Travel Woe
It's time for the annual pilgrimage to the Land of My Fathers/Mothers (my family has always been a Matriarchal one after all).
The journey goes something like this:-
Wander down to Cambridge Train Station and get hassled by the ticket inspectors for my ticket/ID.
Wait 30 mins in a bloody uncomfortable seat for an inevitably late train to Peterborough.
Get on train and stand all the way to P'Boro.
Change at P'Boro and wait 25 mins for East Coast train to newcastle.
Stand for all journey to North-East.
get off the train a lot colder but enjoy the experience of being in a train station that is a stunning piece of architecture.
and for all of this journey I have to pay £80+.
now, here's the problem.
I know it costs a lot to get where I am going, but to pay £80+ to stand for 3.5 hours seems a bit wrong.
Get it sorted please Mr. Government - otherwise nobody will take the train in a few years (maybe that's the plan?)
The journey goes something like this:-
Wander down to Cambridge Train Station and get hassled by the ticket inspectors for my ticket/ID.
Wait 30 mins in a bloody uncomfortable seat for an inevitably late train to Peterborough.
Get on train and stand all the way to P'Boro.
Change at P'Boro and wait 25 mins for East Coast train to newcastle.
Stand for all journey to North-East.
get off the train a lot colder but enjoy the experience of being in a train station that is a stunning piece of architecture.
and for all of this journey I have to pay £80+.
now, here's the problem.
I know it costs a lot to get where I am going, but to pay £80+ to stand for 3.5 hours seems a bit wrong.
Get it sorted please Mr. Government - otherwise nobody will take the train in a few years (maybe that's the plan?)
Labels: woe
posted by damo at
1:03 PM
2 Comments:
Dude, book the ticket a month in advance. It'll cost you a tenner. Worst case, go to London and get the train up from Kings X to Newcastle - seriously, far less than £80.
www.thetrainline.com
Early booking you can get the cost down to about £30 or £40 I think.
You could also pay for a reserved seat to sit on, sit on the floor or try flying.
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