Fair enough.
That sort of illogical thinking isn't limited to rail though. I had a work trip to Romania booked for me earlier this year, initially via Luton because it was £50 cheaper on the headline flight cost than Heathrow and that's what our metrics are against. I then pointed out that it...
So, with fares in mind, is "peak" really the peak now?
We left early to get to Charlton (for obvious reasons :lolol: ). The 14.13 from Portslade to Brighton (started at Southampton) was absolutely rammed. My son even said he was surprised a local train was that busy in early afternoon. The...
There's a tiny bit on some lines.
When I was going to York regularly I had the choice of GNER and Grand Central. Grand Central were a lot less often and took a wee bit longer but were cheaper and I never failed to get a seat, with plenty of other spare.
For the morning and evening commute...