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« Reply #15 on: June 06, 2026, 08:28:02 »
Ok, happened to have a holiday booked to Southern Italy next April, and flights to Bari,  depart from Gatwick, so I thought great, let's look at new service.

But alas flight is 07:35 on a Saturday, and need to be at Gatwick about 05:30 to 6am.  Turns out to be completely useless as cannot use my local station (Bradford on Avon) to connect to the service.  In fact I can't even drive to another station to get a connection unless I drive for 1-2 hours.

So as far as I am concerned, completely pointless service.  Will just drive to airport (about 2 hours 20), and like last time I used Gatwick, I book early, get good deal in valet parking, and they charge my EV ready for drive home.

So if new service is not suitable for holiday makers who live in GWR▸ (Great Western Railway) territory, what is purpose of it ?
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« Reply #16 on: June 06, 2026, 10:27:57 »
For those departing & arriving very late or very early (before 0600), plus staff
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