To Cardiff In A Factory Fresh Thirty Year Old Train
All of the InterCity 125 trains, that fly to the West, are over thirty years now. But on my trip to Cardiff in First Class for the princely sum of £24.25, I got one fresh out of the factory, with technology and style, that wouldn’t be out of place in a five-star hotel.
The wi-fi system was supposed not to be in operation, but I’m pretty certain I freely linked to it all the way to Wales, except for the Severn Tunnel.
As an experiment, I’ve just tried to book a train to Cardiff and back on the 29th. Return with my Senior Railcard, leaving afer 09:00 and returning after 18:00 would cost me £63. Incidentally, t would be around £90 without the Railcard.
The driving distance is 151 miles both ways, so surely you’ll be slower by road.
And you won’t get free glasses of wine to help the journey go by!
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