The problem with the EMR service is that a 12 carriage train is actually 3 trains joined together. With no walk through available between each third, one end could be overcrowded while the other end is half empty with no way to get to the empty seating.
I had high hopes for this franchise. The airport, council and business groups including Easyjet were pushing hard for 4 non stop trains an hour with Luton Express branding once talked about. It never occurred to me that Luton would end up with 2 trains an hour using Southend Airport’s 20 year old cast off’s that would end up not being refurnished as promised.
The airport boasts a headline 22 minute service from London but in reality not that many people use it compared to Thameslink, which stops at many stations.
Last edited by LTNman; 19th Nov 2022 at 04:35.