In article ,
(Richard J.) wrote:

On a
Tuesday afternoon (when the OP is travelling), the time to get to
Waterloo from arrival at Richmond station (including waiting for
the train) would be between 19 and 33 minutes, average 26 minutes.
Curiously, despite having 4 tracks from Barnes onwards, none of the
all-stations stopping trains are overtaken by the fasts.

By comparison, parking in Basingstoke is £2.50 a day, and 50 minutes
into Waterloo, and an easy drive from Somerset without having to
stress on either the motorway or the suburbs of London.

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Paul Cummins wrote:

In article ,
(Richard J.) wrote:

On a
Tuesday afternoon (when the OP is travelling), the time to get to
Waterloo from arrival at Richmond station (including waiting for
the train) would be between 19 and 33 minutes, average 26 minutes.
Curiously, despite having 4 tracks from Barnes onwards, none of the
all-stations stopping trains are overtaken by the fasts.

By comparison, parking in Basingstoke is £2.50 a day, and 50 minutes
into Waterloo, and an easy drive from Somerset without having to
stress on either the motorway or the suburbs of London.

--
Paul Cummins

**FREE** mobile phones, with FREE line rental
http://www.gstgroup.co.uk/

True that parking would be cheaper in Basingstoke but outweighed by the
higher cost of the train ticket. (£20 as opposed to £5.70 for a 1-4
travelcard at Richmond) If theres more than one of you then car to
Richmond would be more cost effective.

However if it's just one person, to save the extra drive into town i
would say it's worth it.
Basingstoke to Richmond takes about 45 minutes in reasonable traffic at
legal speeds.
The additional time on the train is only 20 minutes.

Paul Cummins wrote:

By comparison, parking in Basingstoke is £2.50 a day, and 50 minutes
into Waterloo, and an easy drive from Somerset without having to
stress on either the motorway or the suburbs of London.


Where in Basingstoke can you park for £2.50 anywhere near the station?
The station car park was £4 when I last used it a year or two ago and
I think is now over £5, and parking all day in the nearby shopping
centre is somewhere around £7.

Steve Adams

In article .com,
(Steve) wrote:

Where in Basingstoke can you park for £2.50 anywhere near the
station?

The old Allders car park. Go up the ram next to the station, and at
the top go straight on, instead of turning left.

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