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On 07/03/14 12:34, Gordon Henderson
wrote:
On Fri, 7 Mar 2014, Simon Waters wrote:
Bristol to home took me 3 hours yesterday
by public transport, twice the
normal time. I was sleep for much of it, so no idea why it took
quite so
long aside from the obvious it was a bus not a train for most of
it.
When I first moved to Devon (from Bristol), I used to travel to
Bristol once a week for some contracts I still had there (I'd stay
in Bristol for 1-2 nights). It was 100 miles door to door and
within walking distance of Parkway station however I chose to
drive because the train was the same price as petrol at the time
and I'd have to drive to Totnes/Newton Abbot and pay for parking
on-top of that anyway. Then get a taxi or bus to get from where I
was working to my digs. Car was easier.
I was in Manchester last week - train would have cost me £135
return. Car cost me about £70 in petrol and £20 in parking.
Journey took the same time as the train would have taken.
Regional trains seem to work, (e.g. Exeter <> Plymouth) but
longer distances are just not that economical, especially with
more than 1 person traveling, however I am off to Cambridge in May
and, assuming the line is fixed, I'll be taking the train (via
London) That journey only costs about £90. (Cheapest fare,
non-peak, etc.)
Gordon
My little brother lives near Cambridge and has a rather large
antique cabinet of mine. I can hire a van from the local garage and,
including hire and diesel it should work out around £130 to pick it
up. And I could probably make that money taking something the other
way and/or giving someone a ride. It will be extra for a couple of
nice meals in pubs on route.
Tom te tom te tom
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