth
  • Barnsley
  • Barrow-in-Furness
  • Beverley
  • Blackburn
  • Bradford Interchange
  • Bridlington
  • Brough
  • Carlisle
  • Carnforth
  • Chesterfield
  • Chester-le-Street
  • Cleethorpes
  • Cross Gates
  • Darlington
  • Dewsbury
  • Doncaster
  • Driffield
  • Durham
  • Garforth
  • Goole
  • Grange-over-Sands
  • Grimsby Town
  • Guiseley
  • Halifax
  • Harrogate
  • Hartlepool
  • Hexham
  • Horsforth
  • Huddersfield
  • Hull
  • Huyton
  • Ilkley
  • Keighley
  • Lancaster
  • Leeds
  • Lincoln
  • Liverpool Lime Street
  • Malton
  • Manchester Oxford Rd
  • Manchester Piccadilly
  • Manchester Victoria
  • Meadowhall
  • Mexborough
  • Middlesbrough
  • Millom
  • Morpeth
  • Newcastle
  • New Pudsey
  • Newton-le-Willows
  • Northallerton
  • Oxenholme
  • Preston
  • Redcar Central
  • Retford
  • Rotherham
  • Scarborough
  • Scunthorpe
  • Selby
  • Sheffield
  • Shipley
  • Skipton
  • Stalybridge
  • St Helens Central
  • St Helens Junction
  • Stockport
  • Sunderland
  • Swinton
  • Thirsk
  • Thornaby
  • Thorne North
  • Todmorden
  • Wakefield Westgate
  • Warrington Bank Quay
  • Warrington Central
  • Whitehaven
  • Workington
  • Worksop
  • York

At the racecourse

Present your voucher at the racecourse entrance to receive up to £4 off the appropriate admission price into the Grandstand/Paddock enclosure. At the Racecourses' discretion you may be asked to show your rail ticket. The betting voucher can only be used on the day of issue at any on-course totepool betting point.

*Bets of £5 or more.  **£3 off entry at York, £4 off at all other racecourses. Available from 31 March until 29 December 2012. Some racedays are not part of the offer.  Download full offer details (PDF). 

Please note the offer may not be used in conjunction with any other money-off promotions, including those run by other train operating companies and concessionary rates for seniors.  First TransPennine Express and Northern cannot accept liability for wasted journeys resulting from abandoned or cancelled meetings.  All information on third parties is given in good faith and is correct at the time of going to press.  The promoter reserves the right to amend or withdraw the offer without prior notice and accepts no responsibility for the non-availability of vouchers resulting from circumstances beyond their reasonable control.

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