On 21/03/2011 08:31, Steve Firth wrote:

If finding a cheaper fare involves anything more than specifying start
and end points and asking for a return ticket then clearly it is
pointless.

Well, depends on what "asking for a return ticket" means. London to
Edinburgh is East Coast, so go to www.eastcoast.co.uk, put London,
Edinburgh, leave "return" ticked, put the dates in and let it find the
trains. Then at the top select the cheapest singles you can see, rather
than selecting "return".

I got 57.85 quid for tickets for the return journey you've been talking
about, and the time spent on the site was about the same as on an
airline site, so I think your claim that it's pointless is wrong.