X-Nico

unusual facts about Connex



Brakel, Germany

The station is served by, among others, hourly trains from the "Egge-Bahn" (Paderborn - Holzminden), run by the NordWestBahn belonging to Connex.

Connex Melbourne

Melbourne artist Van Thanh Rudd made an artwork attacking Connex's parent company Veolia Environnement's building of a light rail system linking up Israeli settlements.

In mid-2005 Connex launched a print and TV advertising campaign featuring Humpty Dumpty and focusing on safety initiatives; the "Don't Hold Others Back" campaign of 2006 featured imagery of commuters struggling to board a train; and a 'train etiquette' campaign featuring fictitious character Martin Merton PhD, "the worlds #1 expert on train etiquette" offered advice to passengers on such topics as mobile phone use, flatulence and other low-level behavioural annoyances of train travel.

In July 2000 an advertising campaign featuring Harry Connick, Jr. publicised the name change from Hillside Trains to Connex.

Metlink

However, this was not an exclusive arrangement, as a separate set of TV advertisements was produced by former train operator Connex (featuring Sheena Easton and a trainload of passengers singing her 1980 hit Morning Train (9 to 5)) during April and May 2004.

In mid-2005 Connex launched another independent print & TV advertising campaign, this time focusing on its safety initiatives, and featuring Humpty Dumpty.

Saint-Pierre-de-Mésage

Saint-Pierre-de-Mésage is located next to the mountain of Connex and between the Vercors and Taillefer.

South Eastern Passenger Rail Franchise

This triggered a review by the SRA of Connex's finances, using advisers KPMG.


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