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It has occurred to me that the typical Acela service is AWFUL. The average speed from DC to Boston is slightly slower than the average  speed from London to Edinburgh on the slow  intercity that goes via Birmingham (the UK one is 71 mph, Acela is 69 mph; the fast Euston to Glasgow or King's Cross to Edinburgh is typically around 90 mph average).

 UK drive-up airport parking seems to be hilariously expensive at major airports, e.g. at Manchester Airport it is £58 per day. https://www.manchesterairport.co.uk/parking/turn-up-and-park/ It should be noted that parking in central Manchester  is closer to £20.50 a day. https://www.manchester.gov.uk/directory_record/394691/arndale_centre/category/1790/resident_permits_available While expensive, and no doubt there are cheaper options, £20.50 per day  for central Manchester  is perhaps tolerable. Manchester Airport's price is more expensive than drive-up parking in central London . (It is less to park at the Westfield at Shepherd's Bush which is £15 a day, or if available parking at Hounslow West tube station which is £6.50 per day or £31.20 per week.) I also saw a price for a random, very central, London car park at £35.95 a day. But why is UK major airport drive-up parking so hilariously expensive? More than central Manchester or even central London?