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Re:Paris Will Make Public Transportation Free for Kids by chrisseaton on Sunday January 20, 2019 @05:33PM (#18956053)
> the big reason buses always win over rail

A bus from where I live to London takes about 5.5 hours, compared to 2 hours on a train. I can also get a meal served on a train and work comfortably at a large table, which I can't do a bus. Busses definitely don't always win over trains. I think they hardly ever do.

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Re:Paris Will Make Public Transportation Free for Kids by isostatic on Sunday January 20, 2019 @06:55PM (#18956412)
Every time I get a bus in London I regret it, without fail.

And London has the best bus system in the UK

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Re:Paris Will Make Public Transportation Free for Kids by hopler on Sunday January 20, 2019 @10:19PM (#18957364)
That's an extreme example of long distance travel, not normal commuting distance.
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Re:Paris Will Make Public Transportation Free for Kids by chrisseaton on Monday January 21, 2019 @07:25AM (#18959874)
Well it's certainly extreme and long distance on a bus! It's fine on a train.
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