Cheaper to fly than buy a box of matches.... Funny how your perception of price changes: I thought how reasonable £125 was for a return to Bristol on the train. I was expecting a minimum of £200.

We've been battered so much by endless, super-sized price rises, now that you don't recognise just how outrageous these fares are. First class was over £330. I could fly to NYC, have a night there in hotel (fleapit more than likely), and return the following day for that.