Zubrman
Well-Known Member
Love trains
hate planes.
Grounded.
Thanks for the info Mr Bergkamp.
Love trains
hate planes.
Grounded.
Wish i had his foofball ability..what a player Dennis was ; )Thanks for the info Mr Bergkamp.
Just a follow up on this. Was going to drive to Reading (due to the £120 cost of a ticket) and the night before, down the pub, a colleague told me to split the ticket (Brum-Leamington Spa-Banbury-Reading & back) which I did and it was fifty fucking quid. About 40% of the price of the original. Absolutely outrageous and surely you wouldn’t get such anomalies if re-nationalisation occurred.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.
A knock on effect of Thatcherism.Just a follow up on this. Was going to drive to Reading (due to the £120 cost of a ticket) and the night before, down the pub, a colleague told me to split the ticket (Brum-Leamington Spa-Banbury-Reading & back) which I did and it was fifty fucking quid. About 40% of the price of the original. Absolutely outrageous and surely you wouldn’t get such anomalies if re-nationalisation occurred.
Just a follow up on this. Was going to drive to Reading (due to the £120 cost of a ticket) and the night before, down the pub, a colleague told me to split the ticket (Brum-Leamington Spa-Banbury-Reading & back) which I did and it was fifty fucking quid. About 40% of the price of the original. Absolutely outrageous and surely you wouldn’t get such anomalies if re-nationalisation occurred.
I clearly wouldn't pay £140 as I've already indicated that £120 was enough to compel me to drive! :-)No you wouldn't, you would pay £140. I have been on a nationalised railway system, it is not something I ever want to return to.
I clearly wouldn't pay £140 as I've already indicated that £120 was enough to compel me to drive! :-)
Ok, well I disagree. I think price rises would be much harder to justify if the railway network’s ‘means of production’ were in public ownership.I was focussing on your point about the anomaly in the pricing system wouldn't happen on a nationalised rail system. I was agreeing with you but making the point that it would be even dearer once a certain political party got its hands on it.