Virgin vs Chiltern (and vice versa) advertising (merged topics)

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[Timmer]

Can't see a problem with it myself - it is increasing competition on this busy route and hopefully helping to reduce prices. 

Exactly what rail privatisation was meant to provide.

[Gordon the Blue Engine]

..and what FGW^▸ (First Great Western) could have done when the M4 J2 flyover was shut earlier this year, as we discussed under another topic.  Privatisation could and should force rail companies to succeed by becoming more efficient through competition, and give passengers better services and lower prices.  Well done Chiltern.

[ChrisB]

As we discussed at the time, prohibitively expensive for them, and the disruption wasn't long enough to make a long-term difference

[ellendune]

They could only do it if they had spare seats of course, which some travellers from Maidenhead and places east might no think exist - at least in the peaks. 

Chiltern have extra seats to sell.

[ChrisB]

Of course...x2!

[swrural]

I got this today by email.

Various ways of defining 'aggressive'.  This is an onslaught.

http://ebm.email.chilternrailways.co.uk/c/tag/hBRFdfVB8ulmjB8wtfyAABTHx4E/doc.html

I didn't know they cared so!


Edit to shorten URL

[eightf48544]

I tend to use Chiltern, as one of the least worse TOCs^▸ (Train Operating Company), to buy on-line tickets so they have my email address.

I've had two emails recently advertising ^6 each way advanced tickets.

[EBrown]

I got this today by email.

You may wish to remove your email address from that URI. Or a moderator may wish to do it for you. Or of course you may not care...

Sanitising the link will break it, so here is one with no email address in: http://ebm.email.chilternrailways.co.uk/c/tag/hBRFdfVB8ulmjB8wtfyAABTHx4E/

[grahame]

I got this today by email.

You may wish to remove your email address from that URI. Or a moderator may wish to do it for you. Or of course you may not care...

Sanitising the link will break it, so here is one with no email address in: http://ebm.email.chilternrailways.co.uk/c/tag/hBRFdfVB8ulmjB8wtfyAABTHx4E/

Thanks - I've reduced it down to that URL that's much shorter too ... - G

[swrural]

Thanks very much people.  I didn't know my email was in it, didn't notice.  Actually I am not *that* fussed.  People are unnecessarily bothered about email addresses.  I mean, if you on the electoral roll, everyone knows your physical address (far more threatening if you are the type who feels threatened) and there are loads of other ways to find out where you live.  Your email address (unless you purposely incorporate it!) says absolutely nothing about your physical whereabouts and your junk filters deal with ....  er, junk.
 
If you started to get emails from a troller or other low life, you just change your email address.

But once again, thanks, "get the protection of the FGWCS around you".

 

[EBrown]

  People are unnecessarily bothered about email addresses.

Err no.
The majority (>70%) of Advanced Persistent Threats (APT^▸ (Advanced Passenger Train)) are based on spear fishing and the use of social media to make it relevant.

Should an attacker wish to, they now have your email address and sufficient information to trick you into opening an email attachment.

So a spoofed email from XXX@firstgreatwestern.info or perhaps from any email address with a relevant message and an attachment you are inclined to open, has succeeded. Your computer is most likely now infected.

Passwords are supplemented by usernames. If you do not know the username you cannot log in. As email addresses are often interchangeable for usernames then you have one part of two required to specifically target you.


That people is why you should carefully distribute mail accounts. There are far more things I can tell you, but that should be enough to scare you.

[Brucey]

This poster (image attached) has gone up at Marylebone this weekend.

I'm starting to find the whole "Chiltern vs Virgin" thing to be very boring now.

[didcotdean]

Chiltern paid for ad posters for their service from Haddenham and Thame Parkway all around Didcot a couple of years or so ago.

[Btline]

Haha love it, better than the "don't be held to Branson" adverts!

To be fair, Chiltern have plastered Birmingham International and Coventry with adverts! Fair game.

If only there was more competition in the West! FGW^▸ (First Great Western) have no reason to shorten journey times as they hold a monopoly (the SWT^▸ (South West Trains) service is much slower) and there is no feasible way to get one in.

[Timmer]

FGW^▸ (First Great Western) have no reason to shorten journey times as they hold a monopoly (the SWT^▸ (South West Trains) service is much slower)

Remember it's the Dft that sets the timetables not the TOCs^▸ (Train Operating Company).