54-year-old Lee McCormack has won The Great Race Across the North by visiting 26 different stations in a single day using Northern train services, in a competition which promotes the operator’s new ‘Explorer’ ticket. Northern gave every contestant a free Northern Explorer ticket, which allowed them to travel across the North. Northern Train at Skipton // Credit: NorthernLee used his ticket to travel around Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Yorkshire. Northern train at Manchester Victoria Station // Credit: NorthernNorthern offered its new Explorer day ticket for sale last month. Passengers can buy tickets individually, and can also buy Northern Explorer tickets for up to four people and up to four days, which will save them money.