TOCs with Unfortunate Nicknames

[Vespa]

I got Miseryrail for Merseyrail when there were problems with cancellations and overcrowding

Northern Fail was used very often because the botched introduction of the new trains.

Aviation related :
RyanAir is known as CrapAir for their poor customer service
Same for Easyjet is known as Easysh*te for similar reasons.

 

[Class 170101]

To quote a BBC Travel Reporter on Five Live during its first week,
Greater Angrier

Also
Notwork Fail.

 

[450.emu]

Later Angrier have improved a great deal since replacing all of their trains, their Class 317s finish this Saturday

For buses, the Wright Streetsh*te and Streetwreck models get a lot of flak from bus enthusiasts on YouTube due to their performance (tiny underpowered engines)...

 

[AM9]

The (long haul) BOAC crews used to say that the other (short haul) state corporation, BEA, stood for Back Every Afternoon.

Their competitors were:
Pandemonium (Pan Am)
Try Walking Across (TWA)

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Sometimes known as Serene and Delightful

The Midland and Great Northern was known as the 'Muddle and Go Nowhere'.

 

[lewisf]

Greater Angrier

Later Angrier too

 

[norbitonflyer]

Same for Easyjet is known as Easysh*te for similar reasons.

Sleazyjet was the moniker I heard for it.

 

[thenorthern]

Barmouth to Yarmouth with Central Trains and their odd service connections.

Totally Failing London with TFL although not technically a TOC.

WAGN "the Wagon" I assume meaning the trains weren't that great and like wagons.

 

[Drogba11CFC]

Those of a Doncaster disposition claim that GWR stood for "Gresley Was Right".

I think I once saw the TSSA referred to as "Too scared to say anything" while, after nearly losing a holiday to a Network Rail strike in 2015, I came up with "Ranting Moaning..." ...you can guess the rest of it.

Airline wise, Alitalia was "Always Late in Takeoff, Always Late in Arrival" or "Airplane landed in Tokyo and luggage in Alaska" while Delta was "Doesn’t even leave the airport", "Departed Extra-Late, Tardy Arrivals" or "Diverted Everyone’s Luggage To Atlanta".

 

[AJG3]

Virgin on the ridiculous I heard a few times from traincrew over the years

Ebola Greater Anglia

 

[modernrail]

In the latter years of Central Trains:

Central Citylink - Central Sh*ttystink

That’s my fave I reckon.

Not rail but didn’t T Wogan used to refer to the HSS Stena Holyhead to Dublin as the ‘Hardly Sets Sail’?

 

[102 fan]

A few from N Ireland.

Sligo, Leitrim & Northern Counties - Slow, late & never coming.

Belfast & Northern Counties Railway - Big Nancy come running!

Belfast & County Down Railway - be careful don't rush.

 

[duncanp]

In the latter years of Central Trains:

Central Citylink - Central Sh*ttystink

And on the tube, you could have the Hammersmith & S****y Line, the Waterloo & S****y Line, the Pickled Willy Line and the Baked On Poo line, which of course has its Southern terminus at Elephant & ********. (word that rhymes with "Castle")

 

[E27007]

Drivers from EWS would call into our depot mess room saying they are from "Engines Wagons & Slaves"

 

[gazzaa2]

Crap Country - Cross Country

 

[norbitonflyer]

The Drain (Waterloo & City line)

 

[43096]

DRS…
Diesel Repainting Services
Dodgy Radiation Shifters

 

[Jamesrob637]

British Scareways

Cheesyjet

Northern Wail

Extremely Mediocre Railway for EMR

 

[Hadders]

During the 2018 Thameslink shambles a couple unheard were:

Shambleslink
Thamessh*t

 

[MisterSheeps]

deleted, was a duplicate of #65

 

[Class 466]

Not a TOC but pre-covid there used to be an express service in each direction between Hastings & London that made it in 90 minutes and was nicknamed the Amber Rudd Super Express - after the MP that got them introduced. Thankfully a thing of the past as they were a bit of a waste of time.

 

[Agent_Squash]

Not a TOC but pre-covid there used to be an express service in each direction between Hastings & London that made it in 90 minutes and was nicknamed the Amber Rudd Super Express - after the MP that got them introduced. Thankfully a thing of the past as they were a bit of a waste of time.

Were they introduced before or after she was in the cabinet?

 

[Class 466]

Were they introduced before or after she was in the cabinet?

They were introduced in January 2015 (delayed TT change due to the Thameslink Programme). No idea how that tallies up with her ministerial career though!

 

[Tracked]

After many hours spent on Sheffield waiting for them to turn up vaguely on time, I thought Transpennine Express were actually called "Transpennine Express Would Like to Apologise"

 

[AM9]

M & GN Jt was Muddle & Go Nowhere

As mentioned in post #65 above.

 

[The Prisoner]

Avanti just gets prefixed with a load of swear words. Worst TOC ever.

To have droll takes on company names usually suggests some degree of affection. Avanti have no redeeming features.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Try Walking Across (TWA)

There's a missed opportunity!

Reminds me of the old joke about a bloke being arrested at Gatwick after asking a stewardess for some TWA tea.

 

[godfreycomplex]

Drivers from EWS would call into our depot mess room saying they are from "Engines Wagons & Slaves"

Every Weekend Shafted was another favourite

 

[Efini92]

DRS…
Diesel Repainting Services
Dodgy Radiation Shifters

Demic rolling stock was one I used to hear.

 

[E27007]

Thameslink 2000 scheme was referred to as Thameslink 3000 due to the many false starts

 

[CentralTrainer]

Farce Gets Worstern