Randonneur Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Just booked two tickets through Trainline.com to travel from Manchester Victoria to Halifax to pick our new van up on 2nd November and can't believe the price : £6 for 2, how can they make money on that. Our Bus Pass also enables us to use the train or tram in the Manchester area for free so the journey from home is at no cost to us. The cost doesn't justify taking the car to Halifax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Collings Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Could it be that at the time you want to travel the train will be near empty. Try booking tomorrow at rush hour. Mind you I am no expert as the last time I traveled by rail was a decade or to ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Wait until you see the train! Fares in the north are much cheaper than the south because the rolling stock is much worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randonneur Posted October 26, 2015 Author Share Posted October 26, 2015 Brock - 2015-10-25 11:17 PM Wait until you see the train! Fares in the north are much cheaper than the south because the rolling stock is much worse. We do use the little local train (500 yards from our house) into Manchester and have always found that ok, may be old, but serviceable and its free with a bus pass so can't complain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pampam Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Three of us went to manchester from doncaster on reserved seats both ways on monday for £54.00 return for the three of us Not bad eh pp:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randonneur Posted October 28, 2015 Author Share Posted October 28, 2015 Pampam - 2015-10-28 8:27 PM Three of us went to manchester from doncaster on reserved seats both ways on monday for £54.00 return for the three of us Not bad eh pp:) That's what I mean, how do they do it for the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peter James Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Randonneur - 2015-10-28 9:57 PM how do they do it for the price. They more than cover their costs from taxpayer subsidies and peak hour commuters. Everything else is more icing on the cake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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