Recent content by hiddeneurope

I must confess to not being a regular here, but come by from time to time. I am interested in what you might all judge to be an absolutely arcane topic – timetable relics that have survived for decades often without any good reason (and sometimes with good reason). I would be keen to get a...

I have noticed how much the air versus rail competition debate in Britain is fuelled by misinformation. There is a splendid example of this in the press release yesterday by Emerald Media on behalf of a new start-up airline called Varsity Express, which proposes to fly from Oxford to Edinburgh...

I find this a very interesting debate, with many thoughtful contributions. My perspective on the matter is much influenced by having watched over the last few years many national operators on the continent shift from strictly distance-based tariffs to market pricing. That shift has been hugely...

Sincere thanks for all the expert replies. Really appreciate your collective wisdom. Nicky in Berlin

Seasonal greetings, and I hope some kind soul here can help me out. I am travelling Berlin - Brussels - ES - London StP Int - London Kings X - York in January. Berlin to London a snip at 49 euros, and Kings X to York another bargain at 9 pounds. Because I live outside the UK, the East...

. I would certainly not write off Eurostar as boring or hum-drum. Perhaps that's because I live in Berlin, and so use Eurostar only occasionally - perhaps a dozen trips a year. To my mind, the run out of London towards the Kent Coast is still absolutely one of Europe's great rail journeys. What...

Yes, as others here have observed, this development well and truly puts a dent in one of Railteam's prime selling points. Once upon a time, way back in the depths of history, the railway and ferry companies of Europe got together and decided it would be a wonderful thing if their tariff systems...

Hello Hughes Fowler It is www.hiddeneurope.co.uk. I was a bit surprised at being "recognised" like that. I thought is so unlikely that anyone here would have heard of hidden europe. Regards Nicky

. Well folks, I have to say I am bowled over by the quality of replies here. Thank you so much, especially to John for his detailed comment, but to others too. And then I must mention A60K for that very kind comment. No I certainly didn't come here to promote hidden europe, but it so very...

The 1961 Bradshaw shows such gems as 1. 7.15 pm on Friday evenings from Euston to Oban 2. 9.00 pm daily from Perth to Euston * 3. 8.05 pm daily from Plymouth to Manchester 4. 9.30 pm on Sundays Paddington to Carmarthen (via Gloucester). 5. 12.20 am daily Euston to Liverpool Lime St. 6...

I am a writer based in Berlin, Germany who sometimes writes about railway matters. An appreciation of the high theology of rail fares on the continent does nothing to help decode the magnificently complicated system in the UK. So I hope the learned folks here can help clarify a point or two...