GEX to stay!

[RichardMannion]

http://uk.reuters.com/article/domesticN ... 4720070404

Excerpt:
LONDON (Reuters) - The express train link between central London and Gatwick airport is being integrated into the broader rail service for southeast England in a bid to improve punctuality and ease overcrowding on commuter trains.

[Scrooge]

Well at long last someone has pulled their head out of their a%s, glad to see the GEX is staying.

[buns]

The bad news is that the operating licence will transfer from National Express to Govia who are one and the same as the "Southern" operator between London and the South Coast.

So in essence no competition[V][V][V]


buns

first capital connect (thameslink)?

[buns]

Originally posted by oxmatt
first capital connect (thameslink)?

Govia too nowdays [V][V]

The BBC coverage talks of "tackling overcrowding" on the commuter routes.


buns

[Scrooge]

Originally posted by buns4vs
The bad news is that the operating licence will transfer from National Express to Govia who are one and the same as the "Southern" operator between London and the South Coast.

So in essence no competition[V][V][V]


buns

Great so instead of just an arm..it will now be an arm and a leg [n]

Govia too nowdays

Is actually not Govia anymore - Thameslink was part of Govia but they lost the franchise to First Group last year (hence the new name).

Will be interesting to see the changes to the line as I live between Gatwick and London and have to commute every day - hopefully the chance of getting the seat will increase but I doubt it!