People across Liverpool could be lucky enough to bag free train tickets from Merseyrail this week.
The rail network are offering people the chance to travel free of charge as part of their campaign "go clean, go green, go Merseyrail”.
As part of the initiative, the company are trying to encourage people to make small changes to their daily travel to lower carbon emissions and protect the environment.
To promote the scheme, Merseyrail staff will be offering passengers the chance to get their hands on free passes to try the train in various locations across the city centre on Wednesday 19 June for use on Thursday.
The tickets will be printed on recycled paper as the train operator’s further commitment to being more environmentally-friendly.
A spokesperson for Merseyrail said: "Car travel can generate three times as much carbon emissions as train travel, and by switching to rail commuters and leisure travellers alike can do their part in reducing this, and travel on the most reliable rail service in the country while doing so.
"This comes just weeks after Merseyrail’s announcement that it would no longer be automatically printing receipts for customers – saving up to 600km of paper each year.
"Clean Air Day is the UK’s biggest air pollution campaign, and aims to raise awareness of the danger to the environment, share information and make the air cleaner and healthier for everyone."
Cath Johnston, Head of Sustainability at Merseyrail, said: “Air pollution is a serious problem in our environment, and it’s something that we all need to do our part to tackle.
“Road travel generates some of the most dangerous air pollutants in our region – including the toxic gas nitrogen dioxide which can cause a flare-up of asthma or symptoms such as coughing and difficulty breathing.
"However, it’s not just the environment that makes rail travel a better option.
“With 15-minute services across the network between 7am and 7pm, more time to relax with a book or music at the start and end of your day, no dreaded roadworks or traffic lights and travel from just £1.91 per day, it’s the perfect travel choice.
“I would encourage everyone to take advantage of the free travel day and contribute to a cleaner, greener environment.
"Even by just using the train once a week you could make a huge difference.”
