samuelmorris
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I highly doubt it. Why would you go to the effort to relivery a train you are imminently going to replace? They'll get the branded text and nothing more I suspect.
Given the franchise doesn't start until Sunday yesterday at Luton my train was announced as an EMR service
Suggests to me that Stagecoach are being rather mature and professional about the handover. In the case of de-/re-branding if you have contractors in to remove the old and the new franchisee is going to get a contractor in to apply the new, then getting one contractor in to do both at the same time will probably save both companies money.I'm surprised there's a lot of the logo around already.
I've seen covering up / stripping of logos before but I can't recall another franchise that has begun branding a week early.
Suggests to me that Stagecoach are being rather mature and professional about the handover. In the case of de-/re-branding if you have contractors in to remove the old and the new franchisee is going to get a contractor in to apply the new, then getting one contractor in to do both at the same time will probably save both companies money.
Manual announcements both on platform and train. In some ways it makes sense given it now says EMR on the side.Interesting. Was this at the station via the auto P.A or on train?
Having met some of the EMR transition team it sounded like there was a fairly good relationship with the EMT management. I've also heard that Stagecoach have very much gone into letting EMT get on with it without too much interference mode. Possibly due to the fact they've decided to pull out of rail until the risk profile of franchises changes.Suggests to me that Stagecoach are being rather mature and professional about the handover.
I have it on very good authority that the transfer of the Barton Line has been postponed at the last minute by the DfT. Now looking like December 2020.
I have it on very good authority that the transfer of the Barton Line has been postponed at the last minute by the DfT. Now looking like December 2020.
It's a shame that Stagecoach haven't been as mature regarding the on-going industrial action by the RMT. Instead of sitting and talking they've adopted the buried head syndrome, even asking Abellio if they're prepared to take over the dispute... However that gets us off topic.Suggests to me that Stagecoach are being rather mature and professional about the handover. In the case of de-/re-branding if you have contractors in to remove the old and the new franchisee is going to get a contractor in to apply the new, then getting one contractor in to do both at the same time will probably save both companies money.
Suggests to me that Stagecoach are being rather mature and professional about the handover. In the case of de-/re-branding if you have contractors in to remove the old and the new franchisee is going to get a contractor in to apply the new, then getting one contractor in to do both at the same time will probably save both companies money.
Living in SWR land I’ve seen the change from a Stagecoach operator and it hasn’t gone well. That said, it is pleasing to see that Abellio have kept the vast majority of the EMT senior management team, which is grounds for optimism.Yes, professional through and through. We may come to miss those standards, I hope not.
I travelled from London St Pancras to Nottingham today. There are some EMR posters on the concourse at St Pancras. The First Class signs on the internal HST doors had EMR branding. The name of the on train WiFi has also changed to EMR. No mention from the train manager on the PAs that this was the last day of EMT.
I've looked everywhere online and can't find anything - could someone please enlighten us?What is the last EMT and the first EMR service?
Abellio is obviously well preparedGiven the franchise doesn't start until Sunday yesterday at Luton my train was announced as an EMR service, had the EMR Intercity branding and the guard thanked us for travelling with East Midland Railways on arrival. I don't remember much, if any, rebranding on other transfers a week before the franchise start date?