Inter regional loco hauled services from Brighton 2006

2006

Page last updated 22/08/2011

INTRODUCTION: The December 2005 Timetable saw the introduction of an additional northbound train from Gatwick at 0545 routed via Redhill and Guildford ( on Saturdays it ran via Olympia ). Once again the train did not have a good pathway on the Southern taking 30 minutes longer than the 0515 departure.

The balancing train Southbound was a 1754 Manchester to Gatwick via Guildford with ran Monday to Friday only.

TIMETABLE and ROUTE:

11^th December 2005 to 9^th December 2006	M-S	M-S	M-S	M-S	SUN	SUN
Headcode	1M02	1M??	1M11	1M??	1M??	1M??
Notes	B	B	B	B	BF	BG
Brighton			0921D	1422	0940	0940
Haywards Heath			0934		0952	0952
Gatwick Airport	0515	0545A	0946	1451	1011	1011
Redhill	0533	0604C			1033	1033
Guildford	0600	0651C			1105	1105
East Croydon		0551C	1008	1509
Kensington Olympia		0628C	1037	1536
Reading	0635	0735	1135	1635	1135	1135
Oxford	0700	0800	1200	1700	1202	1202
Banbury	0725	0825	1225	1725	1225	1225
Leamington Spa	0743	0843	1243	1743	1243	1243
Birmingham NS arr	0815	0915	1315	1815	1314	1314
Birmingham NS dep	0818	0918	1318	1818	1318	1318
Wolverhampton	0841	0941	1341	1841	1338	1335
Stafford	0853		1352E	1852E	1350
Stoke on Trent	0912	1012	1412	1912		1409
Congleton		1024	1424
Macclesfield	0931	1032	1432	1931		1425
Wilmslow					1438
Stockport	0946	1046	1446	1946	1448	1439
Manchester Piccadilly	1002	1102	1502	2002	1503	1512H
A = SO departs 0535 B = Buffet C = SO calls at East Croydon and Kensington Olympia does not call at Redhill or Guildford. D = SO departs 0915. E = SO until 9^th September 2006. F = Until 23^rd July 2006. G = From 30^th July 2006. H = From 17^th September 2006 arrives 1453.

11^th December 2005 to 9^th December 2006	M-S	M-S	M–S	M-F	SUN	SUN	SUN	SUN
Headcode	1O09	1O??	1O??	1O??	1O??	1O??	1O??	1O??
Notes	B	B	B	B	AB	BC	AB	BC
Manchester Piccadilly	0754	1454	1654	1754	1555	1538	1655	1638
Stockport	0803	1503	1703	1803	1604	1602	1704	1702
Wilmslow					1612W		1712W
Macclesfield	0816	1516	1716	1816	1617W	1615	1717W	1715
Congleton	0824	1524	1724	1824
Stoke on Trent	0839	1539	1739	1839	1634W	1635	1734W	1732
Stafford	0856				1657W	1657	1758W	1751
Wolverhampton	0914	1614	1814	1914	1713	1713	1813	1813
Birmingham New Street arr	0930	1630	1830	1930	1730	1730	1830	1830
Birmingham New Street dep	0933	1633	1833	1933	1733	1733	1833	1833
Leamington Spa	0959	1659	1859	1959	1759	1759	1859	1859
Banbury	1017	1717	1917	2017	1817	1817	1917	1917
Oxford	1037	1737	1937	2037	1838	1838	1938	1938
Reading	1111	1805	2008	2103	1905	1905	2005	2005
Kensington Olympia	1156	1901	2051Z		1952	1952
East Croydon	1216X	1933	2115Z		2048	2048
Guildford			2058Z	2132			2033	2033
Redhill			2124Z	2210			2107	2107
Gatwick Airport	1233X	1952	2147	2232	2112	2112	2120	2120
Haywards Heath	1249X	2004Y			2122	2122
Brighton	1315X	2030Y			2141	2141
A = Until 23^rd July 2006 and from 17^th September 2006 B = Buffet. C = From 30^th July 2006 to 10^th September 2006. W = From 17^th September calls at Macclesfield and Stoke on Trent does not call at Wilmslow or Stafford X = SO until 9^th September 2006 arrives approx 20 mins later. Y = SO until 9^th September 2006 arrives Haywards Heath 2019, Brighton 2037. Z = SO until 9^th September 2006 runs via Guildford and Redhill and does not serve Kensington Olympia or East Croydon

PHOTOS:

While waiting for 'Tangmere' to turn up on the Sussex Belle a class 220 on the 0921 Brighton to Manchester working is captured near Mill Road Patcham.

Photo taken 23rd September 2006 by the Author.