is the train inherently more expensive than flying?

guess you're comparing with car journeys rather than flights. Maybe the answer is to make petrol much more expensive, to reflect the true cost, rather than other ways of travelling cheaper.

Don't think that would be very popular though.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on April 19th 2010 at 13:03:29

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    - The problem is that train fares (General Chat) - jamesward, Apr 19, 13:01:42
      - is the train inherently more expensive than flying? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 19, 13:03:29
        
        It cost me 61 quid for a return to London on the train last week (General Chat) - Klobo04, Apr 19, 13:16:05
        
        only if you booked the flight well warly though. Which I guess you didn't do with the trai (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 19, 13:17:36
        
        I had a open ticket to go to London... (General Chat) - Klobo04, Apr 19, 13:26:34
        
        not warly. Early. Warly doesn't mean anything. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 19, 13:18:22
        
        I bet it does. Somewhere (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Apr 19, 13:19:36
        
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        I think so. We flew to Manchester a foo years back, was about 70% of the cost of train (General Chat) - megson, Apr 19, 13:05:12
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