Passenger group’s Connex warning

A RAILWAY passengers’ group in Britain has warned Irish commuters about the track record of the firm awarded the contract to run the long-awaited Luas.

Railway operator Connex, which runs transport services throughout Europe and Australia, is embroiled in controversy over a number of loss-making railway lines.

The firm is to lose its contract to operate trains in south-east England while its network in Melbourne, Australia, is facing heavy debts.