Yesterday I took a day trip to London. Normally one would have to book tickets well in advance of a train journey in order to get a cheaper ticket price, but I recently came across the “Just 15” fare offered by Chiltern Railways. As the name says, it’s just
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I wouldn’t hold my breath on the revitalisation of Moor Street Station. They’ve been working on it and the roads around it for at least a decade now. I think a big part of the problem is that someone has a good idea, it’s implemented in a half arsed fashion and then someone has a different idea, &c ad inifinitum.
Well… being the hopeless optimist that I am, I’m willing to give them the benefit of the doubt for now. Maybe I’ll believe you in a year or so ;-)
moor street is by far the nicest looking of the three birmingham stations, it has to be said…
Great, you got a ticket to London for £15. How long did that take? How many stops did it make? Cheap but damn inconvenient I would say!
True, you get what you pay for. It’s not the fastest way to travel, but I’m willing to spend an extra hour or so on the train reading a book / watching DVD / whatever. :)