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Ken Wheatley wrote:
On 16 Oct 2006 14:17:35 -0700, wrote: Intend on taking a large tribe up to the museums on Sunday 22nd October. The train/tube for all of us is over 160 quid, plus takes about 1 hour longer in the car. Tempted to drive and would only do this on a Sunday. £160?? How many people is that? Do railway compaies still do group tickets? Thay may help. Surely is you have that number of people parking, not to mention the costs of running n cars, wll add up. Why not hire a coach? 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 and I've driven it before in about 2:30h (M27/M3, especially on a Sunday). The train/tube will take about 3:45h if we're lucky, plus changes and pushchairs/lifts. We all fit in a 1.1 engine car. We don't use the train enough to justify a family rail-card? The kids really love the train, and I don't particularly like driving, but for the time/price I didn't think it made sense. PS. Wouldn't do this on any other day but a Sunday... |
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() wrote: 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. -- Colin Rosenstiel |
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Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
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. Good point. It's often forgotten that the Network Railcard has almost all of the same properties as the Family Railcard (other than that adult(s) with no children are an acceptable group, and the gbp10 minimum fare), and might be a better choice for those who will travel with their family as a one-off then use it themselves afterwards. Neil |
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Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article . com, () wrote: 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. -- Dave Arquati www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London |
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Dave Arquati wrote:
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. Agreed, but given his dislike of driving, his kids' liking of trains and the possibility that he'll use the Network Card again, it's worth at least mentioning. I always forget about the "valid for other people" nature of my Network Card - I tend to just view it as a YP that only works in London... -- John Band john at johnband dot org www.johnband.org |
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Dave Arquati wrote:
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. And, with 5 passengers in a small car with a small engine, quite possibly just as environmentally-friendly. Neil |
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Neil Williams wrote:
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. And, with 5 passengers in a small car with a small engine, quite possibly just as environmentally-friendly. Not in the short term, at least: the train will run whether or not the family catch it, and the extra energy required to lug them about will be negligible. -- John Band john at johnband dot org www.johnband.org |
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