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Old 17 Oct 19, 12:31 PM  
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letting your teenage child use public transport on their own

I know there are a lot of children who use public transport on their own to get to school for example

But what about a longer train journey which involved a change of train ?..

As a fictitious example from Swibdon to Oxford via Reading?

I accept this is a matter of opinion and if it was my offspring I would expect them to ensure they kept their phone charged and I'm not throwing a route via London into the mix

It also depends on the maturity of the child as well
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To be honest, yes. I was travelling, with a change, on this route alone from the age of about 14 (for school).

As a side note, it would make more sense to go via Didcot.
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Obviously depends very much on the maturity of the child.

But how things have changed - as an 11yo on a school trip to London we went to the Science Museum and when we'd finished there at 2pm we were told "Train is from Kings Cross at 5.20pm - make sure you're there for 5pm." And off we were sent to do our own thing for 3 hours. It was fantastic but would never ever happen now.
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When I was 15 me and a friend travelled from Lancs to Berkshire . We took a bus for an hour to Liverpool, then a train to Euston. The tube to Waterloo then a train to Bracknell.
Having managed that, the following year at 16 we got dropped off at Manchester airport and flew to Maine via new york .
Depends on the kid, and how much input they get from others when it comes to understanding travel I suppose. My 17 year old granddaughter can't find her way out of a room 😁
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Obviously depends very much on the maturity of the child.

But how things have changed - as an 11yo on a school trip to London we went to the Science Museum and when we'd finished there at 2pm we were told "Train is from Kings Cross at 5.20pm - make sure you're there for 5pm." And off we were sent to do our own thing for 3 hours. It was fantastic but would never ever happen now.
I agree, at the age of 14 I was travelling to London to go shopping down Oxford Street with my friends from 65 miles away. No problems ever happened.

Now it would depend on the maturity of the child and their familiarity with the route. IMO most kids are more capable than their parents allow.
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It somewhat depends on the age of the teenage child. If they are 17 then probably yes. If they were 13 then probably no. Which I guess comes down to your last comment about the maturity of the child.

Mind you, with my DD (who is 17) I still wouldn't be happy with her going on a long train journey on her own, with or without a change. But I think that's my problem, not hers.
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To be honest, yes. I was travelling, with a change, on this route alone from the age of about 14 (for school).

As a side note, it would make more sense to go via Didcot.
Thank you - the reason I chose change at Reading was because it's a larger station and town than didcot but thank you for your personal experience.
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Brilliant replies everyone - thank you very much.
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my 13 year old now 14 was more than capable of getting a bus into newcastle with her friends at 13

to be honest i'd be worried if she wasnt
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from ages @12-13 i was travelling to london and all over following newcastle on trains/buses
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