Got a meeting in London? A tip for train journeys

Having spent so much of my business life travelling up and down the London to Manchester train line, using a meeting room, or visiting various office space buildings, I have always thought that I was a savvy traveler.

I always book far in advance, so that I can get a 1st class train ticket at a cheap rate - and I always travelled at what I thought were the best times.  Seems that I was wrong.

I have travelled down to the City on the 6am trains, thinking that I am avoiding the rush, and traveling back usually around 2pm-4pm.

Recently, two colleagues of mine have both caught the 8.35am trains to London, telling me that they were empty both times and this got me thinking…

I eventually found (thanks to a colleague) that the 8.35 train is empty because most of the business people travel before this time, to start work on time and that the penny-pincher travellers set off just after 9am to avoid rush hour costs.

This leaves the 8.30-9am trains all over the north of the UK quite empty, so booking in advance for these trains will ensure a cheap fair with plenty of room to sit down and enjoy the ride, or get on with your work - whichever you choose.

So, a little tip that you can you use on your next use of meeting rooms or office space down in London.

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