Reply To: LCY expansion opposition

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Andrew. wrote:

jj wrote:

Rather than obstructing flying, it might be better to understand why people choose not to use trains. Without pressure from flights, rail services would be even more expensive and of poorer quality than they already are.

Some of it is down to timing. I can generally book flights 11 months in advance. I can generally book a long-distance train 90 days in advance.

If I miss the last connecting bus/tram + train from the airport, I can get a family member to collect me from GLA or EDI really easily.
If I miss the last connecting train at Waverley or Queen Street, it’s a nightmare of journey to reach the stations through a jungle of LEZ, ZEZ, LTNs, bus gates and so forth.

Queen Street is in the LEZ, but unless whoever is coming to get you is driving in a clapped out old banger that shouldn’t be an issue for them.