Inter regional loco hauled services from Brighton 1994.

1994 saw the start of another major reroute for The Sussex Scot. The train along with others now ran via Manchester Piccadilly giving 2 trains a day Brighton to Manchester and a better service from Manchester to Scotland. The destination was again switched to Glasgow Central. The Summer Saturday services continued to run to and from Eastbourne, although to save an ECS move from Eastbourne the southbound 'Sussex Scot' still ran to Brighton.

1994 also saw the introduction of a half-hourly Clapham Junction to Willesden Junction service on weekdays as a result the call at Clapham Junction on the Intercity trains was withdrawn. I think that the introduction of central door locking and the short platforms at Clapham Junction also played a part in this.

The Dover service was restored again for a 4 week spell on Summer Saturdays, now cut back further to and from Wolverhampton in more or less the same pathway, it continued to be routed via the West Coast mainline.

Class 47/8 operation working was to and from Manchester / Preston with electric haulage north of Preston.

I think the Saturdays train to Dover was Diesel hauled throughout, If you can confirm this please let me know.

PHOTOS:

	47811 waits for the 'RA' at East Croydon with 1O66 the Saturdays only 0717 Manchester Piccadilly to Eastbourne. Photo taken June 11th 1994. Photographer Jason Shergold. Used with permission.
	47810 passes Clapham Junction with 1O66 the 0717 Manchester Piccadilly to Brighton Photo taken Tuesday June 14th 1994. Photographer Andre. Used with permission.
	86216 'Meteor' arrives at Edinburgh with 1S76 the 0855 Eastbourne to Edinburgh. Photo taken Saturday 25th June 1994. Photographer Paul Weston. Used with permission.
	47811 departs Oxford and passes Beckett Street with 1S76 the 0920 Brighton to Edinburgh, The Sussex Scot. Slide dated August 1994. Photographer unknown / Authors collection.
	47806 scurries along near Wilmington, Polegate with 1M50 the Saturday only 1355 Eastbourne to Manchester Piccadilly. Photo taken 10th September 1994. Photographer Graham Walker. Used with permission.
	47847 stands at Eastbourne with 1M50 the 1355 Saturdays only to Manchester Piccadilly. Photo taken 24th September 1994 . Photographer Richard Boyd. Used with permission.
	Carriage label for the Saturdays only 1344 Dover Western Docks to Wolverhampton. Authors collection.
	Carriage label for 1M50 the 1420 Brighton to Manchester Piccadilly, Saturdays only 1/10/94 to 27/5/95. Authors collection.
	The Sussex Scot going to Bournemouth! Nice misprinted label, should be the Dorset Scot of course. Supplied by Steve Carter.
	47851 climbs Acton Bank from the Great Western Mainline with 1O66 the 0717 Manchester Piccadilly to Brighton service. The train will then head north again to Willesden West London Junction before turning 180 degrees and heading south for Kensington Olympia it's next station stop. Photo taken 28th September 1994. Photographer S.Withers / Authors collection.
	During 1994, Intercity Crosscountry issued several postcards, available from the Buffet Car, of their named trains. Here is the southbound 'Sussex Scot' in the Lune Gorge, Cumbria. 86260 is in charge. Photo taken by S.K. Appleby Postcard Authors collection.
	Here we see 86258 at Carlisle with 1O90 the southbound 'Sussex Scot'. A charter train of Mk1's is in the opposite platform. Photo taken 30th December 1994. Photographer John Irving Used with permission.