Thread by @lauralexx

I’m going Brighton —> Leeds and back today. The train is costing about £195. I reckon if I drove it would probably cost less than £70 in fuel. The cost of train travel is such a huge block in the practical ability to be environmentally friendly in this country

That’s a big moan before I even get started on the fact that before the first leg of my journey has even left the station they are warning me of a points failure up ahead. So… will I get to work? Yet another issue for people who CANNOT be late because of the financial penalty

We’re a small country, that has had train infrastructure for centuries, with expensive ticket prices. Why is it so difficult to have it function? Maybe I’m missing something but it doesn’t feel like we have any excuses?

Cool, I have to mute this now because all the "it's your own fault, I have never paid more than 10p for a ticket" people have turned up to tell me train prices are my own fault. It must be so comforting to think that personal responsibility is bigger than massive infrastructure?

Here are the facts:
- booked as soon as I knew my the timings of my job, couldn't have been earlier
- have a railcard for SE where I travel regularly
- I have to own a car, so pay the upkeep regardless of whether this trip is train or car

I understand this has been popular so you might want to play devils advocate to not be a sheep agreeing train prices are ludicrous but just to say:
- why?
- who are you defending?
-LNER won't sleep with you

D'oh! VIRGIN. Virgin won't sleep with you. That's the good punchline. I'll see myself out.