Traingate

We flew to Skipol last autumn from Bristol, as you can book in on line you only had to be at the airport half an hour before take off, yes we had to get to Bristol which is about half an hour from here as is the train station. The other end we caught the extremely efficient Dutch train to our destination. Whatever way you travel is not going to be good for the environment,but planes are much quicker than trains and take about half the time to get to wherever. Coaches are the cheapest, but do tend to go round the houses!!! Incidentally I love travelling on a train, particularly continental ones, but I would always book a seat!!!!

I'm talking daily commuter travel. Which is where the overcrowding hits hardest.

Why don't they put on extra coaches (train coaches I mean) - presumably the engines can pull a couple more?

New word on the block: Corbynastrophe

What's it mean? #thick

From 'catastrophe'?

or this?

thatbags
Niggly I know what you mean about continental trains, Swiss railways are clean, on time, and fantastic scenery as well.

There are a lot of people on here who do the same but I have refrained from saying so.
Are you saying they are all thick, jingl?
There are even people who misspell names all the time. That seems quite thick to me, especially when the correct spelling is pointed out to them.

There's fantastic scenery going up to Edinburgh or Glasgow.
Unfortunately, the trains are crowded and expensive.
Are Swiss trains owned by the people, or by private companies that want to make a profit before anything else?

No!!! I meant I am thick for not understanding what Bags's new word means.

Oh, jingl, sorry, I understand now.

I went on an Austrian train the other day. The seats were hard. (made of plastic)

Nicer than ours though.

Don't worry about it dj. I can't understand most of that post od yours anyway.

djen.....I have no idea, but granjura may be along in a minute.

Jingl, have you been watching the series about trains, full steam ahead, I think it's called?
One of the programmes shows the Elephant engine at Beamish. Passengers sit on hard wooden seats. Fortunately only for five minutes!

That's been a fabulous series, hasn't it. In fact, I'm going to rewatch it.

If you are pootling around in rural parts or at ends of railway lines, fares can be quite cheap, or very cheap.

They seem to become much more wildly expensive at peak times, commuting routes and mainlines nearer London[dont know about other major cities].
Oh, and if not prebooked.

I think we know that, obie.

Yes, I agree, Tegan.
I've recorded it for my grandson, and bought him the book and the map from the OU.
He's always been interested in trains and railways, although he does tend to flummox people when he says he prefers diesel to steam. It's something to do with the shape of their noses, which puzzles people even more. I understand, of course!

I didn't know that Obieone, haven't travelled by train for years. To me the concern seems to be for London again

That's why dj, most sensible people embarking on a long train jouney book a seat in advance!!!

Don't you pootle around in rural parts, Annie?

What, niggly, so they don't get a hard seat?

Catch a bus for 20 miles to get to a station Jen ? No. We are very dependant on cars here

So obie was wrong, then. You can't pootle around at the end of a line?
In fact lots of lines were closed, so nobody could pootle around.
My nearest station is six miles away, and it would cost me to park, then £5 to go from there to Durham or Newcastle, and the same to get back.
So obie was wrong about it being cheap.
She was right about it being wildly expensive at peak times, commuting routes and near London, and that's what you know as well as the rest of us.