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New Gatwick Express fleet heralds start of airport?s rail revolution ? with tube-like frequency and doubling of capacity in just two years | London Gatwick: Obviously

Well we might not be seeing a rail revolution up North but thank goodness the government recognises the merit of a truly fantastic investment for passengers in the Northern Powerhouse anyway as news reaches us of the £6.5 bn (£6500,000,000m) Thameslink upgrade.

Essentially passengers in Liverpool Manchester and Leeds should now be able to get to Gatwick in half the time it takes now with sparkling new fast trains to central London every few minutes.

Be interesting to see how a high-frequency, train every 3 minutes, service can be obtained on that line. It is notorious for delays at present and, like LHR rwys, operates at or above capacity most of the time.