Comments on: Hooray! It’s the UK’s first £1,000 train fare!

By: CompactDstrxion

CompactDstrxion — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:54:08 +0000

For anyone who wants a look check out nationalexpresseastcoast.com, search for a First Class Open Return.

And you could turn up and buy this fare. You set off from Newquay at 3pm. The Crewe-Inverness section is on the Caledonian Sleeper (you’d need to pay a berth supplement for this too!)

By: CompactDstrxion

CompactDstrxion — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:45:42 +0000

Takes 20 hours, 5 changes (Par, Plymouth, Birmingham New Street, Crewe, Inverness)

It’s a non-story though, no one will buy this fare. I can usually travel between Edinburgh and West Yorkshire for around £15 each way on the train.

By: Big Fruit

Big Fruit — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:33:27 +0000

The jouney takes 28 hours ! So you can hardly just turn up and buy the fare.

By: Martyn

Martyn — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:29:06 +0000

How many changes are there?

By: Ben Williams

Ben Williams — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:44:04 +0000

The irony is that when booking this it states “Please note that First Class accommodation is not available on all legs of your journey.”

By: My PenISstuck

My PenISstuck — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:18:19 +0000

quidco?

By: Andy Dawson

Andy Dawson — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:13:59 +0000

@Ty – Maybe, but it takes us a day to add in the funny parts.

By: Nobby

Nobby — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:12:10 +0000

No I don’t. The point is if you sit on a train ten times longer than someone else, then you should pay roughly ten times as much.

By: MrRobin

MrRobin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:56:16 +0000

@Nobby – You make out that sitting on a train for 17 hours is a good thing?!

By: Nobby

Nobby — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:43:42 +0000

You can get it for £228 single each way standard class, so Norman Baker is not comparing like with like. Which airline offers £30 trips half way across Europe in a premium class?

Also the trip takes 16.55 hours of travelling each way (plus over 10 hours waiting).

So 17 hours of journey for £228 (or £501 first class). Pro rata that is not any worse than most train fares.

By: Ty

Ty — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:10:00 +0000

Only a day late, hot news for BitterWallet.

By: SJT

SJT — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:45:51 +0000

But I wanted to stay for 15 days…..

By: Robin

Robin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:41:27 +0000

You could save yourself a tenner and buy the 2 week unlimited all network ticket in first class for bargain rate £990.