Hi all, first time flying into Gatwick for a while and headed to the station for a train into Victoria. Various trains advertised as "Southern".
Realised the one I was heading for was a Gatwick Express set - so would head into the double the fare platforms at Victoria.
Am a little amazed that they don't advertise these as GX on the screens. Very easy to entrap people onto their special not really any faster train to chivvy that extra fare off you...
Now on the 3 mins later SN service not heading for the double dare platforms...
GTR are not currently branding any of their trains "Gatwick Express" regardless of anything to suggest otherwise.
GTR are not allowed to charge premium fares, and at the current time have taken the premium gates out of use, though the unlawful charging is likely to return from 3rd April
If anyone is incorrectly charged a higher than expected PAYG fare, or an excess/penalty fare, they should request a refund from GTR, which should be forthcoming (and indeed has been paid out by GTR in every case that I am aware of) and in the event that GTR does not pay out, they will be able to claim compensation, subject to a collective competition case being allowed to proceed (
https://www.railforums.co.uk/thread...claim-against-govia-thameslink-railway.219550 ).
Hotel rooms at different prices? Whatever next. Somebody should start a website and make lots of annoying TV adverts to let people know that happens.
Variable pricing for the same service, or premium rates for a nominal premium service are hardly rare in travel and leisure.
For a railway analogy, a passenger has absolutely no idea how much, if anything, the person next to them has paid for their journey. Just the same as flights, just the same as hotels.
The GTR branding pricing scandal is not in any way related to airline or hotel pricing. Any analogies are null & void.
In the 2019 timetable the Brighton fasts were operated by GX, pretty much as they are currently shown on RTT after the May timetable change this year.
I think you mean operated by GX
branded rolling stock, not "operated by GX"; the trains are operated by GTR, who have a monopoly on the route. GX ceased to be a train company back in 2008.