"Are we being priced off the trains?"
Good one. But I shall answer, with an equally straight face: Yes; and have been for ages. This just makes things even worse.
No matter what one's environmental commitment, when you are faced with a service of limited flexibility and/or reliability, £25 for a spontaneously-committed tank of petrol - and the option of coming straight home rush hour, mid-late evening or early morning if needs be - looks pretty good vs. being forced to wait 'til 7.30pm to return and then risk being stranded at a mid-West connection point, all requiring paying a month in advance at £80. Plus £4 for a tube ride once there, I now gather!
But in the name of Green, why do I suspect that the option to use the train will not be made more attractive, but the alternatives will simply be penalised even more? Talk about a drag and drop menu for disaster.
Thank heavens I work from home, but sadly, and my heart goes out to those who have to do it daily, one will always need to travel.
Indy: Planes, trains, and the road to ruin
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