Wednesday 24 August 2011

Britain's best value rail fare?

Is the Birmingham to Rugby First Anytime Single Virgin Trains only fare the best value fare in Britain? For £7.90, the traveller gets:
  • Access to the First Class Lounge at Birmingham New Street: light refreshments (incl. cereal in the morning); papers; WiFi; and a free toilet (!)
  • Virgin First Class travel on a Pendolino: table seats which align with the windows; power sockets; Free WiFi; meals or light refreshments served at the seat; and newspapers
  • Journey time of just over 30 mins.
Overall, a package worth far more than the fare as Virgin charge standard class passengers £4 to access WiFi; Virgin shop meal prices start at £3.95; the newspapers are the Independent (£1) and the Financial Times (£2); and, of course, Network Rail charge 30p to use the toilet at New Street...

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