Connex has gone. Commuters are cheering. But do they know what they're cheering for?

Govia, which is taking over the South Central franchise, is promising £1.5 billion to revamp trains and stations during the next 20 years.

It seems time to crack open a warm bottle of buffet car champagne - but if Govia's record running other services is anything to go by, it might not be.

The company has been criticised by a watchdog for not doing everything it could to ensure passenger safety.

In light of the Paddington and Hatfield disasters, public confidence in private rail operators is at an all-time low.

Govia comes to Sussex with the chance to restore our faith.

We hope it can do this by getting us safely to work and back each day, in comfort and on time.

After the four-year reign of error under Connex, this is a huge task in itself. Nothing else will do, though.