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Old Feb 6, 2006 | 11:48 pm
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Originally Posted by alanR
Keep it for peak times but otherwise replace it with a limited stop service from Brighton
But it's peak times that produce the overcrowding on the commuter trains that's the primary cause of the push to scrap the GEX ...

As for comparing LGW with AMS or FRA, I have a suspicion that neither of those airport train services sees anything like the pressure on trains that London does. If the Brighton -> London trains are overcrowded at peak times, what chance does the poor jetlagged with 2 bags each weighing 32 kg have?
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