Train Travel to Gatwick from Central London [Easement in place]
Jun 15, 2018, 9:58 pm
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Train Travel to Gatwick from Central London [Easement in place]
I’ve put this here as opposed to Omni so BA passengers can see it, mods please feel free to move if appropriate but if yiu are travelling to or from Gatwick Airport ticket easements are in place to use cheaper Southern Only, Thameslink or Non Gatwick Express tickets on the faster Gatwick Express.
This is is a relatively new easement due to the ongoing Thameslink saga.
If you are using Oyster or contactless they were in the process of reprogramming the Gatwick Express barriers at Victoria to charge the lesser amount but double check with gateline staff before using such cards to make sure this is the case. Be aware that the train operating company didn’t want this easement to apply and there are Twitter reports of people trying to be pushed back to the slower cheaper services.
https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/tr...ervice-updates
This is is a relatively new easement due to the ongoing Thameslink saga.
If you are using Oyster or contactless they were in the process of reprogramming the Gatwick Express barriers at Victoria to charge the lesser amount but double check with gateline staff before using such cards to make sure this is the case. Be aware that the train operating company didn’t want this easement to apply and there are Twitter reports of people trying to be pushed back to the slower cheaper services.
https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/tr...ervice-updates
Jun 16, 2018, 4:13 am
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Dedicated thread London Airports transfer FAQ: London Gatwick (LGW)
Jun 16, 2018, 10:43 am
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ALL revenue on these services goes to the government and they pay GTR a fee (it is a contract not a franchise) to operate the services. Any loss of revenue from this will be borne by the government (well us tax payers but that's a different matter) and not GTR.
Yes initially that was happening as not all staff got the message about the easement.
Jun 16, 2018, 11:58 am
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Nonsense. GTR do what the government tell them to do.
ALL revenue on these services goes to the government and they pay GTR a fee (it is a contract not a franchise) to operate the services. Any loss of revenue from this will be borne by the government (well us tax payers but that's a different matter) and not GTR.
Yes initially that was happening as not all staff got the message about the easement.
ALL revenue on these services goes to the government and they pay GTR a fee (it is a contract not a franchise) to operate the services. Any loss of revenue from this will be borne by the government (well us tax payers but that's a different matter) and not GTR.
Yes initially that was happening as not all staff got the message about the easement.