Indeed, a very good point.
Trains are also much cheaper to run in many ways and can often take more passengers. But the rail network is plagued by all sorts of issues.

If the rail system were as reliable as air travel, I’d be taking the train to Leeds this weekend, rather than flying BMI
Alas, the rail network still needs a lot of work.

Ironic isn’t it? Britain gave the world the train, but we’ve got one of the worst systems in the western world. LOL

I actually consider taking the train for inter-city jaunts more and more these days. Given the extra airport security, increased check in times, not being able to take all your bits and pieces with you after a job of work etc etc it’s certainly very refreshing to finish work in certain UK cities and catch the next mainline train back home. Especially with the speeds some of them can go these days…

Even more so in cases like the other week when I was refused passage by Easyjet at Luton because my ‘good to go’ photographic ID suddenly wasn’t ‘good enough to go back with’ !!!

It’ll be interesting to see how the Shuttle services fare against new high speed Scotland-London rail services in years to come ?