Worst Franchise?

[Transilien]

Now that franchising is basically in the history books, what was the worst franchise to ever exist?

 

[rf_ioliver]

Well there are many criteria that you could apply, but Arriva franchise in Wales was pretty terrible given how the contract was designed and written. Explicitly "no growth, no investment" which makes you wonder whether it was explicitly designed for managed decline.

 

[Tetchytyke]

Silverlink. There can’t even really be much dispute. They are objectively* the worst.

(*subjectively)

It’s a fight for second-worst between First Capital Connect, Northern Spirit/Arriva Trains Northern, and Serco Northern.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Any nominations for Connex South-Eastern and its next door neighbour Connex South-Central?

 

[Magdalia]

It’s a fight for second-worst between First Capital Connect

This is very wrong. I have been travelling between Cambridge and Kings Cross for more than half a century, and the First Capital Connect era was the best of the lot. Cambridge and Fen Line travellers would give a lot to have FCC back now.