There's engineering work closing the line north of Gatwick all this weekend. Thameslink are running the trains north from Brighton and these are shown on Realtime Trains & Live Departures as terminating at Three Bridges. Thameslink are also apparently running a shuttle from Three Bridges to Gatwick - these depart from the same platform as the Brighton arrival, with a pause of just 3 minutes. The headcode changes slightly (e.g 9T94 to 9Z94 at 17:03 / 17:06). It's the same going south - a 3 minute pause at TBD to change the headcode on what must surely be the same train. This then affects journey planners which advise prospective passengers to actually alight at Three Bridges and await a connecting train 9 minutes later.
Now why would they do that? It's not particular passenger-focussed is it? Note that I haven't travelled, so I've no idea what's displayed on the train or platforms along the route. I hope that staff on the train just advise passengers to stay on the train.
Now why would they do that? It's not particular passenger-focussed is it? Note that I haven't travelled, so I've no idea what's displayed on the train or platforms along the route. I hope that staff on the train just advise passengers to stay on the train.