Re: Advice on the network formerly known as British Rail..

Tim Hall wrote:
On Fri, 30 May 2008 15:28:03 +0100, "Mark Williams"
<spam.me@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"Gumrat" <Gumrat@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:48400544$0$9030$5402220f@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
It looks as if I'm going to be EasyJetting over to England for a funeral next week. ....
.... Anyhow,
all I want to do is turn up at the station and buy a return ticket. Is that possible, or should I jump through hoops first?

I use <www.nationalrail.co.uk> No hoops asfar as I can see.

No, that is quite possible. The only catch is you don't really know which company is extorting your fare from you. Expect a return ticket from Gatwick to Wimbledon to be within a hair's breadth of your return airfare.

The only trick to watch out for is NOT getting a ticket on the Gatwick
Express, which is more expensive than other trains. But as it goes
direct to Victoria only, it's unlikely to feature in your plans.
You're more likely to go to Clapham Junction and change.

Single fair Gatwick to Wimbledon is 9.10 as far as I can see.


Thank you, Tim, and everyone else who was kind enough to answer this question. When I was a Londoner, I happily travelled all over the country on British Rail; I'm just scared of all the negative press I've read/heard about this new-fangled (OK, originally old-fangled) division of lines and networks and tracks with Arriviste Virgins on them..

--
Tout de bonbon,
Anne, Seriously, Traditionally Built Curvey Gumrat
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