Brighton to Manchester route?

[75A]

On Summer Friday nights in 1988 there was a Manchester - Weymouth overnight routed via New St, WCML, Gatwick, Hove and Southampton. It didn't go to Brighton station, but it did go through the Brighton conurbation. It was also diesel hauled from New St which was fairly unusual over the southern WCML in those days.

It would have gone through Preston Park and then turned right onto the Clftonville curve and on to Hove.

 

[TrainBoy98]

Inter regional loco hauled services from Brighton 1979

Details of train services from Brighton to Manchester and vice versa. First year of service. Includes timetable pictures and stock workings.

www.1s76.com

Found this site looking through old threads, thought it relevant.

(link to website discussing history of XC routes to Brighton)

 

[swt_passenger]

Inter regional loco hauled services from Brighton 1979

Details of train services from Brighton to Manchester and vice versa. First year of service. Includes timetable pictures and stock workings.

www.1s76.com

Found this site looking through old threads, thought it relevant.

(link to website discussing history of XC routes to Brighton)

It was also linked in the very first reply of this thread, it’s quite a regularly quoted site.

 

[TrainBoy98]

So it is, apologies - that's what I get for posting late

 

[Rescars]

I recall using this service in 2001. It was 9th September. I was in Telford on my way to East Croydon when news about the Twin Towers came through. There was understandable apprehension about what might happen next. The XC option south of B'ham seemed an appealing way of avoiding central London......