Goddamn LNER

[Doeaddeer]

They tout themselves as having a simplified fare structure but that's because they've got rid of two tiers of cheap tickets. Only in this country could we nationalise something and make it more expensive. Bastards.

I’ll see your LNER, and raise you CrossCountry.

Today’s journey took twice as long because they cancelled a whole train and they’re also the most expensive operator on the network. Very rarely do they have Advanced Purchase tickets even at the very earliest one can book them (12 weeks out from one’s travel date).

I never knew they were nationalised!

LNER has been government owned since June 2018.

I find it ironic that MPs from all parties went bonkers about dynamic pricing for concert tickets a couple of years ago, yet the biggest (and longest running) users of dynamic pricing are rail companies including government owned ones such as LNER and all the airlines, but not one MP raised this when they were busy criticising Oasis and Ticketmaster.

I was recently very pleasantly surprised by LNER. DD and I went to London (from Wakefield Westgate) for the day for £38 return for both of us. Advance purchase tickets booked with a Friends and Family railcard 12 weeks in advance. Trains both ways ran on time.