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Title: Christmas in Reykajavic anyone? Post by: TaplowGreen on December 07, 2014, 10:03:14 Taking the family to see Santa seems to be cheaper than going on one's tod to Manchester! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/11274642/Rail-fares-hike-from-January-revealed.html Title: Re: Christmas in Reykajavic anyone? Post by: grahame on December 07, 2014, 11:18:42 Taking the family to see Santa seems to be cheaper than going on one's tod to Manchester! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/11274642/Rail-fares-hike-from-January-revealed.html From the article ... Quote "It is now cheaper for a family of four to fly to Iceland to see Father Christmas - ^224 - than it is for one person to buy an any-time walk on return rail fare from London to Manchester - ^321. I'm presuming as a comparison has been made that the "fly to Iceland" fare is also a fare you can turn up at the airport and buy at any time? ;D ; but I would agree that there are some seriously expensive rail fares around. A family of 4 can also travel from Westbury, Trowbridge and Melksham to see Father Christmas in Swindon for just ^28 - that's next Sunday at 16:17 from Westbury (earlier train sold out), and that ^28 includes minced pies, soft drinks all around, and travel, and a gift for the children. http://twcrp.info/santa Title: Re: Christmas in Reykajavic anyone? Post by: ChrisB on December 07, 2014, 13:56:24 Walk on fare to see Santa in Iceland is???
Another one taken in by the Unions stupidly incorrect comparisons... Title: Re: Christmas in Reykajavic anyone? Post by: TaplowGreen on December 07, 2014, 16:06:26 Taking the family to see Santa seems to be cheaper than going on one's tod to Manchester! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/11274642/Rail-fares-hike-from-January-revealed.html From the article ... Quote "It is now cheaper for a family of four to fly to Iceland to see Father Christmas - ^224 - than it is for one person to buy an any-time walk on return rail fare from London to Manchester - ^321. I'm presuming as a comparison has been made that the "fly to Iceland" fare is also a fare you can turn up at the airport and buy at any time? ;D ; but I would agree that there are some seriously expensive rail fares around. A family of 4 can also travel from Westbury, Trowbridge and Melksham to see Father Christmas in Swindon for just ^28 - that's next Sunday at 16:17 from Westbury (earlier train sold out), and that ^28 includes minced pies, soft drinks all around, and travel, and a gift for the children. http://twcrp.info/santa ............are you suggesting that Santa can be in Swindon AND Iceland at the same time? ??? Title: Re: Christmas in Reykajavic anyone? Post by: ellendune on December 07, 2014, 16:36:41 ............are you suggesting that Santa can be in Swindon AND Iceland at the same time? ??? Of course he cannot, but he must be able to move very quickly between the two. How do think he does so many deliveries in one night?Title: Re: Christmas in Reykajavic anyone? Post by: patch38 on December 07, 2014, 18:32:16 ............are you suggesting that Santa can be in Swindon AND Iceland at the same time? ??? Well, there's an Iceland in Swindon: it's in Gorse Hill. I'll get me coat... Title: Re: Christmas in Reykajavic anyone? Post by: TaplowGreen on December 08, 2014, 05:49:22 ............are you suggesting that Santa can be in Swindon AND Iceland at the same time? ??? Of course he cannot, but he must be able to move very quickly between the two. How do think he does so many deliveries in one night?.....let's hope he's not relying on FGW to get him around then, or Christmas Day will probably be in the middle of March!!! ;D This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |