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Train fare costs
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tbf - for a 50 minute walk ,3.20 return isn't that bad really
 unless you're a very slow walker - then it's a blatant rip off  |
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wonder what the fares will be on the high speed trains
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They'll be pitched high enough to put the plebs off using them you can be sure of that.
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i live near manchester and all the train fares i've seen to cheltenham means it is cheaper for me to get to the racing at leopardstown on ryanair . ridiculous .
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3 adults from Derby (Long Eaton) to Gatwick. £509 return!
  Couldn't believe how high the prices were. I can fly to the south of Spain and back for a lot cheaper. Something is not right! |
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Cheers all ... I thought it was just me being a tight arse
 againI shall just stay in my cardboard box then..... rather than try to afford a day out  |
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I get a return from Bristol to Bath quite regularly which is about 12 miles and takes just over ten minutes - the robbing feckers charge £7.20 for an off-peak day return
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I presume that it will be a very long time before oyster or a similar system goes nationwide? I think the local borough has to subsidise travel for it to be brought in. My area was brought in last January. I go to Romford ca. twice per month and stay over. I used to have to pay for two singles as you could not get a return that left on a Friday & returned on a Saturday. It used to cost ca. £8.50 each way. After Oyster came in, it's now ca £3.30 one way & £4.40 the other.
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they are testing smart cards in certain areas SJ
but how they will work we don't know exactly yet as different companies have different pricing structures |
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I think that they are looking at cutting their costs in existing areas rather than expanding nationwide.
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There is this one in the south and I see there is a Scottish one as well.
https://www.southernrailway.com/smart-card/ |
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virgin - did you get a "two together" card? that's about £28 and gets you a third off, so would have paid for itself on that one journey.
in the South East, get a network card, gets 1/3 off most fares. also recommend looking at split journey. also plan more in advance, if you know 13 weeks ahead where you'll be going, and check every day to see if advance tickets have been released. and book on the individual train websites. so use virgin / east coast / grand central etc. they often have their own deals. often for me it's cheaper to book for instance travelcard to london, and then a single advance ticket, than from where I live. cambridge I get to with travelcard to london, then open return. to oxford I use the network card and plusbus which gets me 1/3 off all day bus pass too |
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whoops just hit your report button billy
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"and the journey back is overnight (8 hours)"
Unreal....how long was the journey there? 3 hours 38 minutes on Google maps. Don't tell me you are on one of these things..... . https://dub128.mail.live.com/?tid=cvAAA3EwAAAAAAABHm_MYvvQ2&fid=flinbox |
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billy hill I tried numerous variables but that was the best price although admittedly I didn't want to buy a discount card as I rarely travel by train, this would have been the first time in 2 years and the time before was probably a decade ago
Instead I'm staying at home - much cheaper  |
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Aunty Post yes that link goes to my Outlook.com
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