Connex South Central

Connex South CentralCompanies House extract company # 3010919  New Southern Railway Limited formerly Connex South Central Limited formerly Network SouthCentral Limited was a train operating company in the United Kingdom. It was owned by Connex. It operated the South Central franchise from 26 May 1996 until 25 August 2001.

On 24 October 2000 the Shadow Strategic Rail Authority announced that Govia had been awarded the franchise and would operate it from 2003."Connex loses rail franchise"  BBC News 24 October 2000 Govia made a deal with Connex to buy out the remainder of its franchise with the transaction completed in August 2001.Acquisition of Connex South Central Limited by Govia Limited Go-Ahead Group 30 May 2001Completion of Acquisition of South Central Franchise Go-Ahead Group 28 August 2001South Central Limited Annual Accounts 29 June 2002

Services
Connex South Central ran train services from London Charing Cross, London Bridge and London Victoria to Beckenham Junction, Epsom Downs, East Grinstead, Uckfield, Caterham, Tattenham Corner, Horsham, Littlehampton, Bognor Regis, Bournemouth, Portsmouth, Brighton, Eastbourne and Ore.

It also ran train services between Hastings and Ashford, Brighton and Hastings, Brighton, Newhaven Marine and Seaford and Brighton and Southampton as well as South London suburban services serving Crystal Palace, Sutton and West Croydon.

Services between West Croydon and Wimbledon, which were operated by Connex South Central following privatisation, ceased in 1997. The line was then changed for Tramlink operation.

On 2 June 1997 Connex South Central ran a new service from Gatwick Airport to Rugby via the West London and West Coast lines using Class 319s. In December 2000 it ran to Watford Junction but extended southwards to Brighton.Class 319  Kent Rail

Trains

Connex South Central had taken on a large fleet of  'slam' and sliding door diesel electric and electric multiple units. The slam-door units were not replaced under Connex, but were all later withdrawn after South Central (later rebranded Southern) took over.

 Class  Image  Type  Number  Carriages  Built  205  150px  DEMU  10  2 or 3  1957–1962  207  150px  DEMU  4  3  1962  319  150px  EMU  20  4  1987–1988  411  150px  EMU  3  4  1956–1963  421  150px  EMU  107  4  1964–1972 423  150px  EMU  59  4  1967–1974 455  150px  EMU  46  4  1982–1985 456  150px  EMU  24  2  1990–1991 

References

Other websites

Connex website

Category:Defunct railway companies of the United Kingdom
Category:1996 establishments in England
Category:2000 disestablishments in England
Category:Post-privatisation British railway companies