With the deletion of several Connex services from the new timetable (in
particular 19:20 Cannon St - Dartford via Sidcup), there's now a 57 minute
gap between Sidcup line services that serve Lewisham.

If you miss the 18:51 from Lewisham to Sidcup, the next train is at 19:48.

So much for "turn up and go".

Nick

"Nick" wrote in message
...
With the deletion of several Connex services from the new timetable (in
particular 19:20 Cannon St - Dartford via Sidcup), there's now a 57
minute
gap between Sidcup line services that serve Lewisham.

If you miss the 18:51 from Lewisham to Sidcup, the next train is at 19:48.

So much for "turn up and go".

Connex give even less of a **** now they're losing their franchise.

Huge wrote:
"Ed Crowley" writes:

"Nick" wrote in message
...

With the deletion of several Connex services from the new timetable (in
particular 19:20 Cannon St - Dartford via Sidcup), there's now a 57

minute

gap between Sidcup line services that serve Lewisham.

If you miss the 18:51 from Lewisham to Sidcup, the next train is at 19:48.

So much for "turn up and go".

Connex give even less of a ****


How is this possible?


However, Connex still have their priorities right. Despite loosing
their franchise, they're spruced up their website. So, they've got the
important things right.

Ah...just checking their main international website. Apparently Connex
also run the bus network for Jersey. So, obviously they must be
planning on using their website for those services once they've been
stripped of their rail franchise...

In article , Stevie
writes
Huge wrote:
"Ed Crowley" writes:

"Nick" wrote in message
...

With the deletion of several Connex services from the new timetable (in
particular 19:20 Cannon St - Dartford via Sidcup), there's now a 57

minute

gap between Sidcup line services that serve Lewisham.

If you miss the 18:51 from Lewisham to Sidcup, the next train is at 19:48.

So much for "turn up and go".

Connex give even less of a ****


How is this possible?


However, Connex still have their priorities right. Despite loosing
their franchise, they're spruced up their website. So, they've got the
important things right.

Ah...just checking their main international website. Apparently Connex
also run the bus network for Jersey. So, obviously they must be
planning on using their website for those services once they've been
stripped of their rail franchise...

Connex also run trains in Europe
I am visiting Berlin soon will look out for them - Special Fares apply
AFAIK DB tickets are not valid.
Also operate in Sweden.


--
Alan Osborn

"Alan Osborn" wrote in message
...
In article , Stevie
writes
Huge wrote:
"Ed Crowley" writes:

"Nick" wrote in message
...

With the deletion of several Connex services from the new timetable
(in
particular 19:20 Cannon St - Dartford via Sidcup), there's now a 57

minute

gap between Sidcup line services that serve Lewisham.

If you miss the 18:51 from Lewisham to Sidcup, the next train is at
19:48.

So much for "turn up and go".

Connex give even less of a ****


How is this possible?


However, Connex still have their priorities right. Despite loosing
their franchise, they're spruced up their website. So, they've got the
important things right.

Ah...just checking their main international website. Apparently Connex
also run the bus network for Jersey. So, obviously they must be
planning on using their website for those services once they've been
stripped of their rail franchise...

Connex also run trains in Europe
I am visiting Berlin soon will look out for them - Special Fares apply
AFAIK DB tickets are not valid.
Also operate in Sweden.

They operate in Australia and have messed up their trains too!

"Huge" wrote in message
...
"Ed Crowley" writes:

"Nick" wrote in message
...
With the deletion of several Connex services from the new timetable (in
particular 19:20 Cannon St - Dartford via Sidcup), there's now a 57
minute
gap between Sidcup line services that serve Lewisham.

If you miss the 18:51 from Lewisham to Sidcup, the next train is at
19:48.

So much for "turn up and go".

Connex give even less of a ****

How is this possible?

Sadly, it is...

Recently my trains have been even more squalid than usual. Grimey and
vandalised, in the mornings I quite often see *yesterday's* newspapers
strewn
across the train these days.

Maybe half their cleaning staff left, or they sacked them. Who knows. It's
just like then they first took over the service and didn't appear to do ANY
train cleaning whatsoever.

Nick

Alan Osborn schrieb:
Connex also run trains in Europe
Connex-owned small rail companies run some local rail services in
Germany and they perform quite well...
The "Interconnex" trains (long distance) are said to be OK, too. They
are slower but also cheaper than DB trains, serving places that DB
long-distance services long stopped servicing.

They operate in Australia and have messed up their trains too!

Compared to the ex-National Express run MTrain, I think Connex is still in
front...

(At least their new trains are actually running in service at present.)

In article , Alan Osborn wrote:

Connex also run trains in Europe
I am visiting Berlin soon will look out for them - Special Fares apply
AFAIK DB tickets are not valid.
Also operate in Sweden.

Connex have run the Stockholm tube system since 1999. Since I've never
really lived in Stockholm I can't make any really authoritative
statements about how they're doing.

There were a lot of complaints initially, just after they'd taken the
system over, but it seems to have been improving. I spent a week in
Stockholm last year on a training course for my employer, and commuted
from the hotel (downtown) to where the course was held (northern
suburbs) using the tube. That seemed to work well enough. Punctual,
frequent, comfortable, clean.

Niklas
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