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Uncle Peter · 09-01-2012, 18:19

I wonder how much heat this would take off LHR. I use the Manchester - LHR shuttle on a regular basis but given the choice I would much rather jump on a high-speed train directly into the city rather than faff about at those two awful airports.

I suppose the key would be that the toc didn't charge the same peak-time comedy prices that Virgin do... 200 quid (in fact I've seen it as much as 375!) to be crammed like a sardine under some sweaty armpit while half of the train is made up of empty first-class carriages.

09-01-2012, 18:19	#77
Uncle Peter Inactive Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: on holiday by mistake Age: 56 Services: Vivid 200, Full House, V6 x2 Posts: 5,977	Re: New high speed rail link ...is it worth it ? I wonder how much heat this would take off LHR. I use the Manchester - LHR shuttle on a regular basis but given the choice I would much rather jump on a high-speed train directly into the city rather than faff about at those two awful airports. I suppose the key would be that the toc didn't charge the same peak-time comedy prices that Virgin do... 200 quid (in fact I've seen it as much as 375!) to be crammed like a sardine under some sweaty armpit while half of the train is made up of empty first-class carriages.