One very clever teenager who was appalled at a very high fare of £47 to travel home by train worked out a way to travel to his home for only £43. It involved catching two local trains, two local buses and flying to Berlin and back with Ryan Air. Yes, it took much longer but he enjoyed the journey.
I can't find the figures now, but see the red line on the map representing the train trip from London to Lancaster. I am not talking a small difference here. Just below Lancaster is the city of Preston. It is much cheaper to buy a ticket to Lancaster and then just get off at Preston if that is your destination. A train conductor actually tried to stop one passenger from leaving the train at Preston when he had booked through to Lancaster. I would love to see that end up in court. Conductor uses physical force to stop a passenger leaving a train early before he had completed his paid for journey?
Eurostar through the chunnel , France, Belgium and England is similar.
Australia's long distance train travel is rubbish, but at least it at a fixed at an albeit expensive price. Lordy, how is the US long distance train cost constructed?
Eurostar through the chunnel , France, Belgium and England is similar.
Australia's long distance train travel is rubbish, but at least it at a fixed at an albeit expensive price. Lordy, how is the US long distance train cost constructed?