RAIL travellers can now book their tickets online by using the TransPennine Express website.

The booking system, available by logging on to www.tpexpress.co.uk, allows people to buy tickets to any destination and also buy season tickets.

Tickets can be delivered by special delivery or first-class post, while passengers can also collect their tickets from fast-ticket machines located at stations including York and Newcastle.

TransPennine Express is run by a partnership of First Group and Keolis and operates trains serving a number of destinations including Middlesbrough, Darlington and Northallerton.