16th November 2006, 02:19 PM
I very much appreciate your comments 1man. I did consider going by train. The conference was in Bristol, no problem. I live in Telford, also a town with a station. However Telford was designed in the 1960s around motor cars, and public transport connections to the station at the time I needed to travel were simply were not there for me.
Moreover, the cost was considerably cheaper going by car. It used up around 30 litres of petrol (£25.00). Parking was free at the B&B where I was staying.
A Standard Open Return from Telford to Bristol is £56.00. Plus parking at Telford station (£4.50 per day for three days) or a taxi to the station.
I am afraid that economics and convenience won over environmental considerations. Previously when I lived in Worcester, I was 10 minutes walk from the railway station and used the train much more frequently. A return from Worcester to Bristol was about £11.00. However in those days I was commuting every day to Telford by car (80 miles round trip).
There are no easy solutions!
Moreover, the cost was considerably cheaper going by car. It used up around 30 litres of petrol (£25.00). Parking was free at the B&B where I was staying.
A Standard Open Return from Telford to Bristol is £56.00. Plus parking at Telford station (£4.50 per day for three days) or a taxi to the station.
I am afraid that economics and convenience won over environmental considerations. Previously when I lived in Worcester, I was 10 minutes walk from the railway station and used the train much more frequently. A return from Worcester to Bristol was about £11.00. However in those days I was commuting every day to Telford by car (80 miles round trip).
There are no easy solutions!