In message , at 12:03:48 on Mon, 14 Mar
2011, Huge remarked:

Train is also a better environment to read/use a laptop/whatever in -

Not on a rush hour commuter train - which is the only place that trains
make sense.

Some say that they also make sense as a substitute for domestic flights
(from say Edinburgh to London).

The last time I travelled from London to Edinburgh and back, the flight cost
about 1/4 of the train fare.

It's not about fares[1],

Must be nice to be that rich.

There are plenty of people whose time is worth more than a small
difference in fares. And the one which is cheapest on any one day is a
lottery.

but comfort

Good point, but in general I only find trains comfortable when they're
at least half-empty.

It gets a lot less comfortable as the train fills up, I agree. The last
train versus plane decision I made resulted in me travelling on an
almost empty TGV in France. But I plenty of time on my hands.

and saving the environment.

Hmmmm. Not one of my major considerations.

Some people do worry about such things.

[1] Which can be skewed either one way or the other according to your
luck and the timing of your booking and the travel.

Troo. But it was still cheaper to fly.

Next time, the train may be cheaper.
--
Roland Perry