The train's arrival at and departure from Brighton was serenaded by a six-piece silver band.

photograph by Colin Watts

The varied line-up of stock at the buffer stops at Brighton at 13:33. No more will class 220 DEMUs be seen here, at least regularly! Dual voltage/pickup 377210 is next to the Cross Country unit.

photograph by Colin Watts

220021 awaiting the last departure back to Birmingham New Street.

photograph by Gregory Beecroft

(left) The platform C.I.S. marks the significance of the working, whilst
(below left and right) the unit is readied for departure.

photographs by Colin Watts

There is a curious aftermath to the withdrawal of Cross Country services to Brighton .

Wandsworth Road has gained a through service to Ealing Broadway, but only once a week.  This is because the withdrawal of Cross County services to Brighton has left three lines without any passenger service.  These are Acton Poplar Junction to Acton Wells Junction, Acton Wells Junction to Willesden West London Junction and Latchmere Junction to Factory Junction.  In absence of any closure process compliant with section 24 of the Railways Act 2005, a rail replacement bus service is provided, but this only runs on Tuesdays.  Times are: 09:45 Ealing Broadway, 10:25 Kensington Olympia , 10:55 Wandsworth Road and 13:15 Wandsworth Road, 13:45 Kensington Olympia , 14:25 Ealing Broadway.  The service does not appear on departure sheets at Wandsworth Road , nor is it included in the National Rail timetable database.  The Department for Transport (in a letter to a correspondent) says that "The bus service is intended to be a temporary measure and the Department intends that it will run until train services can be reinstated over the sections of track."