Economy Class & Beyond

Cheap Train Tickets? Still possible the day before

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Good afternoon from somewhere in the United Kingdom. Where, I'm not sure as I'm typing on move. Well I know I left Birmingham on the way to London - that much I do I know. The rest is a blur. Much like my life is at the moment. I'm on a train to London on what are pretty much last minute tickets. And as usual - between Birmingham and London, there's a variety of … [Read more...]

UK Train Fares – Creeping up… and how you can get “better” prices

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As regular as they year ticks over, UK rail fares have crept up again - this time by an average of 2.2% (and up to 2.5%) on Season Tickets, as well as Anytime Return Tickets, Off Peak Returns  and Singe Tickets. Virgin Trains Pendolino arriving into Birmingham New Street with a London Midland Class 153 DMU - Image, Economy Class and Beyond Other fares are set by train … [Read more...]

All change at Birmingham New Street – Half time changeover

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For those who travel in the UK by rail, there are a couple of stations that can you make you physically scream. One of those happens to be a local mainline station for me - Birmingham New Street. The "Old" New Street Entrance Birmingham New Street is one of the busiest stations outside London, handling 31.2 million passengers and 5.1 million passengers changing … [Read more...]

Easter travel madness on the rails expected

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For those of you who are coming to the United Kingdom over Easter, or for those of us who live here, there's some important news that came out about works that are expected on the British Railway network over the Easter period (29th March - 1st April). Firstly for those of you coming into the United Kingdom and into London: Heathrow Express and Heathrow Connect are subject to … [Read more...]

150 years of The London Underground – and win with GhettoIFE!

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Today marks the 150th Anniversary of the first Underground service in London, operating between Bishop's Road and Farringdon Street by the Metropolitan Railway. Tube 150 Banner - Transport for London That link (which operates still today as part of the Circle Line, Hammersmith and City Line and the Metropolitan Line - as Paddington (Bishops Road), Edgware … [Read more...]

Fare rises hit the United Kingdom

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As the new year begins, the only real certainty in life - will be increase in rail and bus prices today. UK National Rail Companies will have their own prices rises depending on the route, with an average increase of 4.2% in England, 3.9% in Scotland for season tickets. Some routes will be going up a lot more than this. It pays to look at the National Rail Web site to see … [Read more...]

UK Rail prices are on the way up by at least 4.2% from January 2013

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It what should surprise... well, absolutely no-one, travelling on the UK rail network will be going up. Price rises on commuter routes will shift up by at least 4.2%, with 6% possible on a lot of route, and some routes hitting 6.46% rises on tickets. It seems that train companies who could had raised the prices by up to 6.2%, there has been some restraint. Price rises are … [Read more...]

Diamond Jubilee Weekend upcoming – expect travel madness

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For those who aren't resident to the United Kingdom, it was decided to bin the late May Bank Holiday this year, and replace it with a Diamond Jubilee 4-day weekend. This begins on Saturday 2nd June and goes through to Tuesday 5th June. And if there's a Public Holiday/Bank Holiday, this is normally an excuse for any travel provider to really mess around with schedules and … [Read more...]

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