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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Simon Calder

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Airport passengers bamboozled by thameslink train ticket machines - The Untold Story

Govia Thameslink Railway

For passengers hurrying from London Bridge station to Gatwick airport, buying a £12.50 ticket for one of the four-an-hour Thameslink trains should be easy.

The time-pressed traveller taps in the destination. But instead of being served with a simple option of single or return ticket, the resulting screen reads “Select your preferred route” and provides five options:

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