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Picking Up The Old Girls On The Coast: 17th August 2021

These have been on my list for a while to get some haulage on the old girls before they retire (and I have no idea when they are being withdrawn). The weather was hot and sunny and there were a lot of people out.
Bold = Haulage, Red = Winner, All other are sightings.

Selhurst:
2J09 London Bridge to Caterham (Selhurst to East Croydon) 455839

East Croydon:
9T11 Bedford to Brighton (East Croydon to Brighton) 700135
This was my first error. I should have gone to platform 2 and caught the 3x 387/2 that would have got me in earlier.

Earlswood (Nearby):
1V40 Gatwick Airport to Reading 165105.

Brighton:
On arrival it seemed there was a fair number of cancellations due to staff shortages. Blooming Covid. 2C18 Brighton to Seaford (Brighton to Lewes) 313203

Lewes:
I'm glad I got off of 2C18 because by the time the 3 car left it was packed like sardines. Hardly Covid safe. 2L21 Lewes to Brighton (Lewes to Brighton) 313206

Brighton:
Boy did I have  a sprint to get to this one!
2C22 Brighton to Seaford (Brighton to Seaford) 313217

Seaford:
2C27 Seaford to Brighton (Seaford to Brighton) 313217
I was intending to get this as far as Lewes but my connection fell victim to the cancellations.

Brighton:
2N28 Brighton to Hove (Brighton to Hove) 313202
Due to all the cancellations and the 377s vice 313s I stuck on the Hove shuttles.

Hove:
2N29 Hove to Brighton (Hove to Brighton) 313202

Brighton: 
2N30 Brighton to Hove (Brighton to Hove) 313202

Hove:
2N31 Hove to Brighton (Hove to Brighton) 313202

Brighton:
2U38 Brighton to West Worthing (Brighton to West Worthing) 313211

West Worthing:
Then I got lucky for rare track to the Middle siding and back
5U38 West Worthing to West Worthing Middle Sdg 313211 [0m 29ch]
5U31 1409 West Worthing Middle Sdg to West Worthing 313211 [0m 29ch]
2U31 1412 West Worthing to Brighton 313211

Brighton:
I was hoping that instead of the usual 377s I may get 387/2 ... not to be.1M83 1509 Brighton to London Victoria (Brighton to East Croydon) 377109, 377126, 377149

East Croydon:
2M47 East Croydon to Milton Keynes Central (East Croydon to Selhurst) 377210, 377211


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