Re: Connex set to lose UK rail franchise

["James C." <james_ccj@my-deja.com>]

In article <39F538C0.FE966712@latrobe.edu.au>,
  cbell@agtester.agr.latrobe.edu.au wrote:
>
>
> David Bromage wrote:
>
> > Connex is expected to lose its south central franchise after
criticism of
> > its management and performance.
> >
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_987000/987683.stm
>
> Somehow that doesn't surprise me.  When I was there last month I
noticed that
> the rolling stock on the line from Bognor was the same swing-door
stock as
> when we originally moved to the area in 1979, and even then it wasn't
> anything like new.  My wife caught the train to London from Arundel
on a
> Sunday, and it was late only 10 minutes from the start of the run.
The
> locals didn't seem very impressed with Connex either. This is a worry,
> because they are my local railway here in Melbourne, and they have
improved
> things here.

Connex Melbourne run smoothly so far when you compare with Bayside
trains. That's just hope they won't send those managers down here.

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