1985 - 1986

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INTRODUCTION:

There was little change with the 1985-86 timetable. The direct service from Hull and Leeds remained, the two portions combined at Sheffield which included class 08 haulage during the shunting move! There was no balancing service from Brighton for this, only an evening departure for Derby.  The outward service for Leeds and Hull originated from Paddington at 0650. A WTT for the Chesterfield to Birmingham area threw up the fact the 0602 Derby to Brighton was one of the few trains to call at Wilnecote and Water Orton.


TIMETABLE and ROUTE:

The overnight service to Gatwick from Manchester re-introduced last year continued as previously on a Friday and Saturday night. The Friday night service was actually a Hollidaymaker service to Poole that ran via the Thames Valley then via Acton and Willesden were a Brighton driver ( and conductor?) joined the train to take it southwards. I'm sure there was also an unadvertised stop at Hove for another crew change. The Sunday night service ran via the West Coast mainline....I think.

 

You may have noticed that the Sunday morning arrival at Gatwick doesn't  balance with the departures.

A recently acquired WTT shows that the stock formed 5M52 06+40 Gatwick Airport to Euston Down Carriage sidings.

 

13th May 1985 to 11th May 1986

M-F

SO

M-S

M-F

SO

SUN

SUN

SUN

Headcode

1M50

1M50

1M07

1M41

1M41

1M00

1M15

1M41

Notes

B

B

B

B

B

 

 

 

Timing load

D315/

E???

D315/

E???

D315/

E???

D315

D315

D315/

E???

D315+

D315

Brighton

0850

0855

1255

1848

1848

1024A

 

 

Gatwick

09u17

0922

1322

1912

1912

1052

1444

1931

East Croydon

0939

0940

13u40

1933

1933

1110

1509

1953

Reading

1045

1045

1440

2034

2033

1220

1622

2046

Oxford

1115

1115

1510

2106

2106

1255

1653

2120

Banbury

1139

1139

1536

2132

2132

1324

1722

2146

Leamington Spa

1158

1158

1555

2151

2151

1348

1742

2205

Coventry

1215

1215

1612

2208

2208

1408

1801

2222

Birmingham International

1227

1227

1624

2224

2224

1420

1814

2235

Birmingham New Street arr

1245

1245

1642

2241

2242

1442

1835

2253

Birmingham New Street dep

1259

1259

1656

2255

2246

1446

1847

2305

Sandwell & Dudley

 

 

1704

 

 

1455

 

 

Wolverhampton

1315

1315

1714

 

2313

1506

1903

 

Stafford

1331

1331

1730

 

 

1539

1919

 

Stoke

1352

1352

1753

 

 

 

1948

 

Macclesfield

1413

1413

1813

 

 

 

2008

 

Crewe

 

 

 

 

 

1613

 

 

Stockport

14s29

14s29

18s30

 

 

 

20s29

 

Manchester Piccadilly

1437

1437

1838

 

 

 

2038

 

Runcorn

 

 

 

 

 

1638

 

 

Liverpool Lime Street

 

 

 

 

 

1704

 

 

Tamworth

 

 

 

2312

 

 

 

2323

Burton on Trent

 

 

 

2326

 

 

 

2335

Derby

 

 

 

2348

 

 

 

2357

A = until 29th September 1985.

B = Buffet.

+ = Vacuum braked set

 

 

13th May 1985 to 11th May 1986

M-S

M-S

M-S

FO

SO

SUN

SUN

SUN

Headcode

1O62

1O74

1O86

1O52

1O52

1O62

 1O74

1O86

Notes

B

B

BC

PA

D

 

 

 

Timing load

D315

 

E???/

D315

D315

 

E???/

D350

E???/

D455+

D350

E???/

D315

E???/

D315

Leeds

 

 

1400

 

 

 

 

 

Wakefield Westgate

 

 

1416

 

 

 

 

 

Hull

 

 

1324

 

 

 

 

 

Brough