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Originally Posted by Livia
Before there are any thoughts about funding something like this I hope we can get to a place where people who pay thousands of pounds for a season ticket to go to work are actually able to get a seat. If you want to get from London to Scotland in a hour, fly. It's cheaper than taking the train.
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Yep, my dad is up and down between Glasgow and London every 3 or 4 weeks and always flies. It's not just cheaper, it's something like 1/2 as much if you book well in advance... which is crazy if you think about it. Cheaper to be propelled across the sky in a flying metal box than to jump on a good old fashioned train.
Very much agree about the overcrowding at rush hour too. I remember getting on a rush hour train (major error, we should just have gone for dinner somewhere instead!) a few years ago with my then heavily-pregnant wife and very tired 2 and a half year old. Crammed in next to the door. Did ANY of the young, fit, 20-something year olds who had sprinted to the train to get a seat offer either of them somewhere to sit down? Did they ****! But then, as you say, it shouldn't be a problem. There should be enough seats for everyone and not people jammed in at the doors under someone's sweaty armpits.
22-04-2015, 06:19 PM
did I not make the same point?
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