Recently I had to travel by public transport between Gravesend and Tunbridge Wells. Which way to travel - via London Bridge or Strood? Price determined my decision - £13.60 via Strood, a whopping £20.60 via London Bridge. What adds insult to injury is that there is little in it time wise -indeed the trains I caught resulted in an overall journey time quicker than the dog-leg via London Bridge. Daylight robbery.
Had I a desire to be really adventurous I could have paid £29.00 and travelled from Gravesend to Ebbsfleet, then via the high speed line to Ashford, thence to Tonbridge and finally to Tunbridge Wells! Seriously, this is one of the options offered by the Network Rail Journey Planner site!
All the trains were on time. On the Gravesend-Strood leg of the journey the train consisted of the new stock used on the high speed commuter trains. The air-conditioning and ride were superb. The only problem was the announcement, made every thirty seconds for the entire ten minute journey, of stops - Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham, Rainham, Sittingbourne and Faversham.
KENT COMMUNITY ACTIVIST: acerbic, carping, caustic, curmudgeonly,critical, cynical, grumpy, moaning, sardonic and plain speaking.
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