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seat61.com - how to travel by train
lily_the_pink
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This is a really great site that I hadn't seen before dedicated to getting around the world by train (and ferry when necessary). It is a bit anoraky but great for anyone planning a trip to the continent (or anywhere else) via train.
www.seat61.com
It all seems very MSE in ethics so I thought it would be ok to plug and not just put in the travel sites thread (or in the public transport thread).
I suspect when I am waiting at Gatwick towards the end of July, whilst the baggage handlers decide whether to go back to work or not I will be wishing I had gone by train.........
From the site:
Who is the Man in Seat Sixty-One..?
My name is Mark Smith, and I live in deepest darkest Buckinghamshire in England, with wife Nicolette and Polly the cat.
I'm a career railwayman who ran away from Oxford to join the circus (or British Rail as it was then called) as soon as he could... I was the Station Manager for Charing Cross, London Bridge & Cannon Street stations in London many years ago, and later the Customer Relations Manager for two UK train companies. I now work in London in the murky world of government regulation of fares and ticketing on Britain's railways. When I'm not travelling, that is...
Is seat61.com a hobby or a business..?
Seat61.com is a personal site, run as a hobby. It's not a business, and I'm not an agency, just an individual with some knowledge which others might find useful... The information on the site is provided free of charge to users, and always will be, but the site now generates some income through Google ads and affiliate schemes. This covers the web-hosting fees, helps support my travel habit, and if I'm lucky, buys me a beer or two...
What does the site aim to do..?
In a nutshell, two things: To HELP people who already know they want to travel by train or ship, but who can't find out about it through normal commercial websites or travel agencies. Many people prefer the experience of train travel, or are afraid of flying, or want to avoid unnecessary flights for environmental reasons, but information can often be difficult to find. Second, to INSPIRE people to do something more useful with their lives and their travel opportunities than going to an airport, getting on a plane, and missing all the world has to offer. There's more to travel than the destination - It used to be called a j o u r n e y ..!
www.seat61.com
It all seems very MSE in ethics so I thought it would be ok to plug and not just put in the travel sites thread (or in the public transport thread).
I suspect when I am waiting at Gatwick towards the end of July, whilst the baggage handlers decide whether to go back to work or not I will be wishing I had gone by train.........
From the site:
Who is the Man in Seat Sixty-One..?
My name is Mark Smith, and I live in deepest darkest Buckinghamshire in England, with wife Nicolette and Polly the cat.
I'm a career railwayman who ran away from Oxford to join the circus (or British Rail as it was then called) as soon as he could... I was the Station Manager for Charing Cross, London Bridge & Cannon Street stations in London many years ago, and later the Customer Relations Manager for two UK train companies. I now work in London in the murky world of government regulation of fares and ticketing on Britain's railways. When I'm not travelling, that is...
Is seat61.com a hobby or a business..?Seat61.com is a personal site, run as a hobby. It's not a business, and I'm not an agency, just an individual with some knowledge which others might find useful... The information on the site is provided free of charge to users, and always will be, but the site now generates some income through Google ads and affiliate schemes. This covers the web-hosting fees, helps support my travel habit, and if I'm lucky, buys me a beer or two...
What does the site aim to do..?
In a nutshell, two things: To HELP people who already know they want to travel by train or ship, but who can't find out about it through normal commercial websites or travel agencies. Many people prefer the experience of train travel, or are afraid of flying, or want to avoid unnecessary flights for environmental reasons, but information can often be difficult to find. Second, to INSPIRE people to do something more useful with their lives and their travel opportunities than going to an airport, getting on a plane, and missing all the world has to offer. There's more to travel than the destination - It used to be called a j o u r n e y ..!
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This site has been mentioned before on MSE, that's where I first saw it, but it is always handy to post again for others to benefit - thank you !****************************0
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Yes, fab site! Extremely informative0
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