u112540 Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 I am researching how Edinburgh to London daytime services have changed over the years for a possible article. I am looking for information on services in the 80's in the HST era and in the 90's in the electric. Alas, my copies of the GB all line timetable for those periods were disposed of by Senior Management when we were having a clear out, on the grounds that they were superfluous. If anyone has copies of timetables in the 1980's and/or 1990's, I would be interested in the following from table 26: 1.how many daytime trains were there from London to Edinburgh, by which I mean not sleeper trains? 2. What were the typical journey times? 3. Was there any pattern to the services, ie, were they regular interval? Any help gratefully received. Many thanks. S Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Jamieson Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 (edited) From the Summer timetable 1990 (the only one I have for the period you're interested in):- Down trains M-F Depart KGX Journey time 06:00 5/15 07:30 4/50 08:00 4/50 09:00 4/41 10:00 4/32 10:30 4/25 (to Aberdeen) 11:00 4/34 11:30 4/46 (to Glasgow Q St) 12:00 4/28 (to Inverness) 13:00 4/38 13:30 4/49 (to Glasgow Q St) 14:00 4/31 (to Aberdeen) 14:30FO 5/02 15:00 4/41 16:00 4/36 (to Aberdeen) 17:00 4/39 18:00 4/49 18:30 5/02 Up trains M-F Dep EDB 06:20 4/40 06:50 5/00 07:30 4/40 08:30 4/40 (from Glasgow Q St) 09:30 4/34 (from Aberdeen) 10:00 4/51 (from Glasgow Q St) 10:30 4/27 (from Inverness) 11:00 4/53 11:30 4/28 12:00 4/53 12:30 4/32 (from Aberdeen) 13:30 4/41 14:00 4/57 14:30 4/41 15:30 4/50 16:30 4/54 (from Aberdeen) 17:30 4/48 18:40 5/04 There's an imbalance between Up and Down trains but this is accounted for by the 07:00 Leeds - Aberdeen. Bill Edited August 13, 2019 by Bill Jamieson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
u112540 Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 That's brilliant and fills a gap. Many thanks indeed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hexagon789 Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 On 07/08/2019 at 18:55, u112540 said: I am researching how Edinburgh to London daytime services have changed over the years for a possible article. I am looking for information on services in the 80's in the HST era and in the 90's in the electric. Alas, my copies of the GB all line timetable for those periods were disposed of by Senior Management when we were having a clear out, on the grounds that they were superfluous. If anyone has copies of timetables in the 1980's and/or 1990's, I would be interested in the following from table 26: 1.how many daytime trains were there from London to Edinburgh, by which I mean not sleeper trains? 2. What were the typical journey times? 3. Was there any pattern to the services, ie, were they regular interval? Any help gratefully received. Many thanks. S I have Summer 1988, Summer 1990, Winter 1991/2 and Summer 1993. If we go for 1991/2 (my favourite speed-wise), the service is generally hourly to Edinburgh, with a few extras - 17 trains each way. The fastest trains are: Northbound: 0800 The Scottish Pullman (York & Newcastle) 3h59 1000 Flying Scotsman (Peterborough, York & Newcastle) 4h08 1400 The Scottish Pullman (York & Newcastle) 3h59 1700 The Scottish Pullman (Darlington & Newcastle) 4h08 Southbound: 0630 The Scottish Pullman (Newcastle & York) 3h59 1500 The Scottish Pullman (Newcastle & York) 3h59 I can expand on that and/or give the other years as well if you'd care for them? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
u112540 Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 That is very helpful, thank you and, together with the previous post, gives me the difference electrification made. Grateful for the offer to provide more but not needed. Thanks again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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