Hmm. 80 min train journey each way......

[psychocandy]

Once it gets over £40 travelling, might as well consider finding a travelodge or B&B close to the end client

The cost difference will be minimal

Yeh but reasons to be home most nights. Considering 1 night away but then if I buy a season ticket its a waste really.

[psychocandy]

That's hardly a killer journey, and given you need to get home for your wife [from what you've posted before], you appear to have little choice.

Some of us have much shorter journeys, some of us stay over, some of us have much worse journeys.

Such is the life of a contractor.

Yep. Tis the problem. Otherwise I think I'd stay over perhaps 2 nights or so and drive.

Know what you mean though. I think I've been spolit ;-)

[stek]

Surely you mean a week? This is £220/week

Nope £250 a month.

£200 a month if I wanted to restrict my journey via the Calder Vale line into Victoria, seeing as I was at the Coop Bank which was two mins from Victoria that's the route I used, paid the £250 in case I wanted to go via Piccadilly.

Distance was a bout 50 miles.

[fullyautomatix]

Yep. Tis the problem. Otherwise I think I'd stay over perhaps 2 nights or so and drive.

Know what you mean though. I think I've been spolit ;-)

Did you get the gig or just fantasising about it ?

[Hairy]

I generally have a rule that if I can drive it within an hour or so, I’ll drive. Then I look to trains, and if the trains are going to be more than 1.30 including walking, bus the other end, I’ll stay over. If you’re working properly, you’re looking at 9 hour days, add on 3 hours driving/travelling/getting about and the hour getting reading in the morning, and you’ll burn out. You can also negotiate wfh and flexible hours once you’re there.

[d000hg]

Travel-time to/from the train is definitely a factor. Not only 10min but you have to be there 5min early in case of a delay, even if there are trains every 15min then you add on time if you miss one.

Easy to say "it's just an hour on the train" and then find you actually leave the house more like 2hrs before you arrive to work, especially if you are a type who gets nervous about not missing trains.

[Boney M]

I generally have a rule that if I can drive it within an hour or so, I’ll drive. Then I look to trains, and if the trains are going to be more than 1.30 including walking, bus the other end, I’ll stay over. If you’re working properly, you’re looking at 9 hour days, add on 3 hours driving/travelling/getting about and the hour getting reading in the morning, and you’ll burn out. You can also negotiate wfh and flexible hours once you’re there.

Burn out? lol are you serious?

[stek]

Nah.

George Stephenson was driving the engine.

Worse, normally the train was a 'nodding donkey' - basically a bus on a coal wagon frame, no bogies, and they bounce all the way...

[stek]

Sprinter? a.k.a. bus on rails?

Pacer, I think?

British Rail Class 142 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Hairy]

Burn out? lol are you serious?

I've been contracting for 20 years next year. It all builds up. I used to do the long drives and longer days, before wfh was normal. Just saying, 13 hour days aren't good for you, for long periods. Been there and done it.