Yep - with you all the way on that one! National Express can't even run a nationwide coach company, so why they're wrecking the railway industry as well is a mystery. Why would a train company want a livery that looks like the copper on a printed circuit board anyway?
I have a personal grievance against Stagecoach, as their only objective seems to be the filling of Brian Soutar's pocket. In doing so, he has removed public transport from large parts of the UK for the sole purpose of making massive profits. What he's done to SouthWest Trains and their employees is a disgrace. Come the revolution, it'll be a case of 'Soutar - up against the wall, last cigarette, BANG, BANG, BANG!' Well, we can dream!

That would be to good a death
just get a train to run over him i think there will be one or two drivers
who would jump at the chace at that

i also agree berwick,why is a bus company running a rail-company,my opinion is bus companys stick to bus companys,and train companys stick to train companys! and im also talking about SWT!

Not seen the NXEC livery in the flesh yet, but the NXEastAnglia one is plug awful ! The staff are so ashamed of it that I got warned over taking a photo of a unit in that livery at Tottenham Hale today !!:D