Re: conditions as train operators

["John Kerley" <deaftech@ozemail.com.au>]

Dimitri Souprounovich <dima@alphalink.com.au> wrote in message
3850E13A.68DF1741@alphalink.com.au">news:3850E13A.68DF1741@alphalink.com.au...
> using the web on Friday 10/December/1999 at 2130 hrs...
>
> (http://www.xe.net/ucc/convert.cgi) universal currency converter
> 1.00 GBP = 2.55798 AUD
>
> (http://www.virgintrains.co.uk/)
> leaving from: LONDON
> going to:     BIRMINGHAM
> ticket type:  VIRGIN VALUE FIRST
> price from:   £44 AU$112.55
> ticket type:  VIRGIN VALUE
> price from:   £15 AU$38.37
>
> Comparing local distances travelled :
>
> (http://www.wcr.com.au/)
> Melb-Camperdown 197km
>    Single Adult 1st class Economy Concession 1st class Economy
>                 $34.40    $24.50             $17.20    $12.25
>                           £ 9.58
> (http://www.vline.vic.gov.au/fares.htm)
> Melb-Ararat 204km
>      single adult economy $26.90 £10.52
> Melb-Echuca 203km
>      single adult economy $26.90 £10.52
> Melb-Benalla 209km
>      single adult economy $24.50 £ 9.58
> Melb-Shepparton 187km
>      single adult economy $23.30 £ 9.11
> Melb-Sale 213km
>      single adult economy $26.90
> £10.52
> Melb-Bendigo 156km
>      single adult economy $20.80 £ 8.13
>
> Quite obviously its cheaper to travel in Australia

No actually,  not always.

The Value fares that you quote are return fares, whilst you are comparing
them with Aussie single fares!

The Virgin site is a bit misleading in that it is not clear that they are
return fares.  Silly Virgin, if they are as hopeless as this in promoting
their discount air fares fares, Qantas have not got much to worry about!

Click on the booking icon to get into the detailed fares calculator at
www.virgintrainsfares.co.uk. (but not beween 2330 and 0400 GMTwhen they are
asleep, which is a bit of a pain for us downunder)

Cheers,

John Kerley