First capital connect

enotayokel · Post by **enotayokel** » Tue May 02, 2006 4:26 pm

arabiandisco wrote:What will St Pancras be called though? Probably just "St Pancras" I suppose.

St Pancras Midland Road IIRC

viperskil · Post by **viperskil** » Tue May 02, 2006 4:32 pm

the First prefix to the franchises sounds so blumin' stupid and . and come on only they can think off something as bad as Capital Connect. when they advertise they gunna have 15% APR slogans all over there advert?

enotayokel · Post by **enotayokel** » Tue May 02, 2006 4:43 pm

Its no worse then Arriva Trains [Location] or Connex [location]

danielw2599 · Post by **danielw2599** » Tue May 02, 2006 5:35 pm

viperskil wrote:the First prefix to the franchises sounds so blumin' stupid and . and come on only they can think off something as bad as Capital Connect. when they advertise they gunna have 15% APR slogans all over there advert?

Well whats so bad about it? Just because it sounds like a credit company? News flash, all trains are owned by banks anyway so whats the big deal. As said, there are far worse names out there.

Travel direct with First Capital Connect.

Dont think thats thier slogan but it sounds good to me.

enotayokel · Post by **enotayokel** » Thu May 04, 2006 5:33 pm

Apparently Capital Connect is an old brand name for the GN services from Network South East Days

So it might not be such a silly name!

phat2003uk · Post by **phat2003uk** » Thu May 04, 2006 8:15 pm

No-one's denying that Capital Connect isn't catchy but sticking First on the front is pathetic.

Elojikal · Post by **Elojikal** » Thu May 04, 2006 8:37 pm

I prefer ...Thameslink. Â¬_Â¬

enotayokel · Post by **enotayokel** » Thu May 04, 2006 9:21 pm

phat2003uk wrote:No-one's denying that Capital Connect isn't catchy but sticking First on the front is pathetic.

First stick their name infront of everything, as do Arriva

Arriva Trains Capital Connect?

Same is true of Stagecoach's Bus Division where Devon General became Stagecoach Devon

rikfarish · Post by **rikfarish** » Sat May 06, 2006 9:49 pm

Elojikal wrote:I prefer ...Thameslink. Â¬_Â¬

Join the club bruv!

Whitemoor · Post by **Whitemoor** » Sun May 07, 2006 1:46 pm

i have no complaints about FCC, certinly less of a mouthful than West Anglia Great Northern.

phat2003uk · Post by **phat2003uk** » Sun May 07, 2006 6:52 pm

But they were known as 'Wagon'.

Whitemoor · Post by **Whitemoor** » Sun May 07, 2006 8:56 pm

WAGN actualy

allypally · Post by **allypally** » Sun May 07, 2006 8:59 pm

Say WAGN and you get Wagon...

They did actually eventually drop West Anglia Great Northern from most things..

Whitemoor · Post by **Whitemoor** » Sun May 07, 2006 9:19 pm

yea, but what impression would it give naming a TOC wagon

allypally · Post by **allypally** » Sun May 07, 2006 9:32 pm

Exactly the one the commuters who coined it attempted to give when they thought of it I think!