Connex Express

This film represents great value for money It actually begins at Wolverton with a brief look at the class 319 EMUs metamorphosis Then to Brighton for the start of the 50 minute journey seen virtually in real time At the time of filming in 1998 Connex Expresses ran between the south coast and the capital with just one intermediate stop at East Croydon The trains then ran nonstop through Haywards Heath Gatwick Airport and even Clapham Junction There is a great deal of history crammed into our journey such as the tragic accident in Clayton Tunnel the tunnel with a house above the castellated portal In 1998 Connex held two of the former Southern region franchises but today they have none Relive the yellow days of Connex here