On Feb 22, 2:36 am, Offramp wrote:
I've seen some of the new adverts for National Express Coaches in
Underground carriages. None of them mentions 'coaches' at all - but
they all show a picture of a (model) train.
Are they being deceitful?

My mistake - and an apology to National Express, who own a railway
line - East Coast.

"Offramp" wrote in message
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On Feb 22, 2:36 am, Offramp wrote:
I've seen some of the new adverts for National Express Coaches in
Underground carriages. None of them mentions 'coaches' at all - but
they all show a picture of a (model) train.
Are they being deceitful?

My mistake - and an apology to National Express, who own a railway
line - East Coast.

Also 'one', c2c, and Gatwick Express (until June).

Previously they ran Central Trains and Midland Mainline.

Perhaps that explains their sudden wish to rebrand themselves...

Paul S

On 22 Feb, 12:49, "Paul Scott" wrote:
"Offramp" wrote in message

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On Feb 22, 2:36 am, Offramp wrote:
I've seen some of the new adverts for National Express Coaches in
Underground carriages. None of them mentions 'coaches' at all - but
they all show a picture of a (model) train.
Are they being deceitful?

My mistake - and an apology to National Express, who own a railway
line - East Coast.

Also 'one', c2c, and Gatwick Express (until June).

Previously they ran Central Trains and Midland Mainline.

Perhaps that explains their sudden wish to rebrand themselves...

Paul S


Don't forget Silverlink, that bizarre two headed beast. Sure, County
might have been good, but Metro was appalling - in much of north
London Silverlink became a byword for decay and grime.

By the by, is c2c going to being rebranded, and if so to what and
when? Will it be a toungue twisting tangler like National Express
South Essex? (Sounds like a bus company... I suppose it is though!)

Mizter T wrote:
By the by, is c2c going to being rebranded, and if so to what and
when? Will it be a toungue twisting tangler like National Express
South Essex? (Sounds like a bus company... I suppose it is though!)

Supposedly going to be done later this year, although I've not heard
what the new name will be.

They have now dropped the "way2go" strap line for NX standard "Making
Travel Simpler" though.

On 22 Feb, 13:00, Mizter T wrote:
Don't forget Silverlink, that bizarre two headed beast. Sure, County
might have been good, but Metro was appalling - in much of north
London Silverlink became a byword for decay and grime.

And Scotrail, Wessex, WAGN and Wales & Borders.

By the by, is c2c going to being rebranded, and if so to what and
when? Will it be a toungue twisting tangler like National Express
South Essex? (Sounds like a bus company... I suppose it is though!)

The last issue of Modern Railways says "Some of the businesses will
require careful handling [...] we're working on a creative solution
for c2c rail services". Contrast with the rush to get shot of the
'one' brand.

U

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On 22 Feb, 13:17, Mr Thant
wrote:
On 22 Feb, 13:00, Mizter T wrote:

Don't forget Silverlink, that bizarre two headed beast. Sure, County
might have been good, but Metro was appalling - in much of north
London Silverlink became a byword for decay and grime.

And Scotrail, Wessex, WAGN and Wales & Borders.

By the by, is c2c going to being rebranded, and if so to what and
when? Will it be a toungue twisting tangler like National Express
South Essex? (Sounds like a bus company... I suppose it is though!)

The last issue of Modern Railways says "Some of the businesses will
require careful handling [...] we're working on a creative solution
for c2c rail services". Contrast with the rush to get shot of the
'one' brand.

U



I still can't q

The last issue of Modern Railways says "Some of the businesses will
require careful handling [...] we're working on a creative solution
for c2c rail services". Contrast with the rush to get shot of the
'one' brand.

I still can't q

Perhaps use a ticket machine, or the internet?

On 22 Feb, 17:09, "Lew 1" wrote:
The last issue of Modern Railways says "Some of the businesses will
require careful handling [...] we're working on a creative solution
for c2c rail services". Contrast with the rush to get shot of the
'one' brand.

I still can't q

Perhaps use a ticket machine, or the internet?

Or an Oyster card - only on a few National Rail routes of course!

Being serious, I had written - and thought I had successfully posted -
a rant about just how stupid I though the 'one' railway name was.
Perhaps National Express Group plc know people in high places, so had
the rest of my post expunged...

On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 05:17:50 -0800 (PST), Mr Thant
wrote:

On 22 Feb, 13:00, Mizter T wrote:
Don't forget Silverlink, that bizarre two headed beast. Sure, County
might have been good, but Metro was appalling - in much of north
London Silverlink became a byword for decay and grime.

And Scotrail, Wessex, WAGN and Wales & Borders.

By the by, is c2c going to being rebranded, and if so to what and
when? Will it be a toungue twisting tangler like National Express
South Essex? (Sounds like a bus company... I suppose it is though!)

The last issue of Modern Railways says "Some of the businesses will
require careful handling [...] we're working on a creative solution
for c2c rail services". Contrast with the rush to get shot of the
'one' brand.

And the most recent edition of Transit quoted Bowker as saying that a
decision had still to e taken on C2C as they are well aware that the
"brand" has established itself rather well in the area served by the
line. Personally I'd leave it alone and add a strapline referencing
National Express to the livery. I know they won't do that but they
really should. White trains look hideous - I disliked the awful ones
that WAGN ran and now we're to get a whole fleet of them. Stupid
decision.

Let's hope that when they do decide to start the rebranding they make a
better job of it than the god awful shambles that is being visited on
the Travel West Midlands, sorry National Express West Midlands, fleet.
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Paul C


Admits to working for London Underground!

On 22 Feb, 20:33, Paul Corfield wrote:
White trains look hideous - I disliked the awful ones
that WAGN ran and now we're to get a whole fleet of them. Stupid
decision.

Admits to working for London Underground!

Who run what colour trains again?

U

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A blog about transport projects in London