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Darlington - London, faultless!

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4 Sep 18th, 2000 

3 Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful

Advantages:
Fast, clean, on - board facilities

Disadvantages:
Expensive snack trolley, Darlington Station in general

Recommendable Yes:

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Frequency of trains

Reliability of trains

Comfort of trains

On-board facilities

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Well, I'm 21 years old, and live in Hartlepool. Main interests are of course, computers and the Inte...

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I'm not a big traveller, so when I had the chance to go to London for the weekend, I jumped at the chance. The ticket booking was done by a friend of mine, and the time they took to arrive was OK. After ordering, they were here within two days. Although £41 for a return ticket is expensive, it is well worth it.

Although I live in Hartlepool, getting to Darlington isn't a problem, as there are bus and train links.

Darlington station was probably the weak part of the whole journey, for a mainline station, it's a mess. There are very few facilities.

Anyway, the train arrived on time, and I found my way into my reserved seat. The journey was excellent. The train was quiet, and during the journey, a snack trolley and ice cream man went past. The prices were quite expensive, so I didn't buy anything. 3 hours later, I was at King's Cross. For someone who has spent his life travelling mainly by car and coach, three hours was an amazing time.
 

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