AS part of its official partnership with European Capital of Culture, Virgin Trains is offering a 10 per cent discount on Advance tickets between London Euston and Liverpool until the end of the year.

The specially discounted Liverpool Culture Advance tickets are available to customers booking online and are set to encourage more visitors to take the train.

Pendolino trains, which provide 15 weekday services each way, emit on average up to 76 per cent less carbon dioxide than airlines or cars, so offer environmentally friendly access to the city