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    ALRs Cheaper than 7 day seasons.

    I've used a few ALRs to do a commute from Durham to London for a couple of months straight - worked well because I didn't have to be in central london until half ten so missed the 10am validity barrier into KGX by four minutes (0707 from DHM). The 1st class ALR was about the same as the...
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    Long distance commuting to London

    Well, the reason I do it is because I already have a base in Didcot which I would otherwise have to try and rent out again - the monthly travel card isn't too bad, £500 or so and includes Z1-6 tubes as well. We lived in zone 5 for a while and that was £200 a month, and a lot more unpleasant, and...
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    Social acceptability of leaning one's head on the window and leaving a smudge

    This is a weirdly coincidental thread as I saw it about 30 seconds after getting on an XC from Darlington, looked out of the window, to see a huge hair smudge on it. Totally horrible!
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    York to London King's Cross

    Get a Grand Central off peak carnet. Obviously you are limited to GC services only but they are non-stop between York and King's Cross so pretty fast, and the off peak carnet is £300 for ten single tickets so you could do an off peak return for £60. If you travel on a peak service it will cost...
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    Long distance commuting to London

    For a couple of months last year I commuted daily from Durham to KGX - that was a killer. I'd have to be in the office from 10.30 until 18.00, Monday to Friday, so that meant I'd have to get the 7.07 from DHM, and then the 18.19 on the return getting me in just after 9pm. It could have been...

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