UK Train

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Originally Posted by Iceglow

Psy don't potty mouth London too much.

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Originally Posted by Psychotic

I think your chances would be the same as in Bristol, or any major city to be honest.

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You're the one doing the scaremongering! :p I'd have said exactly the same if he was going to Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester etc.

Ive never gotten a train to London, but I have to Manchester and Liverpool. It isnt hard, just make sure you have the right ticket for the right train. You know when your stop is as it says "Next stop ____" or you just look out the window and see the station. It'll be obvious to see London :p

Get on early too, I can imagine a train to London being bloody hectic. Its horrible when you have to stand up. There arnt any LED signs on the trains Ive been on :(

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Originally Posted by Iceglow

Use common sense you'll be fine, also try not to look afraid of gangs of youths because most muggers in London are opportunists if you look easy they'll go for it.

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Another piece of advice I'd recommend, gangs go for you if your too blatant avoiding them.

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Originally Posted by Iceglow

We've got large numbers of PCSOs and Police officers in all major areas/problem areas they've even started riding/patrolling the tubes and buses and parks too late at night to prevent muggings there.

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Considering Londons size, your not likely to have a police car around the corner ready to help you when your getting mugged, their usually somewhere else. Its no different than any other city really.

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Originally Posted by Iceglow

All in all, London is great multicultural society and the nice parts I wouldn't change for the world but the crap parts will forever be what makes London a crock of crap and since it's so old the good and the bad areas are often on top of each other.

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Thats something unusual I noticed as well. I was in Holborn a few days ago and randomly came across a large set of estates right in between some office blocks. At least they live in a pretty good part of London.

...People actually ride trains to places? Wacky!

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Originally Posted by ShlupQuack

...People actually ride trains to places? Wacky!

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but they don't sing the same song Selphie does in FF8 :cry:

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Originally Posted by ShlupQuack

...People actually ride trains to places? Wacky!

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I've always wondered about this. Does America just not have a proper rail network or something? If you're going to one city from another city is driving the only option?


Also, yeah, London's a city, not a warzone. Unless you feel compelled to walk through an estate with big white headphone on then you probably don't have too much to worry about.

As for trains, you've really never been on a train before?

Here's a step by step guide:

1. Go to ticket office, ask for a ticket to London. If you're coming back the same day, buy a 'return' ticket, otherwise buy a 'single' ticket.
2. Look at the big boards somewhere in the station that display information about the trains. Find a train that is going to London, find out its destination and depature time and go to that platform at roughly that time.
3. Buy a magazine or a book or something.
4. Read said magazine or book or something while you journey.
5. All roads lead to London, so the station you arrive at will almost certainly be the last stop on the line. Eitherway there are signs on the platform you arrive at that will tell you where they are. You'll probably arrive at Paddington/Kings Cross/Victoria/Waterloo or something.

Also you're probably going to have to take another train (GASP) or bus to get to where ever you're going in London, and the London underground is more complicated than the national rail.

You've seriously never been on a train before? That's just weird. I just explained to someone who is apparantly a 19 year old, something I learnt when I was about 4. How do you get about?

Do not ride the train. They are REALLY slow. :)

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Originally Posted by Iceglow

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Originally Posted by ShlupQuack

...People actually ride trains to places? Wacky!

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but they don't sing the same song Selphie does in FF8 :cry:

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Not in your world maybe but I've done my fair bit of singing :)

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Originally Posted by Maxico

I've always wondered about this. Does America just not have a proper rail network or something? If you're going to one city from another city is driving the only option?

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Basically. There's railroads, but they're mostly used for freight transport. The only places that really have commuter trains are some bigger cities, with subways and such. Otherwise you're stuck driving.

America is a lot bigger than [most]european countries with good transportation systems.

I expected a thread about how badly the train service sucks in the UK.

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Originally Posted by Hsu

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Originally Posted by Maxico

I've always wondered about this. Does America just not have a proper rail network or something? If you're going to one city from another city is driving the only option?

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Basically. There's railroads, but they're mostly used for freight transport. The only places that really have commuter trains are some bigger cities, with subways and such. Otherwise you're stuck driving.

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There's also flying, but no matter how bad UK trains may seem from some posts in this thread, the airlines will be worse.

lol I have honestly never been on a train. I usually just fly everywhere. Sometimes I drive to my destination, however that rarely occurs.