Our trains are pretty boring compared to some...
that headline needs correcting, it is not Bangladesh, it is the Met after the match.
Our trains are pretty boring compared to some...
I agree that the train is expensive to use, however I don't think that it would be significantly less costly to use if it were re-nationalised.Is that Burton Joyce station?
Enjoy getting the train, but the cost puts me off sometimes. Got to be in Reading this week; even booking in advance a return from Brum is just shy of £120 (standard class). Fucking outrageous when it will cost me about £35 in petrol to drive there and back. Also, when I go to London (usually about once a fortnight) if I book at the last minute (usually I have no choice) it can come to not far short of £200 (standard class). To me, this (along with countless other examples) demonstrates that the current business model isn’t working for the greater good.
Prefer getting the train to driving, not least because I can work on the train, which suits my lastminute.com working MO. I know things were far from perfect under British Rail, but that was nearly 40 years ago; many things didn’t work back then - public and private. The railways can’t be currently run in an efficient manner or I wouldn’t be eschewing getting the train to Reading because of the prohibitive cost. The railways and rolling stock should be in state hands and fares set at reasonable prices. This would mean people had more money in their pocket to spend on other things, to the benefit of the wider economy.
The current situation is a fucking disgrace.
Our trains are pretty boring compared to some...
That's the one that's been moved to the old railway building the barbers used to be in.Is the old BRSA in Netherfield still open?
I think you're right - up to a point. I would expect the overall cost to drop marginally, but I reckon the cost of inter city travel (as described) would drop significantly, as getting cars off the motorways has to be in the national interest.I agree that the train is expensive to use, however I don't think that it would be significantly less costly to use if it were re-nationalised.
It would though, be more co-ordinated and reliable imo.
My favourite.
I love working these.