"Theo Markettos" wrote in message
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IME this is a problem with almost every major country in the world

Why should London have to try hard to solve it?

To which problem do you refer?

being (un)able to buy "national" rail tickets rather than just local
tickets
from the machine in the airport metro station.

(obviously this is not always a problem where the airport is served by
the
local national rail network)

Gatwick /is/ served by the national rail network.

I know, but the criticism in the document was aimed at Heathrow

tim

In article , (Mizter T) wrote:

The thought of a 7 year old travelling on the Tube unaccompanied by
an adult might shock some, but when they're with their 14 year old
sibling it makes rather more sense.

Nowadays, probably. I came home from school by trolleybus/bus or tube
unaccompanied from the age of 8. My granddaughter doesn't at the same age.

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Colin Rosenstiel

In article ,
(Theo Markettos) wrote:

they shouldn't have to decide whether they want a train in Southern,
Gatwick Express or FCC colours,

They will all be within the GTR franchise from next year and are all run by
Govia already.

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Colin Rosenstiel

On 2014-10-11 14:04:17 +0000, Theo Markettos said:

Gatwick /is/ served by the national rail network. And a large number of
passengers are hoping to take a train to London, but that means they have to
deal with National Rail. In which case they shouldn't have to decide
whether they want a train in Southern, Gatwick Express or FCC colours, or
whether they want a ticket that allows them to travel during some
vaguely-specified hours called 'peak'. It's no wonder the queues at Gatwick
are a problem if the staff have to explain all this, especially to people
who might not speak English. And the ticket machines are worse: instead of
saying 'are you coming back today?' and 'if you want to travel to London
before 10am Monday-Friday, press here', they offer bewildering names like
Super Off-Peak Travelcards that not even the denizens of this group know
exactly what they mean.

An awful lot of people do know as they are regulars. And for those who
don't, there are both manned windows and roving assistance staff.

Neil
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