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    advance single tickets & privatisation

    ok thanks. Actually the carriages on the ECML are more comfortable than the First trains, which I think are a bit 'megabus' :D in comparison. However, XC seem to be quite nice. Anyway, the main crux of my thoughts was has privatisation and innovation lead to really cheap advance tickets...
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    advance single tickets & privatisation

    Thanks all. As a relatively new, but prolific, user of the East Coast line I was curious as to how I would cope with costs pre-privatisation as my advance tickets work out as about £20/day from Yrk to NCL rtn which is much cheaper than the season ticket. Everyone always seems to be in favour of...
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    advance single tickets & privatisation

    Hi there I was wondering for how long cheap advance single tickets have been available, and was this an 'innovation' that came with privatisation :oops: or the internet? :idea: Also, do these competitive tickets only work if there are at least 2 private operators competing on the same...

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