Gatwick Express

THE GATWICK EXPRESS is 25 years old, the service introduced on 14 May 1984.  At that time British Caledonian Airways was still the premier airline at the airport and Virgin Atlantic was just about to burst on the scene.  Laker had gone two years earlier.  Originally part of the old British Rail, the service is currently operated by Southern Railway (part of the Go Ahead Group).  Scheduled time for the service is 30 minutes with trains leaving at 00 and 30 minutes past the hour from London Victoria and 20 and 50 minutes from Gatwick.  The trains are two-class and carry up to 14,000 passengers per day, or around 5m per annum. www.gatwickexpress.com

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