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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Simon Calder

Airport passengers bamboozled by Thameslink train ticket machines

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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