Travel by train
Aug. 21st, 2006 08:02 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sobriqueCaught the train into work this morning. Car's in for a service, and I've been meaning to.
Door to Door time, about 45 minutes, which is tolerable. It's about the same time as driving, and means I can read on the way. (For some reason, the police don't like me reading whilst driving, can't think why).
Problem is, the train I was going to catch, the 0720 appears to not actually stop in Rugby, and so I ended up catching the 25 minutes late 0700.
14 minutes on the train, and the rest a vague bimble to and from stations.
£4.50 base fare, but I suspect if I traveled regularly I could find some manner of discount.
Now, reliability is a concern, because ... well it's frustrating to be running early, and end up being late because of the unreliable service. Then again, with flexi time at work, that's less an issue.
I may try this a few more times, to see just how unreliable the service is. After I check the actual timetable again of course.
Door to Door time, about 45 minutes, which is tolerable. It's about the same time as driving, and means I can read on the way. (For some reason, the police don't like me reading whilst driving, can't think why).
Problem is, the train I was going to catch, the 0720 appears to not actually stop in Rugby, and so I ended up catching the 25 minutes late 0700.
14 minutes on the train, and the rest a vague bimble to and from stations.
£4.50 base fare, but I suspect if I traveled regularly I could find some manner of discount.
Now, reliability is a concern, because ... well it's frustrating to be running early, and end up being late because of the unreliable service. Then again, with flexi time at work, that's less an issue.
I may try this a few more times, to see just how unreliable the service is. After I check the actual timetable again of course.
