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Aral Balkan
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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    Aral Balkan‏ @aral 24 Jun 2014

    Clapham Junction to Brighton, one-way: £23.40 Return: £23.50 This is working so well, let’s privatise the NHS next.pic.twitter.com/FxClpDmqAh

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      1. The_Dr_Mike‏ @The_Dr_Mike 24 Jun 2014
        Replying to @aral

        @aral @crtosh1 I've bought a walk-up London-Glasgow before & the return fare was £1 cheaper than the single fare!

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      1. Sloop John G‏ @gnuchu 24 Jun 2014
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        @aral always buy the return and if not using give to someone the other end.

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      1. Cyriel‏ @mindcrash 24 Jun 2014
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        @aral Holy crap. That's about the same price we (still) pay for travelling from the south to the north of the Netherlands (~ 334km) :-O

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      1. Jatin Nanda‏ @xebu 24 Jun 2014
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        @aral Have you tried https://www.splitticketing.com/  ?

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      1.  💎 not Jen or Jem‏ @gembarrett 24 Jun 2014
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        @aral worth checking out if it's cheaper to split tickets (it usually is) athttp://split.traintimes.org.uk 

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      1. The English Klose‏ @chriscomben 24 Jun 2014
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        @aral in fairness it was like that when it was nationalised, I've always been told its so people can't just get a one way and lie to go back

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      1. Aaron Bassett - Developer Advocate  🥑‏ @aaronbassett 24 Jun 2014
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        @aral you mean the NHS isn’t already privatised? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25660555 …

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      2. oterix‏ @giovannioteri 24 Jun 2014
        Replying to @aral

        @aral @glynmoody just checked in Italy, Milan-Brescia roughly 50 miles as well - 21 € for a one single ride... 28 € first class

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      3. Glyn Moody‏Verified account @glynmoody 24 Jun 2014
        Replying to @giovannioteri

        @giovannioteri @aral yes, but Italian trains have a romance totally lacking in the British ones...

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      4. oterix‏ @giovannioteri 24 Jun 2014
        Replying to @glynmoody

        @glynmoody @aral Romance? meaning that an Italian train is somewhat a "schroedinger's cat box" , you can both get to destination, or not.

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      5. Glyn Moody‏Verified account @glynmoody 24 Jun 2014
        Replying to @giovannioteri

        @giovannioteri @aral "it is better to travel hopefully than to arrive..."

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      6. oterix‏ @giovannioteri 24 Jun 2014
        Replying to @glynmoody

        @glynmoody @aral made a huge mistake, 21 € for the ultra-fast "Freccia" 45 min s 68, a ride on a normal "for the rest of us" one 7€ -sorry-

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      1. Barnet Bugle‏ @barnetbugle 24 Jun 2014
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        @aral @barnet_rebel Why not renationalise it so it would be £46.80 return (no biz sense), curled up sandwiches and broken down trains?

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      2. Jan B‏ @rejoicerebuild 24 Jun 2014
        Replying to @aral

        @aral @marieiram that is a relic of BR days I believe. Simple revenue protection.

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      3. Marie‏ @marieiram 24 Jun 2014
        Replying to @rejoicerebuild

        @janlbuxton @aral maintaining a relic isn't a sign of efficiency though right?

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      4. Jan B‏ @rejoicerebuild 24 Jun 2014
        Replying to @marieiram

        @marieiram @aral Indeed. However it is a form of efficiency to the business if not customer as it is easy way to minimise revenue loss.

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      2. Chris Swan‏ @cpswan 24 Jun 2014
        Replying to @aral

        @aral which is better than the £23.80 for the opposite direction (or £43.80 for anytime return from Brighton to Clapham Junction) #asymmetry

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      3. Chris Swan‏ @cpswan 24 Jun 2014
        Replying to @cpswan

        @aral also Victoria-Brighton in an evening is £26.10 straight up or £17.40 if you buy the 'Super Off Peak Day Return' from Brighton

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      1. oterix‏ @giovannioteri 24 Jun 2014
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        @aral @glynmoody 32 € for less than 80 km, really cheap!

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      1. Philippe  🇪🇺‏ @euromec23 24 Jun 2014
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        @ottocrat @aral Had the same thing, St Neots to Huntington £4 single, £4.50 return.

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