Lucky prize winner Samantha Bark has won free travel for a year with East Midlands Trains.
Samantha, from Grantham in Lincolnshire, won first prize in a contest launched by the train operator giving its season ticket holders the chance to win back the price of their annual ticket.
Around 1000 passengers entered the contest, which ran throughout December and January. Along with Samantha Bark winning back the price of her annual season ticket between Grantham and Nottingham, five runners up were each awarded a family ticket for travel anywhere at the East Midlands Trains route.
East Midlands Trains presented Samantha Bark with a unique cheque for the whole cost of her season ticket at Nottingham station. She commented: “It’s brilliant, I’ve never won anything before so I can’t believe I’ve actually won. The additional money might be an enormous help, thanks East Midlands Trains.
“I find travelling by train between Grantham and Nottingham really convenient and it implies that I’m ready to relax and skim a book on my journey to and from work.”
Neil Micklethwaite, Customer support & Commercial Director for East Midlands Trains, said: “We believe that is the 1st time a train company has given its season ticket holders the possibility to win back the price of their travel, so it’s been an exhilarating initiative for us and one which we are able to be seeking to continue.
“We’ve already invested millions of pounds to enhance our trains and stations and this all helps to make sure we offer our season ticket holders with value for money.
“However, it’s always great to present something else back, so we were all really comfortable with the interest it generated and it was great in an effort to see Samantha’s excitement once we handed over a large cheque for £1,520!”