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Arthur Figgis · April 23rd 05, 07:02 AM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london

On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 23:59:27 GMT, (Neil
Williams) wrote:

On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 08:32:12 +0100, Roland Perry
wrote:

The workers are rail passengers too, and iirc outnumber the passengers.
Surely it's better to get them regularly using the train, than prising
the air passengers from their cars one at a time - especially as there
will be very few air passengers, compared to airport workers, starting
their journeys close to the places the Connect service will be calling.

Or perhaps *everyone* could pay the fair fare (sorry) for the journey,
which would be at a similar level to other similar rail journeys and
be included on Travelcard validity.

I do not get any form of special funding for my journey to work, nor
do most others.

Some people so get buses laid on. And HEx is the owner's own toy.

In Manchester airport staff are the main target for the propsed
tramway - they assume passengers will get a train to the airport, not
an all-stops tram.

I don't see why the airport staff should be any
different. I'd far rather the service was available to all comers at
a reasonable price.

Presumably because it would hit HEx, which is their own trainset so
they can do what they want. People like me can still get the
Piccadilly Line and the buses.

As I've posted elsewhere in the thread, I understand (but admittedly
dislike) the idea behind HEx itself being a premium product at a
premium price. Heathrow Connect is not - it is a local rail service,
and should be priced (and subsidised if necessary) on the basis that
that is what it is.

It will be, just not the final leg to the airport.
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Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK