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Old November 8th 05, 07:56 AM posted to uk.transport.london
Vernon Vernon is offline
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"Paul Terry" wrote in message
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In message , Vernon writes

Unless you want to go to Paris, in which case forget about Gatwick!


Some decades ago there used to be a wonderful "hedge-hopper" service
from Gatwick to Le Touquet (twin-engined prop, as I recall, which hardly
had time to rise more than a few thousand feet before beginning the
descent). It was met by a train on the tarmac at Le Touquet that sped to
Paris, with only a brief stop at Amiens. It was the bee's knees in terms
of speed and low cost in those days - probably faster than anything
available today, given the almost instantaneous check-in and go.


"Anything" now equals "nothing"! No service to Paris.