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I'm sure there used to be a morning peak Seaford-Victoria and evening return Mon to Fri pre-Covid.

I'd say that CrossCountry's 1L98 0625 Bristol Temple Meads - Stansted Airport is worthy of mentioning.

I'm sure that in the past there was a peak Victoria - East Grinstead booked for 4 x 377/3.

Turning at Chester hasn’t happened for a few years now for Avanti (possibly not since Virgin days) and certainly an 805 has never turned this way. 1753004339 This can and does still happen occasionally with 390s to turn them.

These are pretty much back to 3tph from September 2025 albeit recast from the pre-Covid / pre Dec 2022 timetable. TPE: Manchester Airport-Newcastle service doesn’t run anymore (it provided a 2tph service between Piccadilly and Victoria via the Ordsall Chord). Scotrail: Glasgow Queen...

I don’t believe so but the 31st of May is day 8 of a 9 day block of the Trent Valley line.

Diversions via the West Midlands that week.

This is because it’s not been confirmed whether the train will run as 9A53 ex Blackpool North or 9M53 ex Glasgow Central.

It appears that the Victoria - Orpington service goes back to 4tph all day.

There was an 00:15 Birmingham New Street - London Euston for many years (including Saturday night / Sunday morning). IIRC it used to arrive at Euston at around 02:45. I suspect it finished in about the years 2002/2003 but could have been earlier.

I'm almost certain this won't happen in May/June 24. December 24 at the very earliest for the 2 hourly Glasgow-West Midlands services.

It's still 221 operated as it forms 1D83 0902 EUS-HHD.

For shortest I would say either City Thameslink to Farringdon or City Thameslink to Blackfriars would be contenders.

Pre March 2020 Birmingham New Street had 3 xx30 departures. Virgin/Avanti to Euston, XC to Cardiff Central and XC to Newcastle. It was let down by the fact that the XC to Manchester was at XX31...:lol:

I believe there is a late evening service from Alloa to Stirling.