tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post4734905398143981522..comments2024-03-23T09:47:39.612+00:00Comments on alan sloman's big walk: How does that work, then?Alan Slomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-51336399427458365222010-03-14T18:35:37.686+00:002010-03-14T18:35:37.686+00:00Gayle: That is true! (But you remembered, didn'...Gayle: That is true! (But you remembered, didn't you?) :-)<br /><br />Laura: Munctive, indeed.<br /><br />Des: True - not like the old steam coal from the Valleys... I bet their not tappoing the wheels, either. It'll end in tears.<br /><br />Michael - I've just come back from "It's Grim Up North" - used half a rank of diesel - so that's £35. Still - it got me away from the "UpNorth"!<br /><br />George: You get the prize - amazing offer, eh?<br /><br />Hendrik: When was the last time trains ran on time in Finland?<br /><br />Hawthorns: So true! It's not even worth trying to get advice in Huntingdon - they just stare blankly at you and quote you the full fare.Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-2029132644401000592010-03-11T21:47:37.405+00:002010-03-11T21:47:37.405+00:00Alan, that's a good deal by any standards. At ...Alan, that's a good deal by any standards. At that price it would even be worth traveling to places you had no interest in visiting.<br /><br />I use the railways regularly, local and further afield; have done for years. I'm no more clued up on how the fare structures work now than I was pre-privatisation; in fact, if anything, I've lost ground. The staff at our local station - pretty knowledgeable and very helpful - will advise where they can but they tell me that they have less information available to them than the average punter searching online.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-2839781056454835442010-03-11T20:41:26.001+00:002010-03-11T20:41:26.001+00:00That's just crazy, Alan. I pay over 30€ (35 if...That's just crazy, Alan. I pay over 30€ (35 if I remember correctly) to go from Tampere to Helsinki, a 150 km trip of around 90 minutes. While that's roughly 23 cents (Euro) and might seem cheap, the service is bad, often late or even doesn't work at all - after all, snow and ice is something we usually never have in Finland.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17919113324490223605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-88749850543126239882010-03-11T18:14:08.581+00:002010-03-11T18:14:08.581+00:00I to have a £14 back to London train fare.
Travel...I to have a £14 back to London train fare.<br /><br />Travelling the 7 or so miles from home to Euston is costing £6<br /><br />:-)Londonbackpackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14033452922754263301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-17358274418374613312010-03-11T17:54:08.226+00:002010-03-11T17:54:08.226+00:00Nope, I gave up trying to understand the logic. Us...Nope, I gave up trying to understand the logic. Used to cost me £7.70 to get to work, and yet Leeds to Ilkley is £3.30, and its the same distance. Apparently, going over county lines ups the price. <br /><br />As for 440 mile journey at £14, that is a snap and a half. I really must look up train fares *before* I go away :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096027577387571235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-91454785320312755802010-03-11T17:33:50.383+00:002010-03-11T17:33:50.383+00:003.1p a mile suggests they're probably using im...3.1p a mile suggests they're probably using imported coal.Deshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183564238698422977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-46258397813919633532010-03-11T17:24:47.113+00:002010-03-11T17:24:47.113+00:00I gave up trying to work it out and just pay for t...I gave up trying to work it out and just pay for the cheapest fare I can find.<br /><br />I gave up after a trip to the Lakes. From Aberdeen it was cheaper (including a train change at Edinburgh) than the train from Edinburgh. Doh!<br /><br />The word 'munctive' just about sums it up.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16317036646487413481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22496677.post-39109392908935701372010-03-11T17:19:38.383+00:002010-03-11T17:19:38.383+00:003.1p per mile? That's surely less than your so...3.1p per mile? That's surely less than your sock-costs-per-mile for the Challenge?Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648378503343413924noreply@blogger.com