A SCHEME which allows rail passengers to hire a bike from one of 26 Northern Rail stations is marking its second anniversary.

More than 600 hires of bikes have been made across the Northern network since Bike and Go launched in 2013

Alex Hynes, managing director for Northern, said: “We are delighted with the success of Bike and Go and pleased to see so many of our customers choosing to use a sustainable means of onward travel from our stations.

“We’re hoping our customers will help us celebrate and toast the success of an innovative and sustainable way to travel.”

Customers who share their birthday with the anniversary of August 13 should email a scan of their passport or driver’s licence for proof of birth date to hello@northernrail.org to have a chance of winning a year’s free bike hire.