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Expensive Rail

OMG I am on a role today on my recent visit to the capital I had to fork out for Tube fairs and above ground rail tickets. I have to say I thought things were expensive in Birmingham however. One stop London Bridge to Waterloo cost me  £2.20 one way and less than 3 minutes on a train. I found out the following morning I could walk it in 10 minutes. The Sat Nav and Mobile came into its own that morning. The underground from London Bridge to Euston cost me £4.00 a 10 min journey. I thought we had it rough in the Midlands but £20.80 for a weekly pass all zones west midlands seems pretty reasonable  compared to the above. London just appears to be a different Land to the rest of us and I really don’t understand why it is so expensive. Why is that? we are the same country aren't we? No flipping wonder they all get waiting allowance. No wonder people are moving out to the Midlands only to travel in to the capital.  It seems to me the Capital is out pric...