Virgin Trains - Dick Turpin wore a mask

[eek]

Well, that's one way of keeping the northerners out of London, I suppose...

It's also cheap. On the east coast is £135 one way

[Mordac]

Minimum of £110 for Manchester to London on a Monday morning, £41 ish coming back Friday afternoon (off peak).

Well, that's one way of keeping the northerners out of London, I suppose...

[Mordac]

What do they call butter up in Manchester?

Lube

FTFY

[scooterscot]

What do they call butter up in Manchester?

Margarine

[MrMarkyMark]

Minimum of £110 for Manchester to London on a Monday morning, £41 ish coming back Friday afternoon (off peak).

Looking at the other options....
Megabus - £11 (but no, obviously, not for contractors)
Driving - fuel but mileage claim helps, even at the lower rate, plus parking at London
Flying - unless you're working out the west side (e.g. pharms at Brentford, Sky at Osterley, etc.) then it's going to take a while to actually get to work because Manchester to Heathrow is the only option, while the fecking yokels in Exeter get a flight into LCY!
Drive to Crewe for their 5:11 to London that costs £16. How the hell is that so much cheaper than the 5:05 from Manchester?

While you can put a deposit on a hotel, or have a 48 hour cancellation policy, you've got to commit to the full train ticket price when you buy it, so risking two months in advance at this.

Driving it is then.

Errrrrrrrrrrrrrr, very disappointed and surprised you have omitted to mention the, readily available and extremely convenient, chartered helicopter option, from Manchester, in your post?

AYCOTBAC?

Manchester Helicopter Hire and Helicopter charter Services

[SlipTheJab]

Two hours of remote billing time? Sounds like a win win

Remote billing? Good luck working on a LM train, Virgin may cost more (I have a 1st class season ticket from Brum to Euston) but it's worth it...question is do I go for the full English or the salmon and eggs for brekkie on the train tomorrow

[MrMarkyMark]

Driving it is then.

Surely not actually operating the vehicle yourself, that's what a drivers for

[LondonManc]

It's 75 quid for the same one from Coventry. The Midlands on is only 12 quid but takes 2 hours.

Two hours of remote billing time? Sounds like a win win

[northernladuk]

It's 75 quid for the same one from Coventry. The Midlands on is only 12 quid but takes 2 hours.

[LondonManc]

If it's a busy route they milk you.

Least the train will turn up vaguely on time - it wouldn't if it was a Southern train....

Must admit, they generally do. I've only had two issues with the Man Picc - Lon Euston route. Both going to London on a Sunday evening. Delays meant we missed the last underground trains (which we'd normally get with ease). Fair play to Virgin, within ten minutes they had a line of Addison Lee taxis waiting to get people to their destinations.

[SueEllen]

If it's a busy route they milk you.

Least the train will turn up vaguely on time - it wouldn't if it was a Southern train....

[LondonManc]

Minimum of £110 for Manchester to London on a Monday morning, £41 ish coming back Friday afternoon (off peak).

Looking at the other options....
Megabus - £11 (but no, obviously, not for contractors)
Driving - fuel but mileage claim helps, even at the lower rate, plus parking at London
Flying - unless you're working out the west side (e.g. pharms at Brentford, Sky at Osterley, etc.) then it's going to take a while to actually get to work because Manchester to Heathrow is the only option, while the fecking yokels in Exeter get a flight into LCY!
Drive to Crewe for their 5:11 to London that costs £16. How the hell is that so much cheaper than the 5:05 from Manchester?

While you can put a deposit on a hotel, or have a 48 hour cancellation policy, you've got to commit to the full train ticket price when you buy it, so risking two months in advance at this.

Driving it is then.