WesternLancer
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I recall in the late 80s my student union would occasionally charter a train to take people to national student demonstrations in London (about this that or the other issue of protest but at the time probably about government plans to abolish student grants), then charge the students who wanted to go a modest sum for a ticket.I've often wondered just how much chartering a train cost? it would surely vary depending on distance and the number of coaches required etc.
I think various factors at the time - not least never being sure how many people might want to actually go, plus probably stock availability etc, saw this go over to hiring road coaches for the job - with an interminable and less pleasant travel experience as a result.
I can't recall at this time what the cost of that might have been or what the tickets would have been sold on for by the Student Union unfortunately. It would have had to have been cheaper than buying a return ticket with a Young Person's Railcard but the train would need to have got into London by about 10am I guess, so would have been travel at an otherwise peak sort of time.