"Grant Crozier" wrote in message
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On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 22:51:47 +0100, "JNugent"
wrote:
driving - but don't let's get hung up on it - it *was* only a suggestion to
show how ridiculous a rail fare of £175 for such a journey really is. I
wouldn't suggest a taxi for that sort of journey (at least, not for just one
passenger, except ias a distress purchase).
Is 175.00 such an outrageous price to pay for a train journey to
London from Manchester ?

Considering the SRA's report describing conditions on many trains as intolerable
£175 sounds rather like an insult.