2006-10-23 19:54:21 · 12 answers · asked by Laurie 2 in Travel ➔ Travel (General) ➔ Other - Destinations
Bus journeys are usually longer than trains/tube.. but I see it as a more comfortable, cheaper way to travel.
Imagine how hot it is on any underground! how dirty! eck!
2006-10-24 00:28:02 · answer #1 · answered by CM 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because people pay it and train companys are con merchants... i went for a job interview in london, travelled 10 miles through 4 zones, it cost me £13 return for the day! True i could get a bus in double the time for half the price but why would i? Bus drivers all stoned or pissed anywayI didn't even get a seat! didnt get the job anyway..
3)the call centre for booking on line and travel advice for what was British rail is now based in India. why would that be more expensive? if anything cheaper than paying for it in uk... clearing leaves? they dont! hense why we have so many delays!... expensive to run? i never see them being cleaned even though they say they do every night... get on in the morning still got crap on it from last night.... this is taken from railtrak website
Railtrack, Britain's railway infrastructure company, announced pre-tax profits of £236 million for April-September 1999. The £1.3 million per day profit is a record for the company and a 5 percent increase on the £224 million it posted for the same period in 1998. The company is now on course to achieve its £440 million target set for this year. The 7 percent rise on dividends paid out is almost three times the current rate of inflation.
enough said!
2006-10-23 20:07:38 · answer #2 · answered by stuio 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has to be said that London public transport prices, when you have a pass/Oyster card, rather than paying cash for each trip, are ridiculously cheap - if I want to travel on the bus from the end of my street to Crewe bus station, about a 6 minute ride, it costs £1.60. Mind you, an Arriva day ticket for the whole of northwest England costs £4.20, £53.55 for 4 weeks, and northwest England and north Wales for £6 a day or £53.55 for 4 weeks (north Wales is no extra!). Mind you, Arriva services are a bit sparse in some parts of the area...
2016-05-22 04:51:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rail travel is a rip off in the UK. But do some searching around. GNER from Newcastle to London one way from £7 if you go at the right time.
Sometimes it's cheaper to book 2 singles than a standard return. Try their web sit eor the train company that goes from your area to London.
2006-10-23 20:21:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I was a little girl poor people travelled by train (steam) and the rich travelled by car. Now poor people travel by car and the rich travel by train. It is cheaper to fly to Amsterdam than travel to London by train. I have never travelled long distance by bus. I imagine the journey must be twice as long, boring and why it is so cheap.
2006-10-23 20:41:42 · answer #5 · answered by Joanne E 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) its not public funded so private sector has to made a profit
2) it takes a lot of money to keep the tracks clear from the wrong sort of leaves
3)the call centre for booking on line and travel advice for what was British rail is now based in India.
2006-10-23 20:25:00 · answer #6 · answered by dianafpacker 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because trains are a rip off.
2006-10-23 21:26:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
* conveience - more space for luggage, easier to move
about
* comfort - more seats, tables, toilets, food
* speed - no other traffi to slow them down
* fewer stops - fewer stops to slow the journey
* fewer accidents - there are so many road accidents
you cant possibly hear about them all.. but you do hear
about all train accidents.
* onboard facilities - loos to electricity, desks and
Internet access
2006-10-23 21:24:29 · answer #8 · answered by miz Destiny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because trains are notoriously expensive to run and maintain
2006-10-23 20:08:33 · answer #9 · answered by philipscottbrooks 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It would be even cheaper if you walked from the train station to your destination!
2006-10-23 20:16:33 · answer #10 · answered by Warmnjuicy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋