having done quite a bit of Italian rail travel this summer

we do give our rail system a lot of stick, without realising how bad it can be elsewhere.

You should try booking tickets online in Italy. And, once you've given up trying to do that, you should try trying to buy tickets on the day for busy trains.

At which point you will enjoy yourself spending a number of hours in cities you hadn't intended to spend time in. Often quite nice, but still...

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on October 5th 2010 at 08:29:05

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Just checking train times and price for the Derby match in Nov... (NCFC) - Yellalee, Oct 5, 00:09:22
- open return York to Norwich is ?140 last time I looked (NCFC) - pants, Oct 5, 00:22:22
  - *regrets saying anything now* (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 5, 11:43:14
  - Does this mean you are actually considering coming to the fine city (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 5, 07:25:27
    - imo it's just an excuse not to attend (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 5, 09:12:44
      - why are you so obsessed with him? (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 5, 09:21:06
        
        it doesn't bother me (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 5, 09:24:05
        
        each to their own (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 5, 09:28:59
        
        true (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 5, 09:31:42
        
        or indeed anyone else. It's a good question. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 5, 09:22:19
        
        loads of people have commented (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 5, 09:26:50
        
        Tedious troll. You can do better than this. Far to obvious. (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Oct 5, 09:32:43
        
        which bit don't you agree with? (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 5, 09:35:27
        
        we understand that, why keep bringing it up time and time again? (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 5, 09:39:52
        
        it was just a reply to gobb (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 5, 09:42:59
        
        in that case let's not mention him ever again (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 5, 09:46:17
        
        i'm not overly enthusiastic about it (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 5, 09:49:48
        
        what a surprise (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 5, 09:52:45
    - ^^yes (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Oct 5, 08:38:48
      - thanks for agreeing (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 5, 09:12:59
        
        Look at the time, that was to GoBB not you, though I suspect you knew this. (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Oct 5, 09:27:03
        
        no (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 5, 09:30:01
        
        ha ha, that'd be good. Want this weeks lottery numbers? It'll cost you ?5000 (NCFC) - megson, Oct 5, 09:33:33
        
        lottery is for mugs (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Oct 5, 09:35:49
  - yep, cost me ?77.77 off-peak on that route the other day. Nuts. (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Oct 5, 00:23:10
    - It can be ?40 booking in advance on that route (NCFC) - Brandonio, Oct 5, 00:29:01
      - yeah, they just shaft the business market that cant commit to specific times (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Oct 5, 00:31:34
        
        or you might be visiting a sick and dying relative... (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 5, 10:21:55
        
        exactly, I don't think the train system in England is all bad to be honest (NCFC) - Brandonio, Oct 5, 00:33:34
        
        on the other hand though - it took me 30mins to get that ?22 Norwich -> Derby price (NCFC) - Yellalee, Oct 5, 00:47:18
- Train from Pisa to Siena.... (NCFC) - woody, Oct 5, 00:16:03
  - I wonder if the train from Pisa to Florence will that cheap... (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Oct 5, 08:37:44
  - yeah but the British rail system is far better and more reliable (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Oct 5, 00:17:52
    - having done quite a bit of Italian rail travel this summer (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 5, 08:29:05
      - seat 61... (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 5, 08:55:35
        
        I love seat 61 (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 5, 08:56:45
        
        Agreed, I spent many an hour on that site sorting out our honeymoon 2 years back. (NCFC) - megson, Oct 5, 09:07:00
        
        where did you go? (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 5, 09:13:23
        
        Paris then Rome, then Vienna, then Berlin (NCFC) - megson, Oct 5, 09:28:53

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