OFF: BritRail

K Henderson henderson.120 at OSU.EDU
Thu Sep 28 22:59:29 EDT 2000


Andy Gi. said...

>> I see that BritRail passes are not available for purchase in the
>> UK.  (Does anyone else think that's a little weird?)
>
>They're for tourist, not commuters, that's why...

British tourists don't ever tour the UK??  :)

>You can just turn up and get a ticket on the Gatwick Express, that's what
>most people do.  Unless you're doing a lot of rail travel the pass might not
>save that much.

Well, I'm planning to head south to Brighton/Eastbourne for a day, then head
over to Canterbury for another day, and then head back to London for the two
days (Sat./Sun.).  Sounds like the $105 + $18 Gatwick might be the best
deal, as long as I can ride all the London tubes with my 4-day pass.  I've
spent an entire week in London before, so I don't know that I really need to
do all that over again.  I'm just wondering what the heck I should do with
my pack full of stuff when I arrive in London.  That's why I'm hoping for
someone to offer me a space to toss my crap aside during the shows and give
me a spot on the floor to crash or something.  Sat. night mainly.

(Anything in the Sussex/Kent corridor that I shouldn't miss, he asks never
having been to that particular region of the world?)

>> I am also assuming that the SouthEast pass will include all of the London
>> Tubes as well, is that right?
>
>Not at all sure, you'd better check with your travel agent.

Travel agent?  What the hell is that? :)

>> Will there be any problem purchasing a MH ticket for Sunday,
>> while there at
>> the BA box office Saturday night?  Or should I order that one
>> online as well?
>
>I expect the box office will be closed for other events, so get your
>Motorhead ticket in advance.

Yeah, I just discovered the floor is already sold out (according to
Ticketmaster UK).  So I'm in the balcony now for that one.  I'll live.

>> Are the 'floor' tickets and balcony tickets really firm...ie., do they
>> really not allow you access to the other part(s) of the Academy?
>> I'm on the floor of course....I prefer to stand/move around whenever
>>possible.
>
>Probably, I've had to get circle tickets for a couple of events there
>(Ramones, Kraftwerk) and there was no choice about it, circle it said so
>circle it was.  But the downstairs is like a big sloping bar with a stage,
>you can walk for miles, and in and out to the bars, merchandise etc.

Circle tickets?  Dunno what you mean.

Grakkl (FAA)

P.S.  Will Brian Tawn be at Brixton?



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