keg Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 http://news.sky.com/story/sky-views-rail-privatisation-has-been-a-success-10719242 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston72 Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 It costs me between £36.00 an £97.00 to fly to Alicante from Leeds costs £145 to go to Oban,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I cant afford Public transport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 £151 return for the wife and i plus son.Set time from Durham to Edingburgh.£218 if we want anytime travel this Saturday.No thanks £30 fuel and the rest to spend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 My monthly fare has gone up from £455.10 to £464.50. Just to get to bloody work!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 (edited) My monthly fare has gone up from £455.10 to £464.50. Just to get to bloody work!!!!Thats a brand new Jaguar XF,do you get a discount for leaves on the track? Edited January 6, 2017 by Davyo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsy18 Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Travelled on british rail just before xmas first time for about 15 years,it,ll be another 15 years before i,ll ever do it again,if ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livefast123 Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Used to love going on the train but the last 2 trips I took were horrendous with overcrowding and they are pricing themselves out of the market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 I dont travel by train often, twice in 17 years but had cause to travel with virgin Leeds to Dundee on the 28th of December, £62 one way, i drove back and that was £40 in fuel alone,i was warm, seated, and thought it a good do really, i left leeds at 7am and was in dundee at 11.45. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B25Modelman Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Last January I took the train from Winchester to Portsmouth, one way, to collect my new car. If I recall it cost £11. I was mildly surprised at the ease and comfort of the train. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrowningB525 Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 It's cheaper for me to drive to London from leeds and park my car on a residential street (evenings and weekends where no permit is required) than get a train. It's massively cheaper if there's more than one of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 I pay just over £6,000 a year for an annual season ticket to London. That's just the mainline train though, with a tube ticket it would be £7,000 and with parking at the station at the home end it would be £8,500. I cant comment on how much better or worse they are since privatisation, but the service and reliability is satisfactory, although that varies from company to company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 My train season ticket is one of the most expensive, per mile, in the country. Something like 37p/mile. According to one of the newspapers this week. But to echo Zapp's comment I am pretty ok with the service. When it goes **** up it can be frustrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashman Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Has "London Weighting" kept up with the increased cost of travel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Has "London Weighting" kept up with the increased cost of travel? No, nowhere near. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Callahan Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Use the train to Edinburgh, from Lockerbie, quite a bit... £17 one way. It's cheaper to drive! But the cost of parking puts the train infront. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Has "London Weighting" kept up with the increased cost of travel? Does anybody still get it nowadays? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord v Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Does anybody still get it nowadays? Yup. Even Aldi employees do! http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/aldi-supermarket-highest-paying-uk-pay-rise-3000-workers-above-national-living-wage-lidl-a7510751.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted January 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 (edited) Has "London Weighting" kept up with the increased cost of travel? Not sure there is such a thing these days?- Edit just seen the replies. Edited January 6, 2017 by keg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 (edited) I use the train from Newcastle to Durham booked in advance! It's about £12 return. Two quid more than fuel, but a lot less hassle and means I can have a drink too. However! Newcastle to London was a joke! Quoted near £250 for that! Yet I can get a train from Paris all the way to Switzerland for 35 euros? Edited January 6, 2017 by Lord Geordie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickS Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Our local service is expensive but the quality of service is very good - the trains are clean, in good condition and generally punctual. (South West Trains). My wife spent a few years as a director of a rail company on behalf of the government, prior to its re-privatisation after the original operating company lost its franchise. The antics of the unions, government, local passenger pressure groups and Railtrack made for some very entertaining dinner conversations as the whole thing was reminiscent of Yes Minister. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krugerandsmith Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 It costs me between £36.00 an £97.00 to fly to Alicante from Leeds costs £145 to go to Oban,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I cant afford Public transport A complete rip-off. Why don't people tell them to get knotted. Chinese rail system about ten years ahead of ours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickS Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 A complete rip-off. Why don't people tell them to get knotted. Chinese rail system about ten years ahead of ours. I hesitate to point out that the Chinese rail system is state owned and does not need to make profits for investors.... are you suggesting we re-nationalise the railways? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Used to love going on the train but the last 2 trips I took were horrendous with overcrowding and they are pricing themselves out of the market. If they raised the price to something realistic it might just solve the overcrowding! The railway is an out dated concept for moving people about. They have extended the platforms to accept 12 car trains, they have to leave a gap between one going and the next one arriving for safety. It has reached full capacity for rush hour times and is only usable off peak. Why not use it all for freight that will not moan about overcrowding and being late? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 BR and the rest would have you travelling like thus if they could get away with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 Possibly quite cost effective too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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