18 May
2010
18 May
'10
3:20 a.m.
On (09:34 18/05/10), Philip Pemberton wrote:
On 18/05/10 02:24, Phill Harvey-Smith wrote:
Origin:Leeds, 06:34
Destination:London St Pancras, 10:32
Date:Sat 19 Jun 2010
Price: 17
Origin:London St Pancras, 19:55
Destination:Leeds, 23:04
Date:Sat 19 Jun 2010
Price: 17
Total cost: 34
Source: http://tickets.eastcoast.co.uk/ec/en/JourneyPlanning/MixingDeck
Oddly whem my father in law came down recently
from Newcastle to
Coventry (well Leamington station), it was cheaper by almost half to buy
two single tickets than one return which is prtty crazy if you ask me,
but possibly worth checking out.
I tried that -- ?141 for a pair of single tickets... You know something's wrong when it's cheaper
to get a plane ticket from
Leeds to London than to do the same trip by cattle-class train...
Yes, our trains are more expensive than they should be. However, I think you
might be comparing apples and oranges. How much does an open return plane
ticket cost - one where you don't have to specify the departure and return
date or time, and can just turn up and hop on/off?
Cheers,
Andrew
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Andrew Back
a at smokebelch.org