why not to use public transport

Originally Posted by missyorkie_chris

Just to waste more money in fuel as you sit in rush hour traffic

The amount of times I have collected my friend when he was using the train on the same line, I think I'm better off using the car.

It takes an hour and a half in the morning (depending on traffic) but thats been factored into when I accepted the job offer (wages cover it).

Trains can be so hit and miss in any sort of bad weather that I'd rather not take the risk.

[timwilky]

so over a year old and this thread is resurrected.

Well he did get there that day, in a car. At the moment he is in hiding, we don't know where. AWOL since christmas, silly boy

Probably waiting for the train somewhere..

hang the traitorous barsteward

Originally Posted by metalangel

OH NO! They still work don't they?

That's the problem, they don't, they frequently break down completely, or have no heating, or in one case the bloody engine blew up and caught fire.

The last of them is due to be retired in 2012 and the whole network will have modern trains. Except the trackage is so poor they're restricted to a maximum of 70 mph.

well I never have trouble with the train..

but then I do live in Crewe

[ophic]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Train is no quicker than car even in traffic, it takes about an hour and a half to get to leeds uni from here in car in rush hour, train is 40 minutes, but then add on time to get from here to train station and from other station to uni. Annnnnd you'll do neither, just ride a bike there in 30 mins

When I studied in Leeds, I caught the train from Hudds every day. Student railcard made it cheap... getting distracted by every pub along the way made it a lot more expensive

Originally Posted by Thingus

It also has to be said, tw@'s on phones only happened in the UK.

How is that any different to chatting you someone sitting next to you? I've never understood why people complain about that.

[jamesterror]

1. Over priced
2. Unreliable
3. Cramed
4. Everybody is grumpy

I travel on the train 3/4 days a week during different times of the day, from Leicester the train is never late as it starts there, but when its coming from Birmingham New Street its 2/3 times late. If I could be bothered to serious rant, I think the issue lies with the subsidisation by the government in relation to ticket prices rather than trying to encourage people to use their vehicles for 5 less miles a week.

Originally Posted by joshmac

How is that any different to chatting you someone sitting next to you? I've never understood why people complain about that.

Nor me, its the music thats ****es me off