In message , Rupert Goodwins
writes
On the train, the inspector took the ticket and said "You can't use
Network Card on this service, sir",

FWIW, my Network Card leaflet shows Gatwick Express as excluded. (Along
with HEx, Anglia fasts and CT Stansted to Ely (although this latter is
probably now allowed due to a recent rule-change).

My own gripe with Gatwick is that it's apparently impossible to buy a
"Any permitted" single to London [1]. Although if you buy a through
ticket to (say) Cambridge then the Gatwick to London section *is* "any
permitted". Go figure, as they say.

[1] And so you have to guess whose train will be next in. Or is this a
cunning plot to get people to use Gatwick Express and buy a ticket on
the train. Remind, me, who operates Gatwick??
--
Roland Perry

Roland Perry wrote:

My own gripe with Gatwick is that it's apparently impossible to buy a
"Any permitted" single to London [1]. Although if you buy a through
ticket to (say) Cambridge then the Gatwick to London section *is* "any
permitted". Go figure, as they say.

[1] And so you have to guess whose train will be next in. Or is this a
cunning plot to get people to use Gatwick Express and buy a ticket on
the train. Remind, me, who operates Gatwick??

http://www.livedepartureboards.co.uk...ary.aspx?T=GTW

Network Rail. :-)

GEX itself is owned by BAA, is it not?
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James Farrar |
London, SE23 |

In message , James Farrar
writes
Remind, me, who operates Gatwick??

http://www.livedepartureboards.co.uk...ary.aspx?T=GTW

Network Rail. :-)

Well, the logos at the ticket office say Gatwick Express.

GEX itself is owned by BAA, is it not?

National Express was the original franchisee for the period 1996-2011.
Has it changed hands - I don't think so.

http://www.nationalexpressgroup.com/...hise030496.htm
--
Roland Perry

Roland Perry wrote:

In message , James Farrar
writes

Remind, me, who operates Gatwick??


http://www.livedepartureboards.co.uk...ary.aspx?T=GTW

Network Rail. :-)


Well, the logos at the ticket office say Gatwick Express.

In which case, they're out of date.
http://www.networkrailstations.co.uk/index.cfm lists Gatwick Airport
station as an NR Major Station. ISTR they took it over relatively recently.

GEX itself is owned by BAA, is it not?


National Express was the original franchisee for the period 1996-2011.
Has it changed hands - I don't think so.

If so, I stand corrected. I may be confusing it with HEX?

--
James Farrar |
London, SE23 |

"James Farrar" wrote in message
...
Roland Perry wrote:

In message , James Farrar
writes

Remind, me, who operates Gatwick??


http://www.livedepartureboards.co.uk...ary.aspx?T=GTW

Network Rail. :-)


Well, the logos at the ticket office say Gatwick Express.

In which case, they're out of date.
http://www.networkrailstations.co.uk/index.cfm lists Gatwick Airport
station as an NR Major Station. ISTR they took it over relatively
recently.

GEX itself is owned by BAA, is it not?


National Express was the original franchisee for the period 1996-2011.
Has it changed hands - I don't think so.

If so, I stand corrected. I may be confusing it with HEX?

--
James Farrar |
London, SE23 |

Indeed - GEX is run by National Express.

HEX is *owned* by BAA PLC (it is NOT a franchise).

Stansted Express (which I shall not similarly abbreviate!) is run by WAGN.

However, they are all linked in a marketing alliance called the 'Airport
Express Alliance'

On Wed, 11 Feb 2004 21:51:29 -0000, "Colin"
wrote:

HEX is *owned* by BAA PLC (it is NOT a franchise).

If I remember rightly, don't BAA have a stake in Eurotunnel, or
something bizarre like that? And NatEx have a stake in Eurostar...

Cya,

Barry

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DISCLAIMER: The above comments do not necessarily represent the
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In message , Barry Salter
writes
If I remember rightly, don't BAA have a stake in Eurotunnel, or
something bizarre like that? And NatEx have a stake in Eurostar...

To add to the speculation: I thought BA and Virgin owned EuroStar, and
that Eurotunnel was a plc with a diverse shareholding.
--
Roland Perry

In message , James Farrar
writes
http://www.networkrailstations.co.uk/index.cfm lists Gatwick Airport
station as an NR Major Station. ISTR they took it over relatively
recently.

Could be. I was last there at the end of November.
--
Roland Perry