Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article . com,
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Hi Ken. There are 2 adults and 3 kids (all science mad). Using
http://www.thetrainline.com the cheapest we can get from where we
are to London is 151.20GBP, and it takes much longer door to door too.
We're down in Dorchester

Does that include a Network Card discount? Worth buying a card just for
this trip.

nationalrail.co.uk gives an off peak day travelcard fare of £81.60, so
£101.60 all-in if you have no Network Card and you can use it for the
rest of the year for discounted off-peak rail travel in the South East.

Unfortunately (for SWT) the 250-mile round trip will only cost about £25
of petrol by car in the small vehicle the OP mentions. I know that
doesn't include wear-and-tear, but as much as I like to promote the use
of the train, the car is almost certainly going to be more economical.

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Dave Arquati
www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London