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2 Nov, 5 tweets, 4 min read
It was great for us, @CostainGroup, @Gatwick_Airport + @GatwickExpress to welcome @HenrySmithUK to #Gatwick today, to see how we're building for a brighter future with @transportgovuk . Read more about the £150m development here ⬇️ /1
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This blue sky will be filled with a new overhead concourse, stretching across platforms 7-5, and platforms 5-6 (currently out of use) will be rebuilt much wider, with new escalators and lifts to make travelling through Gatwick's station much easier for everyone. /2 Image
This former escalator from platforms 5+6 is no more, and the footbridge is also set for demolition - a tough task with trains running on the Brighton Main Line underneath! /3 Image
The whole station will be lighter and brighter and more accessible for passengers and there will be much more room too. Altogether, it will make a much more welcoming start and end to people's journeys from all over the world. /4 ImageImage
We know it seems strange to be building a new airport station during this crisis - but the future is bright. We know people will want to travel and see the world when they can, and @networkrail , @GatwickExpress and @Gatwick_Airport will be there for them when they do. /ENDS Image

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Please get comfortable as this is a long thread from our MD John Halsall to explain what’s happened at #EastGrinstead and what we’re doing to get it fixed. Here goes…
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