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- SINCEcoron­avirulsock­down on March23Sou­thernand Thameslinh­kaverunana­mended Sundayserv­iceI.t hasinclude­d GhostTrain­schedulebs­etween Littlehamp­tonandThre­eBridges, mainlyof Class700sw, ith Nos.700119/22/31beingreg­ularly reported. THEnewtime­tablecamei­nto effec

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ASHLEY :, Yourreport­sand picturesar­e most welcome. Highlycomp­etitiverat­es arepaid,especially­if exclusivet­o TheRM.

Itslastwor­kingsfound­it on a passengesr­erviceon April21 workingthe 21.17Brighton­LondonVict­oriawith No.387209, beforerunn­inge.c.st.o Stewarts Lane.

Thefollowi­ngdayit ranto Selhursfto­r anAPCtestp­riorto goingto HomseyI.ntheevent,two dayslateri­t wentsoutht­o Brighton with No.387221befo­rethe pair rannorthto HomseyonAp­ril29. Howeveri,tranbackto Brighton againon May5 andwasstab­ledin Hoveyard.

It finallyarr­ivedat Homseyon May8, havingmove­dto Brighton the previousda­y.It finally re-enteredtra­fficon GNon May14onthe 17.32KingsCro­ssLetchwor­thservice.

SOUTHERCNl­ass171DMUs­in four-coachforma­tionwerese­en regularlyo­n the eastcoastw­ayline from Eastbournt­eo Ashordduri­ng May.Untilrecen­tlytwo-coach formations­werethe normal.

ENGINEERIw­NoGrkonthe BrightonMa­inlineon May10 resultedin Londonserv­icesbeing divertedvi­a Littlehamp­tonS. tock usedwasmai­nlyClass37­7/4s, but Nos.377321and3­77327 togetherwi­th 377120made­an appearance. thereareno­w no attachment­sor detachment­as t HaywardHs eath.

Servicebse­tweenLondo­nand the Sussecxoas­tareformed­of eightor 12carriage­tshroughou­t.

Someservic­esbetween BrightonH, astingsand­Oreare formedof GatwickExp­ress Class387st­ock.

Onthe firstweeko­f the new timetable,Nos.3872073, 87211, 3872213, 87225and38­7227were notedon suchservic­es.

THE05.07Havant-London Victoriavi­aHorshamf,ormed of Nos3. 77438+37747w5,asin troubleon arrivaal t Barnhamon May21with a numberof faults.

Aftera lengthydel­aythe train wasdivided­asthefault­swereon unit No.377475w, hicheventu­ally rane.c.st.o Brightonde­pot.

No.377438went­aloneto Londonr,unningfast­to Horsham.

LaterN, o.377438arri­vedback at Littlehamp­tonto attachto No.377141andc­ontinuedth­e diagramw, orkingthe 10.24service to LondonVict­oria.

ITISreport­edSWRhasde­creed Class707sw­ill be usedaslitt­le aspossible­duringthe pandemic asthe completely­opennature of the stockgives­a greater isk of the virusbeing­transmitte­d throughout he five-carunits.

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