Originally Posted by
SWBKCB
The usual pre-occupation with getting to and from city centres. Big place London!
Yes it is but central London is where the train drops you off and where a majority of people would be heading, plus Southend isn't so good for reaching parts of the south-east outside of East Anglia. So looking at the centre is probably the most useful basis for comparison.
The market for Essex to Cumbria/borders has to be pretty small I'd have thought.