National Express adverts on the Tube
 

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?

National Express adverts on the Tube
 

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.

National Express adverts on the Tube
 

On 22 Feb, 02:36, 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?

LOROL!

National Express adverts on the Tube
 

"Offramp" wrote in message
...
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

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

...

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!)

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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.

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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

--
http://londonconnections.blogspot.com/
A blog about transport projects in London

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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

National Express adverts on the Tube
 

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?

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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...

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They've been wanting to get rid of that name for about a year now, its
only now they finally done something about it.

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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.
--
Paul C


Admits to working for London Underground!

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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

--
http://londonconnections.blogspot.com/
A blog about transport projects in London

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On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:57:58 -0800 (PST), Mr Thant
wrote:

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?

Well yes but with decent additions of red and blue plus the trains tend
to see a train wash everyday. That certainly was not the case with the
"undercoat" white trains of WAGN where the rust and general muck just
ended up engrained into the livery. I simply cannot see National
Express managing to keep such large fleets of trains and buses in good
clean condition day in, day out. You certainly don't see it with their
coaches.
--
Paul C


Admits to working for London Underground!

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Paul Corfield wrote:
I simply cannot see National
Express managing to keep such large fleets of trains and buses in good
clean condition day in, day out. You certainly don't see it with their
coaches.

South Eastern Trains seem to do ok with their white trains, although yes
One Railway seem to struggle keeping the 1xwhite 156 they have clean
so dont hold much hope for the rest of them!

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On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:10:10 +0000, Great Eastern wrote:

Paul Corfield wrote:
I simply cannot see National
Express managing to keep such large fleets of trains and buses in good
clean condition day in, day out. You certainly don't see it with their
coaches.

South Eastern Trains seem to do ok with their white trains,

As do SWT.

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Paul Corfield wrote:
On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:57:58 -0800 (PST), Mr Thant
wrote:

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?

Well yes but with decent additions of red and blue plus the trains
tend to see a train wash everyday. That certainly was not the case
with the "undercoat" white trains of WAGN where the rust and general
muck just ended up engrained into the livery. I simply cannot see
National Express managing to keep such large fleets of trains and
buses in good clean condition day in, day out. You certainly don't
see it with their coaches.

Their coaches look fine IMO.

National Express adverts on the Tube
 

asdf wrote:
On Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:10:10 +0000, Great Eastern wrote:

Paul Corfield wrote:
I simply cannot see National
Express managing to keep such large fleets of trains and buses in
good clean condition day in, day out. You certainly don't see it
with their coaches.

South Eastern Trains seem to do ok with their white trains,

As do SWT.

And Chiltern, which are white up to window level.

National Express adverts on the Tube
 

Well yes but with decent additions of red and blue plus the trains tend
to see a train wash everyday. That certainly was not the case with the
"undercoat" white trains of WAGN where the rust and general muck just
ended up engrained into the livery. I simply cannot see National
Express managing to keep such large fleets of trains and buses in good
clean condition day in, day out. You certainly don't see it with their
coaches.

I have always thought that NE coaches seem to be consistenly clean and
shiny, considering their use.

Perhaps I just live in an area close to a NE coach-wash!