Optional expenditure on travel and transport associated activities

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Which of the following account for significant OPTIONAL expenditures for you? (Voting closed: October 05, 2025, 17:24:56)

rail fares - National and International Travel	8 (9.1%)
rail fares - Heritage and preserved rail	2 (2.3%)
Bus and coach fares	2 (2.3%)
Airline fares	4 (4.5%)
Cruise and ferry fares	2 (2.3%)
Driving and own vehicles including parking	6 (6.8%)
Taxi / Uber fares	2 (2.3%)
Clothing and walking equipment	3 (3.4%)
Cycling and gear for it	0 (0%)
Food and drink costs while out and about	10 (11.4%)
Overnight accommodation - Hotel, hostel, camp site costs	9 (10.2%)
Entrance fees to places/events you go	3 (3.4%)
Purchase of books, magazines, subscriptions, timetables, maps / current	6 (6.8%)
Purchase of old books and magazine, timetables and maps	2 (2.3%)
Purchase of souvenirs	0 (0%)
Purchase of railwayana and historic stuff	2 (2.3%)
Purchase of railway models and equipment	1 (1.1%)
Purchase of gifts for family for when you get home	0 (0%)
Phone use and internet access costs	6 (6.8%)
Laptop / computers	3 (3.4%)
Web servers / web space	2 (2.3%)
Membership fees	5 (5.7%)
Charitable donations (including raffles)	5 (5.7%)
Social meetups	4 (4.5%)
Paying fines and penalties and losses on cancellation	0 (0%)
Extra stall and conference costs	1 (1.1%)
Credit card and other debt interest	0 (0%)
None of the above	0 (0%)

Total Voters: 11

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Optional expenditure on travel and transport associated activities

« on: September 28, 2025, 17:08:12 »

Many of our members have "transport stuff" as a hobby as well as something they do in their regular lives such as community (yes, I do mean regular travel to and from a place of work) ... which items do you make what you would regard as a significant spend on in addition to your regular stuff ...

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Re: Optional expenditure on travel and transport associated activities

« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2025, 18:52:53 »

Nearly all of us spend on food and drink, overnight accommodation and national network rail fares.

I'm glad no-one has significant spends on fines and penalties. None of you spend significantly on souvenirs and - you mean bunch - for family when you get home. Mind you, I have to count myself as not brining in gifts for Lisa - unless you count stopping to pick up a kebab as I walk up from the station.


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Re: Optional expenditure on travel and transport associated activities

« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2025, 23:25:41 »

Quote from: grahame on October 05, 2025, 18:52:53

None of you spend significantly on souvenirs ...

No: in our now retirement, and recent down-sizing of our home, my wife and I have been weeding out most of the accumulated ~~junk~~ souvenirs we had each built up, over the years, in our respective previous employments. Local charity shops have been the grateful recipients. Tongue


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