walk on fares are iffy at best, my brother lives 200+ miles away if I buy a direct ticket (discounted for a pass) I end up spending twice the price than if I buy two tickets for the same journey and I don't even cross london!

That said I prefer the railway to any other form of transit.

Well Northern, Merseyrail, First Great Western and South West Trains aren't held with high regard. In my opinion CrossCountry, London Midland and National Express East Coast are too new to be named TOC of the year. So while that leaves quite a few companies it might be that people don't travel on those operators frequently enough to be able to nominate them.

I used to use a Northern Rail service every weekday, but now use the train about 3 times over a fortnight. I probably would use the train less if I wasn't eligible for a railcard.

im a fan of class 465s and my user names southeastern-465 but i wouldnt recomend them for 'toc of the year' as fog hut as already said but i would recomend southern!

It's 15 months since I posted the above I am now 60 & have a bus pass the bus stop for the south Notts service for Nottingham is at the end of my street.
I can use my bus pass to get half fare on the trains to Nottingham,Leicester,Derby,Peterborough,Nuneaton,G rantham & Market Harborough. The railway station is at the other end of my street

And too bad !!!!

I would nominate Transpennine and Wrexham and Shropshire, but I don't use either of them regularly.

If only ! Unfortunately South Notts haven't existed as a separate company since 1991 !!

I have to admit to using a car for most of my travels. The reason is that there are no trains to the towns I visit most. Tetbury has no trains at all and no buses from Bristol, Glastonbury and Wells have no trains, the bus runs to these towns but I could fill my tank with the cost of the fares for the wife and myself. Portishead and Clevedon both have no trains as does Thornbury. I could catch a train to Bristol Parkway or Chipping Sodbury and then a taxi to Thornbury, but the taxi alone would cost over £18. Sorry guys but I have to use a car.

Yes I know they are now owned by Nottingham city Transport but the buses still have South Notts on them.
The buses are painted Green rather than blue & purple.
The depot at Gotham is still in use and the South Notts name is still on the depot wall.
And people round here sill refer to them as South Notts

When I have a spare weekend day I go trainspotting on the ECML. But because my station is on a quiet branch line I have to get on a train to go trainspotting. But because I have a busy life I only get round to doing it about once a month.

I usually travel off peak to London on First Great Eastern National Express Anglia Coaches or whatever it is called now! on business or leisure. I drove across London from Chelmsford to Chiswick last Christmas hols and not only did I try following the satnav but gave up trying to spot traffic cameras instead of traffic lights or bus lanes - it was absolutely hideous (when I first started work I would drive my 100E down the A13 to London every day for a year so I used to know the roads very well, but now it has been altered beyond recognition) I am sure it is a greater plan to make the roads so impossible to drive that you must use public transport to preserve your sanity. Mind you, there is always the chance of catching yet another virus during the trip to spread round home and office - even if the train is air conditioned!