The British Rail Class 488 are unpowered trailer sets, converted from Mark 2F coaches for the Gatwick Express service from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport.
A Class 488 coach at London Victoria in 2003
Gatwick Express is an express rail passenger service between London Victoria, Gatwick Airport, and Brighton in South East England. It is the brand name used by the Govia Thameslink Railway train operating company on the Gatwick Express route of the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise.
Two Gatwick Express Class 387s at Gatwick Airport in 2018
73213 University of Kent at Canterbury on Gatwick Express duties in 1998
Interior of a Gatwick Express branded Class 387
Exterior of a Class 387 passenger carriage