OMG TRAIN LOLZ!

[320touring]

Taking public transport to work for the first time in 6 years..

 

Is it bad when the train has better interior design and legroom than your car?

 

 

 

Bestest bit is saving money compared to old commute, and no need for a daily, so chance to chop and change chod:)

[Split_Pin]

Been taking the train to work for 8 years. Ours were perfectly acceptable Class 158 Sprinters, but 2 incredibly shoddy interior redesigns** have left us with cramped, damp, smelly and very dilapidated looking machines.

 

Even the normally lovely sounding Cummins NTE 14 litres underneath emit the deathliest of death rattles.

 

Sometimes we get newer Turbostar thingies which are fantastic inside though.

 

Would still rather take these trains that drive into Edinburgh though, any day.

[rml2345]

Commuting by train is surprisingly pleasant outside of the rush hour. Unfortunately during the rush it's surprisingly like being squashed in a bearing press.

It still beats trying to park in any city.

[oman5]

I love travelling by train. I bought my latest Volvo from St.neots, getting there from south wales was great fun, intercity to Paddington, underground to king's cross, then anonymous commuter EMU to St neots. 

despite only being about 15 miles away we never drive into Cardiff. parking charges are a joke and even with the dear rail fairs it is still cheaper to go by train.

[Partridge]

I often take the train to see Miss P and find it quite enjoyable. They don't smell of vomit anymore and if you upgrade to first class they're rather nice. You can have a wee in them, plus in the evening you can drink beer in them. Heck, you could even take your beer into the loo and drink beer while you have a wee, if you really wanted. Things you can't do if you're sitting at 80 mph on the M3. (Well you can, but it's probably not a good idea).

 

I've not drawn a cock on a train yet, though.

[theorganist]

I have been taking the train to work for several years now and find it cheaper and more relaxing, and I have got through several novels I have been meaning to read. Plus my boss seems more understanding if I am late due to the train being late rather than being stuck in traffic!

 

The other advantage it has enabled me to by old and interesting cars which I wouldn't want to be doing a daily commute in and end up wearing them out!

 

We have some new class 172 Turbostars on our line which sound odd with their automatic gearboxes. However there is not extra capacity and the trains are still crowded at rush hour! 

[Partridge]

So we're all agreed trains are better than cars? Well that's Autoshite finished then.

[Split_Pin]

No, let the train take the strain off our old shitters so they last longer.

[Noel Tidybeard]

how cool would it be to motorail to scotland for holibags?

[theorganist]

So we're all agreed trains are better than cars? Well that's Autoshite finished then.

 

No not at all.

 

I hated driving when I was driving to work, now I only drive evenings and weekends I enjoy driving again. And I can enjoy old cars without putting loads of miles on them.

 

I bought my first Maxi a year after I started taking the train to work, then joined Autoshite, for me it was the start of Autoshite!

[Junkman]

When I was a kid, my father, an avid railway enthusiast, took me on a trip to England, and I remember these train carriages:

 

 

complete with a bar, well stocked with liquid refreshments, most of which intoxicating.

 

You bring back these trains, and I will happily take them.

Until then, I raise the usual question, why everything was nicer and better in ye goode olde dayse.

[Sloth in a bowl]

When I was a kid, my father, an avid railway enthusiast, took me on a trip to England, and I remember these train carriages:

 

 

complete with a bar, well stocked with liquid refreshments, most of which intoxicating.

 

You bring back these trains, and I will happily take them.

Until then, I raise the usual question, why everything was nicer and better in ye goode olde dayse.

Oddly the UK is one of the few (only?) Countries in the world where you can ride at 75mph behind main line steam most weeks of the year.

Unfortunately commuting opportunities of this type are somewhat limited.

[hairnet]

commuting in the them is grim if you need to use them into a big city

 

mate lives in slurry and works in the city

 

the season ticket was 5.5k

 

he bought a honda from me for 1800

 

he only gets the train now if the bike is being serviced or it snows

[Mr Lobster]

Maybe some of you live in some sort of ride-the-rails type utopia where the trains aren't filthy, drafty, piss soaked tins which rattle along at walking pace. But certainly Northern Rail provide that very experience and thus the last time I went on a train was about six years ago. However it was free as the 'station' I started at didn't have any sort  of ticket vending facility and nobody asked me for any money whilst enjoying* the train travel experience.

 

Although I've used Virgin Trains to get to and from London and Scotland once or twice and they were jolly pleasant.

[320touring]

Didn't expect so many responses:)

 

Just in after first day at the new job. Walking to/from the station is doing me no harm, and the trains there, and back were clean and not overcrowded (8.01 am and 17.23 respectively.

 

No doubt there will be mishaps, but its better than the m8 at rush hour, that is for sure!

[theorganist]

Walking to/from the station is doing me no harm, and the trains there, and back were clean and not overcrowded (8.01 am and 17.23 respectively.

 

No doubt there will be mishaps, but its better than the m8 at rush hour, that is for sure!

 

Yes that is another advantage. I have an hours worth of walking a day (if I am not lazy and don't catch the Parry People Mover at the bottom of my road).

 

Hence I am getting fitter and slowly losing weight, I say slowly as I tend to eat to much at times!

[brickwall]

I used to enjoy the walk to the station and you get to see into the back of industrial units that you wouldn't see from the road. There's also people fishing on the canal and river bank and peddling along on bikes. I find the train quite soothing as I hate taking cars into big cities.

[Mr Lobster]

Actually, speaking of train rides....

 

When we were younger, childless and had both time and disposable income that wasn't already pre-disposed of, Mrs L and I had a few weekends of getting a cheap flight somewhere and having a wander around. So a RyanAir return for £31 for both of us saw us landing at Pisa Airport. 

 

We got the train from Pisa to Florence and it was ace - nice, changing and scenic landscape with big comfy chairs and those big overhead luggage racks that proper trains have and finally arriving at the very impressive station in Florence. Highlight of the journey was the impossibly pretty Italian girl who wandered along the carriage and asked Mrs L something in Italian. We didn't understand so she mimed. And when you see an Italian girl miming shoving something into her delightful Italian growler before uttering an Italianised 'Tampax' then you know that the train system in that country is something to behold.

 

Anyway, as you were...

[Pillock]

It was recently announced that Southeastern Trains reckoned their poor customer feedback scores were because they take people to work. And because nobody likes work, they give the journey to work a low score. I say bollocks, its because their trains are late and shit and expensive.

 

I like taking the train, its no hassle and you get to peek into people's back gardens which feels naughty. But I looked at going to Brum on the train shopping for Christmas, two of us £76. Or a tenners worth of fuel and £7 to park. Hmmmmm. Why are trains empty do you think?

[robinmasters]

I used to take the train, when I had to take a briefcase so that I had somewhere to sit in the corridor of a drafty slam-door train. Now the trains between me and work are shiny new 395's, I drive in my drafty old car. 

[Split_Pin]

I massively miss my walk to the station both morning and night. Since moving house 2 years ago I am now just that bit too far away to walk plus the station is in the next town via country roads so I have no option other than to drive. Even on the 4 mile drive I encounter so many arrogant drivers whom I would avoid completely if I were walking.

[320touring]

Disaster!

 

I made the train this morn no bother, worked all day (9meetings!) Then caught the train home.

 

About 0.5miles from home, I suffered a lower track rod end failure, resulting in contact between the ankle CV joint and roadway.

 

Repair under way using tried and tested ice and sympathy method

[CortinaDave]

i used to take the train when i was going up to aberdeen, as it was quite a bit cheaper.

 

The cnuts have hiked the prices of advance tickets by about a third in the last few weeks though so now its not really any cheaper than just driving, and as a straight choice between the 2 I'll take my car where i can listen to the radio , pick my nose etc.

[Richard]

In 2001 for the first time in my life I got a job where travelling by public transport was possible. I was looking forward to relaxing on the way to work, maybe even having time to read a paper or something. Then I found out how much it was going to cost Even travelling alone and paying bridge tolls it cost half as much to go by car.

[Shep Shepherd]

I only use trains if I am going to central London, which is a driving and parking nightmare. In every other instance, I use a Volvo

[andy18s]

Been taking the train to work for 8 years. Ours were perfectly acceptable Class 158 Sprinters, but 2 incredibly shoddy interior redesigns** have left us with cramped, damp, smelly and very dilapidated looking machines.

 

Even the normally lovely sounding Cummins NTE 14 litres underneath emit the deathliest of death rattles.

 

Sometimes we get newer Turbostar thingies which are fantastic inside though.

 

Would still rather take these trains that drive into Edinburgh though, any day.

 

Used to enjoy taking the train from Kirkcaldy over The bridge into Edinburgh

[Squire_Dawson]

I enjoy taking the train, and I always know I'm in good hands when above the doors bears the legend 'LEYLAND'.

[jmsguzzi]

You can have a wee in them

People do that on the Metros here all the time, they do it in the corner next to the door which is very considerate of them. .

[320touring]

Due to OMGSOARANKLZ I took the 172 to the station today.

 

It's so nice knowing you only have a short trip to make-a lot less hassle than my old commute

Can't wait to get the e30 back on the road for to drive for funz!

Now I just need to remember to get the car before leaving the station..

[STUNO]

Took the south east train from Poole to Waterloo a couple of months ago, as we approached Guildford the P A announced the train would terminate  there, as there were plenty of trains to waterloo. Fair enough, but Guildford is not even on the route we were supposed to be on!