PHILINFRANCE Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 A worthy competitor for our NTTDS. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/6890583/Lad-flies-home-from-Sheffield-to-Essex-via-BERLIN-to-swerve-extortionate-train-fares.html Or, indeed, is this NTTDS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmersonsRed Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Refuse to open the link due to it being that disgusting rag - however I have seen the arcticle in question on another site (if it's the same one, but judging by the title it is). Who can blame him?! No need to be there for a certain time so crammed a trip to Berlin in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted January 28, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 The lad needs his head looking at ! All that to save £7.72 lol Obviously has too much time on his hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelRobartes Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 6 minutes ago, EmersonsRed said: Refuse to open the link due to it being that disgusting rag - however I have seen the arcticle in question on another site (if it's the same one, but judging by the title it is). Who can blame him?! No need to be there for a certain time so crammed a trip to Berlin in. Great work! I think this is a brilliant idea. I need to get to Manchester next month but don't really fancy paying £100+ for the train so I might look into doing similar. I hate waiting around in airports though. 3 minutes ago, phantom said: The lad needs his head looking at ! All that to save £7.72 :laugh: Obviously has too much time on his hands I guess he was proving a point about how extortionate train fares are in this country. For around the same price as the train, he got to visit a place he'd always wanted to go and then reach his original destination. It's a no-brainer when you put it like that (and of course, if you have the time!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welcome To The Jungle Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 A few years ago I was looking at palace away and it was cheaper to fly from Bristol to Gatwick via Glasgow and get the tube to Selhurst than get the train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 6 hours ago, phantom said: The lad needs his head looking at ! All that to save £7.72 lol Obviously has too much time on his hands If he'd bought part singles I bet he could have done it cheaper anywys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 It can be cheaper to fly, than take the train. Though time consuming http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2016/jan/27/blogger-claims-to-save-772-from-sheffield-to-essex-by-flying-via-berlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never to the dark side Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 Nice one Ralph, the guy was featured on Sky News approx 16:30pm Thursday 28 January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 6 hours ago, Never to the dark side said: Nice one Ralph, the guy was featured on Sky News approx 16:30pm Thursday 28 January. & again at about half four! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC Jimmer Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 Despite it being quite a trivial thing to do, the lad does illustrate an important point. This is a sensitive subject for me because I live in London and I don't own a car. I was put off going to Leeds the other day because the train fare was 65 pounds! Currently, private rail companies (including French) are benefiting from rail infrastructure paid for by UK tax payers. They are still able to make healthy profits even though they are 'topped up' by the state. An example of where privatization is destroying everything good about this country putting profits before principles. Similar has happened to the energy sector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Septic Peg Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 7 hours ago, Collis1 said: Despite it being quite a trivial thing to do, the lad does illustrate an important point. This is a sensitive subject for me because I live in London and I don't own a car. I was put off going to Leeds the other day because the train fare was 65 pounds! Currently, private rail companies (including French) are benefiting from rail infrastructure paid for by UK tax payers. They are still able to make healthy profits even though they are 'topped up' by the state. An example of where privatization is destroying everything good about this country putting profits before principles. Similar has happened to the energy sector. Bloody Maggie. Bloody Major. Bloody Tories... sticking their nose in and selling our railways... barstewards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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