I'm on a Swiss train.
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I'm on a Swiss train. It's on time, efficient and inexpensive. It's also bike tastic. There will probably be historic economic reasons for most of these marvels, but when it comes to bikes travelling freely and unbooked on trains, can't we do this in Scotland!?
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@Snoweider It is indeed really convenient, but I do not think most people will agree that Swiss trains are inexpensive, or did you mean bringing your bike is inexpensive?
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@bergmeister @Snoweider Last time I was in Switzerland, I couldn’t believe how cheap trains were compared to England, unless that’s changed in the last 12 months - which is of course possible.
Not a “well if you book well in advance at an off-peak time, it’s cheaper” kind of way, but a “I need a train NOW, so I’ll go get one”.
The UK has a real problem with rail pricing and some dilbert will always stick their oar in to tell us it’s not that bad, you just need to prepare 3 months in advance, book through an obscure operator, for a train at 11pm on a Wednesday, with a railcard, and are ok with 2 bus transfers and an overnight hotel. Because that’s not how any transit should work.
(Not accusing you of that, just venting)