"Grant Crozier" wrote in message
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Is 175.00 such an outrageous price to pay for a train journey to
London from Manchester ? when you think of all the people on very high
wages (thanks to the unions) who are involved for someone to be able
to make that journey train staff booking clerks platform staff signal
men not to mention all the expense of maintaining the permanent way
these things don't come cheap .

Perhaps not, but 80 pounds per passenger-hour should
be enough to provide personal service all the way.