Inter regional loco hauled services from Brighton 1988

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1988 - 1989

Scotland welcomes the Sussex Scot.

Page last updated 03/05/2013

INTRODUCTION:

After a couple of fairly static years 1988 saw another round of changes and a major cut back in services, the expected traffic on the Inter-city cross London service had failed to materialise. The basic service was reduced to a daily round trip between Liverpool and Folkestone, a daily Manchester to Brighton round trip and the highlight of the timetable the introduction of 'the 'Sussex Scot' a daily service between Brighton and Edinburgh / Glasgow.

TIMETABLE and ROUTE:

The inwards service from Manchester formed an afternoon departure for Scotland which gave a very late arrival.

The Sussex Scot doesn't gain it's 1S76 running number for another year.

Most services were once again routed via the Thames Valley.

Saturdays saw the Brighton services running to and from Eastbourne. This in many ways was a modern version of the SAGA holiday trains that ran in the 1970's.

Sundays saw the summer Manchester to Brighton service routed via Chester and Shrewsbury. From the winter this train started from Edinburgh and ran Glasgow and then via Dumfries. The northbound Sunday services got no further than Manchester.

There was no service to or from Kent on winter Sundays.

On Friday nights during the summer months a Manchester to Weymouth service was routed via Olympia and Gatwick to resurrect an overnight service to the airport. There was a booked crew change at Hove.

The GBTT also showed up 1O07 0608 Bolton to Poole and 1M93 1341 Poole to Bolton routed via Olympia ( not stopping ) on Saturdays 21st May to 1st October 1988.

16^th May 1988 to 14^th May 1989	M-F(S)	M-F(S)	M-F(S)	SO	SO	SO	SUN	SUN	SUN	SUN
Headcode	1M50	1S87	1M31	1M85	1S87	1M22	1M15	1M50	1M50	1M22
Notes	BC	BCS	BC	BD	BD	BD	AB	BFX	AB	A
Timing load	D350/E315	D350/E455	D210	D350/E455	D350/E455	D210	D350	D350	D210	D210
Folkestone Central			1718							1645
Dover Western Docks						1355
Dover Priory			1732			1402				1700
Canterbury East			1751			1421				1721
Faversham			1804			1434				1733
Chatham			1824			1454				1755
Bromley South			1853			1522				1830
Brighton	0845	1315					1322	1622	1722
Eastbourne				0955	1355
Lewes				1013	1413
Haywards Heath	0900	1332		1032	1432		1337	1637	1737
Gatwick Airport	0914	13u47		1047	1447		1352	1652	1752
East Croydon	0932	1406		1106	1506		1410	1710	1810
Clapham Junction	0944	1423		1123	1523		1424	1724	1824
Kensington Olympia	0954	1436	1918	1133	1533	1545	1434	1734	1834	1909
Watford Junction	1022				1601					1950
Milton Keynes				1222
Slough		1457					1501
Reading		1514	1950			1623	1532	1822
Didcot Parkway		1542
Oxford		1610	2020			1656	1608	1854
Banbury		1634	2040			1719	1634	1917
Leamington Spa		1655	2100			1739	1653	1939
Coventry	1126	1713	2118	1301	1701	1757	1710	1955	2014	2048
Birmingham International	1137	1727	2130	1311	1712	1809	1727	2008	2027	2059
Birmingham New Street arr	11s50	1742	2144		1726	1823	1741	2022	2045	2115
Birmingham New Street dep		1756	2159	1329	1740	1827	1756	2036		2120
Sandwell & Dudley			2207			1835
Wolverhampton	1215	1815	2221	1349	1758	1847	1812	2056		2138
Stafford	1232		2238	1405		1903	1829
Stoke on Trent	1252			1428			1858	2131
Macclesfield	1312			1448			1921	2154
Crewe		1855	2304		1844	1933
Runcorn			2331			1956
Liverpool Lime Street			2354			2018
Stockport	13s27			15s06			19s36	22s08
Manchester Piccadilly	1337			1516			1947	2218
Warrington Bank Quay		1918			1905
Wigan Northwestern		1930			1921
Preston		1951			1942
Lancaster		2010			2010
Carlisle		2107			2101
Lockerbie		2131			2131
Carstairs		2211			2211
Motherwell		22s30			22s27
Glasgow Central		2248			2245
Haymarket		*22s48E*			*22s48E*
Edinburgh Waverley		*2252E*			*2252E*
A = Until 2^nd October 1988 B = Buffet C = also runs Saturdays from 8^th October 1988 D = until 1st October 1988 E = Edinburgh Waverley portion detached at Carstairs running number 1B29. F = From the 9th October 1988 S = The Sussex Scot X = The working timetable area CD shows this train running via the WCML and terminating at New Street. Further investigation required.

16^th May 1988 to 14^th May 1989	M-F(S)	M-F(S)	M-F(S)	FO	SO	SO	SO	SUN	SUN	SUN	SUN
Headcode	1O99	1O66	1O90	1O02	1O99	1O66	1O90	1O66	1O66	1O66	1O90
Notes	B	BF	BFS	BW	AB	AB	AB	N	BC	BD	B
Timing load	D210	E455/ D350	E455/ D350	D315	D210	E455/ D350	E455/ D350	E315/ D245	D385	D385	E455/ D385
Edinburgh Waverley			*1044E*				*1044E*				1145
Haymarket			*1047E*				*1047E*				1149
Glasgow Central			1050				1050				1330
Motherwell			11u06				11u06
Carstairs			1126				1126
Dumfries											1503
Annan											1520
Carlisle			1224				1224				1557
Penrith			1241				1241				1614
Oxenholme			1310				1310				1643
Lancaster			1327				1327				1701
Preston			1350				1350				1722
Wigan Northwestern			1405				1405				1736
Warrington			1419				1419				1749
Liverpool Lime Street	0603				0603
Runcorn	0620				0620
Manchester Piccadilly		0718		2325		0718			0923	0850
Stockport		07u26		23u33		07u26			09u33	09u00
Wilmslow		07u34				07u34			0942	0909
Crewe	0651	0801	1448		0647	0801	1448		1008	0936	1819
Chester										1004
Shrewsbury										1016
Macclesfield				2345
Stoke on Trent				0005
Stafford	0714	0822		0026	0710	0822			1035
Wolverhampton	0732	0841	1528	0044	0728	0841	1528	0712	1100	1100	1901
Sandwell & Dudley	0742				0740
Birmingham New Street arr	0753	0902	1548	0104	0753	0902	1548	0738	1127	1119	1919
Birmingham New Street dep	0801	0906	1611	0120	0801	0906	1611	0741	1143	1130	1941
Birmingham International	0813	0917	1623		0813	0917	1623	0751	1154		1953
Coventry	0830	0930	1636		0830	0930	1636	0803	1206		2007
Leamington Spa	0851		1653		0851		1653				2025
Banbury	0911		1715		0911		1715				2048
Oxford	0938		1748		0938		1748				2117
Reading	1007		1819		1007		1819				2149
Slough			1838				1838
Watford Junction		1025				1025		0917
Kensington Olympia	1044	1056	1901		1044	1056	1901	0955	1353	1353	2231
Clapham Junction		11s14	19s09			11s14	19s14		14s12	14s12	22s42
East Croydon		1128	1928			1133	1933		14s38	14s38	23s01
Gatwick Airport		1148	1948	0353		1150	1950		14s56	14s56	23s19
Haywards Heath		1202	2002			1205	2005		15s08	15s08	23s30
Brighton		1220	2020						1523	1523	2345
Lewes						1220	2020
Eastbourne						1242	2039
Bromley South	1132				1132			1029
Chatham	1158				1158			1057
Faversham	1216				1216			1115
Canterbury East	1230				1229			1132
Dover Priory	1248				1249			1152
Dover Western Docks					1257
Folkestone Central	1302							1202
A = Until 1^st October 1988 B = Buffet C = Until 14^th August 1988 D = From 21/8 to 2/10 E = Portion from Edinburgh Waverley attached at Carstairs runs as 1C70. F = Also runs Saturdays from 8^th October 1988. N = 21/8 to 2/10 runs as 1O00 departs Wolverhampton 0653, New Street 0711-0716, Nuneaton 0753 , Rugby 0809 then as booked from Watford Jct. Does not call at Birmingham International or Coventry. Timing load D245. S = The Sussex Scot W = to Weymouth, also calls at Hove (0425 for crew change only) then Havant, Southampton, Brockenhurst, Bournemouth, Poole, Wareham and Dorchester South.

LOCOMOTIVES:

Class 47/4's were the norm between the coast and Birmingham if routed via Reading, or Mitre Bridge if routed via Watford. The Folkestone service appears to have been diesel hauled throughout as does the 1622 ex Brighton on a winter Sunday.

Any class of ac electric locomotive could be on the train onwards we have proof of classes 81, 85, 86 and 87. I think by 1988 the class 82-83 were restricted to ECS work at Euston and Class 84 had been withdrawn. As can be seen from the Photos below include very rare class 31 haulage with a diverted train over the Settle and Carlisle line and a not quite so rare class 33/2 on the Sussex Scot at Eastbourne.

STOCK:

From the photographic evidence and the red lines in my ABC coaching stock the train was mainly formed of Mk2de with Mk1 BG and Mk2c BFK's.

Formation appears to be 10 cars BG BFK TSO TSO TSO RB TSO TSO TSO BFK, although from the photos I have of the Kent trains they seem to have a short 6 car formation. WTT's confirm this train was timed as D210 which is a maximum 7 cars.

The new Executive livery was appearing at a rapid pace through the year.

PHOTOS:

	1988 was the start of the Sussex Scot service. Here are the front and rear of a timetable leaflet issued by Intercity. Many thanks to Steve Carter for supplying the copy.
	47469 'Glasgow Chamber of Commerce' passes St Mary Cray Junction working 1O99 the 0603 Liverpool Lime Street to Folkestone Central. Photo taken Tuesday 17th May 1988. Photographer Graham Walker. Used with permission.
	87018 'Lord Nelson' powers through Low Gill in charge of 1O90 the 1050 Glasgow to Eastbourne service. Photo taken 21st May 1988. Photographer Paul Wesley. Used with permission.
	Carriage label for the 1050 Glasgow to Eastbourne dated Saturday service. Authors collection
	On the first day of operation large Logo 47451 has just got the road at Eastbourne and is about to depart with 1S87 the 1355 to Glasgow and Edinburgh. Photograph taken 30th May 1988. Photographer Jason Shergold. Used with permission.
	47645 'Robert F. Fairlie' with load 10 in tow passes South Moreton with 1S87 the 1315 Brighton to Glasgow and Edinburgh service, "The Sussex Scot". Photograph taken 30th May 1988. Photographer Paul Wesley. Used with permission.
	What a glorious day for some fishing and grabbing some numbers. Class 47, 47575 'City of Hereford' passes Acton over the GWML with 1S87 the 1355 Eastbourne to Glasgow and Edinburgh. Photo taken 18th June 1988. Photographer Michael .J. Collins. Used with permission.
	Up north it's not such a nice day but just as interesting. 47423 is seen here dragging 87001 'Royal Scot' through Standish with 1O90 the 1050 Glasgow Central to Eastbourne. Photo taken Saturday 18th June 1988. Photographer Carl Hodgkinson. Used with permission.
	No air-conditioning today as 47201 passes North Pole Junction signalbox with 1S87 the 1355 Eastbourne to Glasgow & Edinburgh. Photo taken on 25th June 1988. Photographer Michael Collins. Used with permission.
	Carriage label for the 1355 Dated Saturdays service from Eastbourne to Glasgow. Authors collection
	Carriage label for the 1355 Dated Saturdays service from Eastbourne to Edinburgh. Authors collection
	47475 arrives at Kensington Olympia with 1O66 the 0718 Manchester Piccadilly to Brighton, just as a train of tank wagons passes through the centre road. The note on the slide reads 0801 from Crewe to Brighton as this is a weekday maybe there had been an incident to necessitate the alteration. Photo taken 30th June 1988. Photographer Geoff Edwards / Authors Collection.
	Carriage label for the 0718 Manchester Piccadilly to Brighton service. Authors collection
	At one of the most famous railway locations, Sonning cutting, large logo 47512 is at the head of 1S87 the 1315 Brighton to Glasgow and Edinburgh working "The Sussex Scot". Photo taken 31st June 1988. Photographer Paul Wesley. Used with permission.
	Caught again on camera a few days later 47512 departs from Kensington Olympia with 1O90 the 1050 Glasgow Central to Eastbourne. Photo taken 2nd July 1988. Photographer Jason Shergold. Used with permission.
	Carriage label for the 1050 Glasgow to Brighton portion. Authors collection
	47652 waits at Kensington Olympia with 1O99 the 0603 Liverpool Lime Street to Dover Western Docks. Photo taken 9th July 1988 Photographer Jason Shergold. Used with permission.
	47450 departs from Haywards Heath with 1O66 the 0718 Manchester Piccadilly to Eastbourne. Photo taken 9th July 1988 Photographer Jason Shergold. Used with permission.
	Carriage label for the 0718 Dated Saturdays Manchester Piccadilly to Eastbourne service.
	47570 at Brighton about to depart with 1S87 the 1315 Brighton to Glasgow and Edinburgh. Photo taken 13th July 1988. Photographer Mark Jamieson. Used with permission.
	85002 has charge of 1S87 the 1315 Brighton to Glasgow and Edinburgh, "The Sussex Scot" seen here at Crewe. Photo taken 20th July 1988. Photographer Derek Riley. Used with permission.
	Carriage label for the 1315 Brighton to Glasgow (portion) The Sussex Scot. Authors collection
	Carriage label for the 1315 Brighton to Edinburgh (portion) The Sussex Scot. Authors collection
	47519 arrives at Reading with a very short rake of coaches on 1M31 the 1718 Folkestone Central to Liverpool Lime Street. Photo taken 28th July 1988. Photographer unknown / Authors collection.
	47652 passes through Barnes with an unidentified service diverted due to engineering works. If you what train this is please let me know. Photo taken 30th July 1988. Photo from www.the-transport-photo-interchange.co.uk Used with permission.
	47638 heads a short rake off route passing Regent Street / Brooks Road in Chiswick, the service is 1O66 the 0923SUO Manchester Piccadilly to Brighton diverted due to engineering works. Photo taken 31st July 1988. Photo from www.the-transport-photo-interchange.co.uk Used with permission.
	81006 is at the head of 1S87 the 1315 Brighton to Glasgow and Edinburgh service, seen here at Crewe. Photo taken 5th August 1988. Photographer Warren Desmond. Used with permission.
	Slim Jim power today as 33207 stands at Eastbourne with 1S87 the Saturdays only 1355 Eastbourne to Glasgow and Edinburgh. Photo taken 20th August 1988. Photographer BE. Used with permission.
	87006 'Glasgow Garden Festival' passing Wigan North Western with 1O90 the 1050 Glasgow / 1044 Edinburgh to Brighton "The Sussex Scot'". Photo taken 26th August 1988 Photographer Carl Hodgkinson. Used with permission.
	Three seat reservation labels for 1O90 the 1044 Edinburgh to Brighton showing the variety of journeys made on the service. 31st August 1988. Authors collection.
	Three seat reservation labels for 1O90 the 1044 Edinburgh to Brighton showing the variety of journeys made on the service. 31st August 1988. Authors collection.
	Slowing for the station stop at Banbury, 47575 'City of Hereford' is captured in the evening light at Cropredy working with 1O90 the 1050 Glasgow / 1044 Edinburgh to Brighton "The Sussex Scot'". The mixed bag of coaches appears to include a Mk1 RB and a Mk2 TSOT or similar. Photo taken 7th September 1988. Photographer unknown / Authors collection.
	Running into Dumfries is 47465 working 1O90 the Sundays only 1145 Edinburgh Waverley to Brighton. Photo taken 18th September 1988. Photographer Mark Jamieson. Used with permission.
	85012 is seen here at Stoke about to depart with 1M50 the 0845 Brighton to Manchester Piccadilly. A Mk2c BFK is behind the loco. Photo taken 8th October 1988. Photographer John Elliott. Used with permission.
	47431 passes Bickley Jct with 1M31 the 1718 Folkestone central to Liverpool Lime Street. One of the rare executive liveried MK1 RMB's is immediately behind the loco. Photo taken 31st August 1988 Photographer Graham Walker. Used with permission.
	A smokin' 47651 passes Bickley with 1O99 the Saturdays only 0651 Crewe ( vice Liverpool) to Folkestone Central. Photo taken 21st October 1988. Photographer Graham Walker. Used with permission.
	47603 Departs from Clapham Junction heading towards Latchmere Junction with the 1315 Brighton to Glasgow & Edinburgh. Photo taken 22nd October 1988 Photographer Colin.P.Brooks. Used with permission.
	47639 passes St Mary Cray Junction with 1O99 the 0651 Crewe ( vice Liverpool) to Folkestone Central. A Regional Railways liveried Mk2d No 5740 can been seen in the formation. Photo taken 24th October 1988. Photographer Graham Walker. Used with permission.
	47619 arrives at Kensington Olympia with 1O66 the 0718 Manchester to Brighton service. A few coaches are now appearing in the then new Intercity executive colour scheme. Photo taken 2nd November 1988. Photographer G.Edwards / Authors collection.
	With typically dramatic S & C weather in the background 47436 crosses Dandrymire viaduct with the southbound "Sussex Scot". Photo taken 11th March 1989. Photographer Paul Wesley. Used with permission.
	47662 is seen at Shortlands with 1O99 the 0651 Crewe ( vice Liverpool) to Folkestone Central. A nice mix of coaches including a Mk2f RLF?, Mk2b BFK a MK2d TSOT and 3 MK2b TSO's Photo taken 8th March 1989. Photographer Graham Walker. Used with permission.
	Carriage label for the 1622 Sundays only Brighton to Manchester Piccadilly. Authors collection
	47436 is also caught on Ribblehead Viaduct with the diverted 0908 Glasgow Central to Brighton. 11th March 1989. The coaches are in the hotch-potch of liveries which were prevalent at the time. Train was retimed much earlier this day due to the diversion. For a fullsize image click HERE Photographer Neil Harvey Photo used with permission.
	Caught on the Settle & Carlisle line the following week 31292 and 31413 "Severn Valley Railway" haul the diverted and retimed 0908 Glasgow Central to Brighton at Dent on the 18th March 1989. 31s were very unusual on S & C diversions. Photographer Kevin Law. Photo used with permission.
	A bit further south in its journey 31292 and 31413 "Severn Valley Railway" haul the diverted and retimed 0908 Glasgow Central to Brighton through Long Preston on the 18th March 1989. For a fullsize image click HERE Photographer Neil Harvey Photo used with permission.
	Carriage label for the 1722 Sundays only Brighton to Birmingham New Street. Authors collection
	Large logo 47452 has charge of 1O90 the 'Sussex Scot' at Langwathby Moor on the Settle and Carlisle Photo taken 25th March 1989. Photographer John Irving Used with permission.
	Large Logo 47451 is at the head of the northbound? "Sussex Scot" at South Moreton. Photo taken 31st March 1989. Photographer Paul Wesley. Used with permission.
	The now preserved 47580 'County of Essex' thunders through the centre road at Redhill with 1O66 the 0718 Manchester Piccadilly to Brighton service. Slide dated April 1989. Photographer unknown / Authors collection.
	86505 has charge of 1M50 the 0845 Brighton to Manchester Piccadilly, seen here at Birmingham International. Photo taken 8th April 1989. Photographer Derek Riley. Used with permission.
	Carriage label for the dated Saturdays only 0955 Eastbourne to Manchester Piccadilly. Authors collection
	85006 passes Stafford with 1O90 the 1050 Glasgow - Brighton, 'The Sussex Scot'. Photo taken 6th May 1989. Photographer Carl Hodgkinson. Used with permission.