Paul Corfield wrote in
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On Sun, 6 Jan 2013 10:37:46 -0000, "D A Stocks"
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Why oh why don't they let airport passengers use Heathrow Express or
Connect
as an alternative
They do, don't they? = or are you saying Heathrow Express wasn't
running either?

Not routinely. It only happens on limited occasions when travel
options are very limited or rail replacement vehicles are in short
supply due to the volume of work on any given weekend. Even then it is
often only Heathrow Connect that can be used as HEX don't seem to want
people overloading the Express service. I expect money is also a
factor.


Has this ever actually happened? It has been several years since Heathrow
Express was allowed as an alternative and the 15 minute service was running
as nine cars and basically full (but without much standing). Limiting
people to Connect (a five car train every half hour) would cause gross
overloading.

David

(Who suspects money is the main factor)