Inter regional loco hauled services from Brighton 1997.

No major change to any timings apart from the Sunday departure from Brighton which left 2 hours earlier and now ran to Edinburgh rather than Glasgow and arrived nearly 3 hours earlier.

The summer Saturday diversion to and from Eastbourne didn't run from 1997 with both trains now running to and from Brighton as per weekdays.

The summer Saturday Birmingham to Ramsgate service ran again for a four week season.

The Summer 1997 timetable also saw Connex Southcentral start a hourly service between Gatwick and Rugby via Kensington Olympia. These used the 319/0 units transfered to them on privatisation, combined with the Silverlink Clapham Junction to Willesden Junction service this gave Olympia three trains an hour in each direction, unheard of just a few years earlier. There was a regular Sunday service to Olympia for the first time in many years.

Class 47/8's remained the order of the day between Preston/Manchester and Brighton with a class 86/2 north of Preston.

PHOTOS:

Carriage label for the 0920 Brighton to Edinburgh, Sussex Scot.

This is dated SX 2/6/97 to 26/6/97.

Supplied by Steve Carter.

Carriage label for the 1240 SunO Glasgow Central to Brighton. Supplied by Steve Carter.

	An unidentified class 47/8 heads out of Brighton with 1M50 the 1420 to Manchester Piccadilly. This view taken from the footbridge that straddles the railway line and A23 contrasts starkly with earlier views from this location at Mill Road. Photo by the Author
	An unusual Virgin trains and connex south central combined pocket timetable showing the Gatwick to Rugby services and the through services via Reading. 28th September 1997 to 23rd May 1998. Authors collection. Supplied by Steve Carter.
	With the rebuilding of the train shed going on above, 1S76 the 0920 Brighton to Edinburgh waits to depart. 47810 "Porterbrook" will take the train as far as Preston. Photo taken 29th September 1997. Photographer Richard Boyd Used with permission.
	A day later Richard is in Edinburgh. Here is 86212 at Edinburgh Waverley ready to take 1O90 the 1040 departure to Brighton as far as Preston. Photo taken 30th September 1997 Photographer Richard Boyd Used with permission.
	86213 'Lancashire Witch' sits at Carlisle with the 'Sussex Scot' Photo taken October 1997. Photographer unknown / Authors collection.
	A few months later on and the plastic sheeting is slowly being removed from Brighton's train shed as 47854 awaits departure with 1M50 the 1420 to Manchester Piccadilly. Photo taken 15th January 1998. Photographer Richard Boyd Used with permission.
	37244 arrives at Haywards Heath with dead 47848 in tow on 1S76 the 0920 Brighton to Edinburgh 'Sussex Scot'. The class 47 had failed the previous night. Photo taken 19th February 1998. Photographer Paul Weston. Used with permission.
	Just passing over Latchmere Junction 37244 with dead 47848 behind is 1S76 the 0920 Brighton to Edinburgh the 'Sussex Scot'. The Gen is out! Photo taken 19th February 1998. Photographer Paul Weston. Used with permission.
	Tractor 37244 fires up as it passes through Acton Main Line with dead 47848 behind on 1S76 the 0920 Brighton to Edinburgh 'Sussex Scot'. The class 47 had failed the previous night. Photo taken 19th February 1998. Photographer Tim Easter. Used with permission.
	Stockport station was in the middle of a rebuilding when this picture of 47812 worked the 0920 Brighton to Edinburgh. Photo taken 17th March 1998. Photographer Richard Boyd Used with permission.
	86227 'Sir Henry Johnson' rolls into Carlisle with 1O90 the southbound Sussex Scot. Photo taken 19th March 1998. Photographer Kevin Law. Used with permission.