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Post by NoOnions on Jul 2, 2009 20:29:31 GMT
 Despite a few posts on this site I'm still not clear what the 'ChavLine' actually is. From where to where? Also, new readers may wonder what/who GoVex is, etc. Any chance we can have a 'stickied' FAQ to explain some of the terms used here? And before you all tell me off - FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions! As you may know, my line is Medway to Cannon Street (and Victoria if it is a late night) so I need help with the other jargon/TLAs! ;D Cheers, NoOnions
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Post by O.V.S.Bulleid on Jul 2, 2009 23:16:06 GMT
ChavLine - taken from the GoVex naming of the services as Javelin - phonetically similar. The rest of the name can be related to "Chav" as, wrongly some would say, has been first applied to people from Chatham and for rail - by applying it to the Medway Towns services when most passengers actually prefer a previously quicker journey to Cannon Street and Victoria is quite a wrong decision by the DfT after they were advised that the best return on investment would be from terminating it at Gravesend.
GoVex - taken from a mix of Govia and Connex. Connex were a wretched supplier of rail services. Universally disliked by passengers for a number of reasons they reduced services, delivered a late running railway and started out on a policy of slowing down trains by the insertion of timetable padding rather than implementing good regulation. Govia have picked up the franchise and have continued the process of slowing down services and replacing well liked ones by alternatives specified by the DfT - and defending that direction. The term was arrived at in terms of Go Vex your passengers by not supplying what they pay for - and then after delivering what isn't wanted, charge more for using it.
There are many other "nicknames" given to various parts of the rail industry so it is hardly surprising that the over-crowded and over-charged area of Kent & Medway develops its own.
Yours sincerely
O.V.S.Bulleid
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