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# The Wrong Kind of Excuse
- URL: https://onemanandhisblog.com/2003/07/the_wrong_kind/
- Published: 2003-07-25T11:04:15.000Z
- Updated: 2015-04-08T08:41:04.000Z
- Author: Adam Tinworth
- Tags: trains, transport

As someone who has to endure 20 minutes in the hands of Connex, the railway operator which is having its franchise unceremoniously removed, This article struck a particular chord with me.

[BBC NEWS | Magazine | Going Loco – your bizarre train tales](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3094261.stm?ref=onemanandhisblog.com "BBC NEWS | Magazine | Going Loco - your bizarre train tales")