That follow up seems to have been done by today's usual standard (small "s") method of reading Twitter. Some of the reactions are amusing:
Praise Jesus, whoever wins new franchise must be able to provide a better service right?
from @barrowboy77.
Can't say I'll be sad to see the back of South West Trains, peak time services to/from London truly are abysmal & only getting worse
from @forestcyclist
How is it South West Trains - which are quite good compared to Southern and Southeastern loose the franchise but Southern is STILL here?
- @BoroughOfTevan may not know the difference between "loose" and "lose", but the question is understandable.
Have you ever been on Chinese train? Efficient. On time. Cost effective. South West trains are about to become a treat compared to Southern
seems a little extreme in terms of optimism, but @Liam_Evans is hopeful.
Others find it disgusting that we are letting a foreign company run trains, and @Kristin1406 says:
Ah! Now we've sold South West trains to China. Power Stations, airports and now trains ALL in 6mths. What will be UK▸ owned after #Article50
Time will tell.