Who flies London-Newcastle?
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DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
So basically you are kicking mother nature in the cunt out of personal convenience.
Kanda
Diving wanker
kabbes
First intersubjective, then internalised
Not comparing like with like. That'll be a full aeroplane done per passenger as compared with a single-occupancy car. If there are two of you in the car then it will be half as much per passenger as the plane. With a full car, it'll be comparable to the train -- maybe even less.
quimcunx
imprimeo, lamino, distribuo
It's 3 hours on the train from king's cross. Usually reliable, check for engineering works.
The trains are as comfortable as planes and you can log onto urban from your laptop.
Ta, do you know the train company?
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
Steady on.
I't be far funnier if he ended up doing a 10 stretch when someone planted smack in his bag
fredfelt
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Can you really be arsed with going through an air port just for this short journey and all the hastle this involves?
Go on - admit it. You posed the question here so you'd get a few geeks to go through all the transport options in great detail so you don't have to bother.
Spion
I hear ya
This
It'll take longer by plane (and be far less interesting a journey) with all the mucking about at either end
Bahnhof Strasse
Let's av ya fuckin' dancin'!
Quite.
What really gets me about airlines offering you the chance to throw in a few shekels to offset your emissions is that they don't take in to account how full your flight is.
London-New York-London on a fully loaded 747 is going to be a lot less emissions per passenger than a 747 where you are the only punter.
You seriously reckon it'll be longer by air, yeah? I genuinely hadn't considered weighing them up, I just presumed by air would be cheaper and less of a hassle. I suppose with the need to check in stupid early that counts against air...I just reeeeeeeeeally wanna avoid huge delays etc.
Bahnhof Strasse
Let's av ya fuckin' dancin'!
Don't forget the chance of a free prostate massage at security when you fly. The railways don't offer anything remotely similar.
T & P
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Corrected that for you.
quimcunx
imprimeo, lamino, distribuo
National Express.
I travelled by train from Edinburgh (same line but 1.5 hours further away) to London while my friends went by air. the train was probably a bit quicker or about the same time. By the time you get to and from airports, check in etc...
But do watch out for sunday travel. the booking site should tell you if there are engineering works.
Bahnhof Strasse
Let's av ya fuckin' dancin'!
fredfelt
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More and more I find that when I have a journey it's not about how long it takes but how I can pass the time. It's not often you get a few hours to spend just chilling out, reading, chatting, playing games - whatever. I find flying very cramped and generally unpleasant - to be avoid at all costs.
In my mind to be only concerned about the speed of a journey misses the point of travel.
I seriously am neither.
Yeah, you're right. I do love train travel, I'm just not keen on the idea of missing a day off work cos I am stuck in Crewe for 3 hours or what have you.
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