"Richard Fairhurst" wrote:

Mizter T wrote:
Certainly worth giving it proper consideration.

Definitely. I commuted from Charlbury (two stops beyond Oxford) to
London for a while, and the train was a delight as long as you didn't
get too worked up by FGW's occasional infelicities. Comfortable train,
no problem getting a seat, and plenty fast enough. FGW appear to be
going through a rough patch punctuality-wise at the moment but are
generally copable with.

It was the cross-London journey that did for it for me - I can't stand
the tube and cycling round Hyde Park Corner was no fun either. But if
you're more used to London commuting you may not find this an issue.

These days there's a well patronised cycle route which crosses right across
Hyde Park Corner from the NW to the SE sides (i.e. from Hyde Park through
Wellington Arch then across to Constitution Hill), replete with cycle phases
on the traffic lights.