My inept fumblings in N gauge and other associated stories

Hiya

 

If you drive, park at Hampton in Arden and get the train into the NEC. The train is ??1.50

 

HTH

 

 

Jim

Like the phrase "analysis paralysis" so here's some more to add to the equation:

 

1) Not just the petrol, but x miles towards the next service at ??y, so for a 12000 mile service interval, ?? x/12000 * y.

 

2) How likely is it that wife and kids are ill?

ill enough to be looked after, say about 1 week a year, or 1 in 50 chance, so the equivalent cost of "losing" the rail ticket is 1/50 * the cost of the ticket.

 

Plug your own figures in and see if they make sense.

 

Or just say "I prefer to travel THIS way" and to hell with the analysis.

HMRC reckon that car use equates to about 40p per mile, so if analysis is needed, it ought to be on that basis rather than just fuel.

 

Just don't take a leaf out of our club; one 'senior' member has been boasting about his ??7 return ticket whereas it's costing others of us at least 3 times that by car, which is our cheaper option. If he'd joined us in the car, we'd have all benefited.

It's a model RAILWAY show. The proper means of travel should be obvious.

More seriously, an off peak return is only ??2.70 more than the cheapest still-available advance tickets for a specific train (??39.50 vs ??42.20) so you might as well go for the advantages of the flexible option.