Life in the UK, is the grass really greener?

[London_Manila]

I have tried the first class section virgin trains to London from Wilmslow last year with my 2 best friends when they went to visit me here in the UK and we all loved it! You always get to see someone famous with those bound to London trains hahaha!

You must be rich

[Michael Parnham]

You must be rich

Do you mean, No Brain?

[FilipinaDiver]

You must be rich

Hahaha! As you know we don't have a good train system in Philippines so we saved up for it when we found out that we could take a train to London.

[London_Manila]

Hahaha! As you know we don't have a good train system in Philippines so we saved up for it when we found out that we could take a train to London.

Walk up fares at all London terminals are extortionate

If you are ever going by train again always book it at least a couple of weeks in advance

[Arthur Little]

Walk up fares at all London terminals are extortionate

... they're a "rip~off" everywhere in the UK!

[Arthur Little]

If you are ever going by train again always book it at least a couple of weeks in advance

... preferably through the 'Trainline'!

[London_Manila]

... preferably through the 'Trainline'!

Privatising the railways like the utilities and the recent Royal Mail saga only brings benefits to a few in the city

To most normal people it means eventually they will end up paying much more for these services

The Thatcher legacy goes on

[Dedworth]

The Thatcher legacy goes on

Why didn't it go away 1997 - 2010

[London_Manila]

Why didn't it go away 1997 - 2010

Apparently it was too expensive to reverse THATCHERS selling off the countries assets

Maybe you can inform us of all the benefits of the Tories mass privatisation program ?????

[joebloggs]

Walk up fares at all London terminals are extortionate

If you are ever going by train again always book it at least a couple of weeks in advance

My misses had been to London from Manchester a few times for exams a couple of years ago, off peak and bought online a ticket cost less than £70 return

[sars_notd_virus]

My misses had been to London from Manchester a few times for exams a couple of years ago, off peak and bought online a ticket cost less than £70 return

A couple of months ago I bought a ticket from New Street to Swindon £40 one way lol nearly gave my hubby a heart attack

[dontpushme]

... While my Mom was holding a rosary!

Did she kiss the ground as she got out of the car when you parked?

[marksroomspain]

Arthur, Michael, Joe great genuine guys thanks.....

[London_Manila]

My misses had been to London from Manchester a few times for exams a couple of years ago, off peak and bought online a ticket cost less than £70 return

Yes cheap fares can be found but you have to get in fast and online

[joebloggs]

Yes cheap fares can be found but you have to get in fast and online

It cost only £15 more to go first class one way (off peak)

I went with her a couple of times, no complaints about Virgin trains, except sometimes some would try and sit in the seats I reserved

[Rosie1958]

Walk up fares at all London terminals are extortionate

If you are ever going by train again always book it at least a couple of weeks in advance

I don't often travel by train but didn't know that, thanks for the booking tip!