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Gatwick Express is the name given to the frequent rail shuttle service between Victoria station in London and Gatwick Airport in South East England, although the service has now been extended to encompass operations beyond Gatwick to Haywards Heath and Brighton, as well as providing units for a fast service from London Bridge to Eastbourne, which ironically is scheduled to pass non-stop through Gatwick Airport.

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  • Gatwick Express is the name given to the frequent rail shuttle service between Victoria station in London and Gatwick Airport in South East England, although the service has now been extended to encompass operations beyond Gatwick to Haywards Heath and Brighton, as well as providing units for a fast service from London Bridge to Eastbourne, which ironically is scheduled to pass non-stop through Gatwick Airport.
  • Gatwick Express is a high-frequency rail passenger service between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport in South East England. It is the brand name used by the Govia Thameslink Railway train operating company on the Gatwick Express route of the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise. Oyster cards and contactless payment cards will be accepted for travel in early 2016. More information on the Wikipedia page [1].
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  • Gatwick Express is the name given to the frequent rail shuttle service between Victoria station in London and Gatwick Airport in South East England, although the service has now been extended to encompass operations beyond Gatwick to Haywards Heath and Brighton, as well as providing units for a fast service from London Bridge to Eastbourne, which ironically is scheduled to pass non-stop through Gatwick Airport. The service was initially introduced as a separate entity under the nationalised British Rail (which bought together several previous schemes to run dedicated services to the airport). The service was operated by the Southern Region of British Rail, albeit using branding and a livery similar to that used on the Intercity running north, east and west of London. The service was run on a "push-pull" basis using class 73 electro-diesels and dedicated stock comprising of converted BR Mk.2 coaches and EMU driving cars of class 489. As a small, self-contained operation, the service became one of the first private train operating company franchises from 1994 as part of the privatisation process of British Rail. The new company ordered new units of class 460. Despite this, the franchise was due to be scrapped to free up capacity on the busy Brighton main line, especially during peak periods. However, following objections by several interested parties, including the owners of Gatwick Airport itself, in June 2008 the franchise was absorbed into the larger private operator, Southern. Further new stock was bought in using redundant "Wessex Electric" units recently taken off-lease by South West Trains, which also enabled Southern to increase the service to incorporate the services south of Gatwick and the use of units on their services to Eastbourne. It was recently stated that the class 460s would be removed from the franchise by Dec 2010 and used elsewhere to increase capacity.
  • Gatwick Express is a high-frequency rail passenger service between London Victoria and Gatwick Airport in South East England. It is the brand name used by the Govia Thameslink Railway train operating company on the Gatwick Express route of the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise. The service began in May 1984 with air-conditioned InterCity carriages operated by British Rail. When it was privatised in April 1996, National Express took over the franchise. In June 2008, Gatwick Express ceased to exist as a separate franchise, when it was merged into the Southern train operating company, although it continues to maintain its own identity. In July 2015, Southern and Gatwick Express were merged into Govia Thameslink Railway. Some peak-hour Gatwick Express services now continue beyond Gatwick Airport to Brighton. Oyster cards and contactless payment cards will be accepted for travel in early 2016. More information on the Wikipedia page [1].
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