| Cost of trains... 12:44 - Mar 23 with 5136 views | itfcjoe |
I know most people are aware of this, and I was, but when you see it in black and white it still takes you back.
Mrs itfcjoe had to work in London yesterday - had to travel in peak time and was late notice, and her work has to book their trains through Capita.
A return ticket from Ipswich, including a travel pass to get her to Shepherds Bush was £93.90 + a booking fee!
£100 to get to London and back, how much would a taxi be?!
And then track issues at Ilford, so having to change trains at Chelmsford and pray as no information given etc. |  |
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| Cost of trains... on 14:20 - Mar 23 with 1481 views | Lord_Lucan |
| Cost of trains... on 14:19 - Mar 23 by vapour_trail |
Over six and a half grand now my season ticket.
It’s a lot to pay to stand all the way home. |
You should blame Callis, he's a fair dodger. |  |
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| Cost of trains... on 14:21 - Mar 23 with 1476 views | vapour_trail |
| Cost of trains... on 14:20 - Mar 23 by Lord_Lucan |
You should blame Callis, he's a fair dodger. |
I exact revenge in the form of donor kebabs. |  |
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| Just went to buy an advance ticket for next Saturday on 14:26 - Mar 23 with 1469 views | Dyland |
London to Saxmundham. Cheapest ticket is £45 one way. And that's having to get a tube to Newbury Park, bus to Ingatestone, train to Ipswich, and then the Lowestoft suicide wagon.
It's a fooking joke. |  |
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| Just went to buy an advance ticket for next Saturday on 14:29 - Mar 23 with 1456 views | Lord_Lucan |
| Just went to buy an advance ticket for next Saturday on 14:26 - Mar 23 by Dyland |
London to Saxmundham. Cheapest ticket is £45 one way. And that's having to get a tube to Newbury Park, bus to Ingatestone, train to Ipswich, and then the Lowestoft suicide wagon.
It's a fooking joke. |
I can remember getting Sunday rail replacement buses back in the early 80's, you would think they would have finished all the work by now wouldn't you. | |
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| Cost of trains... on 14:30 - Mar 23 with 1455 views | King_of_Portman_Rd |
I regularly need to travel to Scotland from the midlands.. Costs me around £40 to fly from East Midlands & a minimum £140 to get the train instead, with a few changes and fairly regular delays. |  | | |
| As you say Lucers, it's disgraceful (n/t) on 14:37 - Mar 23 with 1439 views | Dyland |
| Just went to buy an advance ticket for next Saturday on 14:29 - Mar 23 by Lord_Lucan |
I can remember getting Sunday rail replacement buses back in the early 80's, you would think they would have finished all the work by now wouldn't you. |
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| As you say Lucers, it's disgraceful (n/t) on 14:44 - Mar 23 with 1429 views | Lord_Lucan |
| As you say Lucers, it's disgraceful (n/t) on 14:37 - Mar 23 by Dyland |
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I was in China once and my translator was telling me that they were building a high speed rail from Shenzhen to Changsha (500 miles), she thought that would be good news for me as I hate flying. Two years later and they had build the fecker! | |
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| Cost of trains... on 14:53 - Mar 23 with 1412 views | factual_blue |
| Cost of trains... on 14:09 - Mar 23 by Lord_Lucan |
But that is part of the problem, travel should be a set price. You shouldn't have to book in advance, split tickets, group save and all that.
What about old codgers without the internet?
When we go to London we get one of our mates to book it as he has all the tricks, group save, Manningtree split and all that caper. We end up with so many tickets it takes all journey to sort out and share them out. By the time we get to Liverpool Street we are all exhausted. |
An excellent Socialist solution. Damn this capitalism and its law of supply and demand nonsense. |  |
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| Cost of trains... on 14:56 - Mar 23 with 1414 views | Lord_Lucan |
| Cost of trains... on 14:53 - Mar 23 by factual_blue |
An excellent Socialist solution. Damn this capitalism and its law of supply and demand nonsense. |
The train network should be nationalised.
But better than last time. | |
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| Cost of trains... on 14:58 - Mar 23 with 1406 views | dickie |
| Cost of trains... on 14:21 - Mar 23 by vapour_trail |
I exact revenge in the form of donor kebabs. |
What animal parts have been donated to it? |  | | |
| lols on 15:00 - Mar 23 with 1402 views | Dyland |
| Cost of trains... on 14:09 - Mar 23 by Lord_Lucan |
But that is part of the problem, travel should be a set price. You shouldn't have to book in advance, split tickets, group save and all that.
What about old codgers without the internet?
When we go to London we get one of our mates to book it as he has all the tricks, group save, Manningtree split and all that caper. We end up with so many tickets it takes all journey to sort out and share them out. By the time we get to Liverpool Street we are all exhausted. |
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| Cost of trains... on 15:00 - Mar 23 with 1398 views | factual_blue |
| Cost of trains... on 12:49 - Mar 23 by Keno |
Last time I tried to but a train I was quoted a few Million for the engine and several hundred thousand for carriages
bought a car and drove instead |
If you butt a train, you'll hurt your head.
Quite badly if it's coming at full speed towards you. | |
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| Cost of trains... on 15:04 - Mar 23 with 1398 views | ElderGrizzly |
My ticket to and from Manchester on Tuesday is £338 in standard class [Post edited 23 Mar 2018 15:04]
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| Cost of trains... on 15:11 - Mar 23 with 1384 views | usm |
Son-in-Laws got to go to Glasgow soon for work (from London). Been quoted (round figures) £300 return on the train and £120 to fly! |  |
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| Cost of trains... on 15:42 - Mar 23 with 1367 views | Dyland |
| Cost of trains... on 15:11 - Mar 23 by usm |
Son-in-Laws got to go to Glasgow soon for work (from London). Been quoted (round figures) £300 return on the train and £120 to fly! |
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| Cost of trains... on 15:44 - Mar 23 with 1365 views | unbelievablue |
| Cost of trains... on 15:42 - Mar 23 by Dyland |
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Why wouldn't you fly anyway though? That's so far on a train. |  |
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