Sneaky tricks for cheap rail travel
Filed under: Travel, Budgeting & Planning
As everyone knows, Britain's rail system is the envy of the world with some of the cheapest fares on the planet. No train has been late since 1912 and the standards of comfort have been known to reduce the Sultan of Brunei to tears of jealousy.But while we have to live with the standards of our train services, we don't have to live with high costs.
There are ways to play the system - sneaky tricks to getting your fare down and your satisfaction up - even though the rail companies don't want you to know them.
Rail companies don't have a lot of fans. Cancelled services, delayed trains, poxy excuses, and those damn announcements. 'We apologise for any inconvenience that may have been caused' My train is two hours late, how on earth could there be any question over whether it has been an inconvenience? 
