EASTERN REGION E NUMBERS

Corrected to 23.8.06

For a fuller understanding of British Railways pocket timetable practice, an appreciation of the regional referencing systems used is beneficial. Once these systems can be listed a picture of what was issued becomes clearer. In the following paper an attempt to catalogue the known use of ER references is undertaken. The system was not totally constant throughout the period, but the core annotation was an E number.

The pattern that follows consists of the E numbers in numerical order followed by the timetable name, and the extremities of the known dates to which the number was applied to this issue. The known dates reflect my collection. Thus some WYPTE lines may appear to cease to use the E number earlier than the probable actual date of May 1982. This reflects missing timetables. It will also be possible to guess where dates may be extended by comparing sequences. This has not been done nor has a full account of different timetable types been made. Some cryptic notes about type for individual entries may be seen as my working notes.

Obviously anomalies exist. Perhaps the most intriguing arise in the later 1980s. At this time, York took over promotional responsibility for certain LMR lines, and so E numbers exist for routes like the Cumbrian Coast. Likewise Birmingham took over Anglian Provincial/Regional lines and ceased using E numbers. The routes which it appears can claim the longest E number life are former ER routes which were not passed to the Birmingham office (the former NER routes had operated their own system references prior to the ER takeover). So, some NSE routes carried on using E numbers for a period, thus E408 was used continuously for Cambridge route timetables between at least 1957 and 1988. Another group of candidates (as time has passed) come from North Eastern local services (see below).

E numbers remained in use by some sectors for a very long time as careful perusal of the list will show - essentially, I believe, material from the York publicity office (CAS EAST >RRNE> Northern Spirit>Arriva Trains Northern) will carry E numbers (despite the fact that once York was the NER office!). E41, E61, E63 and E65 rival E408 above in lasting a solid 30 years from 1972-2002 which since this was a period of continual change in many respects, as our leaders tell us, was some achievement. In 1987 a new series from E1 was issued for Intercity cards. These show how E numbers are being issued off the former Eastern region. I am fairly definite E numbers came to an end when in 2003 ATN moved to a new 1/3 A4 timetable format. Timetables issued in the autumn of 2002 were the last to carry them. This usage is not yet entirely reflected in this table which was first prepared in the early 1990s.

E numbers were not universal on the Eastern Region though nearly so. Another system known in the late 1950's used PP/xxx/xx as the identity mark. Early Paytrain guides appear under a C numbering scheme (c1970). Timetables also carried other reference numbers, most noticeably a BR35xxx/xx number. This too was often static for decades.

The arrival of feedback (and even unsolicited donations of relevant material) is a good excuse to do some updating so it is encouraged. In this regard I wish to thank Duncan Burnett of Sheffield.

E1 Scunthorpe-Doncaster-London IC card 1987-1993

E2 Retford-Newark-London IC card 1990-1993

E3 Scarborough-York-London IC card 1987-1993

E4 Bradford-Leeds-London IC card 1988-1993

E5 Boston-Grantham-London IC card 1987-1993

E6 Sunderland-Newcastle-London IC card 1988-1993

E7 Durham-Darlington-London IC card 1989-1993

E8 Yarmouth-Norwich-London IC card 1987-1988

E8 Middlesbrough-Darlington-London IC card 1989-1993

E9 Ipswich-Manningtree-London IC card 1987-1988

E9 Peterborough-London IC card 1992

E10 Diss-Stowmarket-London IC card 1987-1988

E10 Grimsby-Lincoln-London IC card 1989-1993

E11 Huddersfield-Wakefield-London IC card 1988-1993

E12 Harrogate-London IC card 1988-1993

E13 Edinburgh-Berwick-London IC card 1988-1993

E14 Aberdeen-Dundee-London IC card 1988-1993

E15

E16 Hull-London IC Card 1990-1993

E17 Aberdeen-Edinburgh-Newcastle IC card 1989-1993

E18 Darlington-Newcastle-Glasgow IC card 1989-1990

E18 Glasgow-Newcastle-York IC card 1991-1993

E19 Edinburgh-Newcastle-York IC card 1989-1993

E20 Edinburgh-Newcastle-Peterborough IC card 1989-1993

E21 Leeds-Manchester-Liverpool (E170 cross refs on tt) 1981-1982

E22 Durham-Darlington-York IC card (from E30) 1991-1993

E23 Darlington-Durham-Newcastle IC Card (from E31) 1991-1993

E24

E25

E26 Scotland-North East-Cleveland-London IC Ubt 1989-1991

E27 Yorkshire-Humberside-London 1989-1991

E28

E29

E30 Durham-Darlington-York IC card (onto E22) 1991

E31 Darlington-Durham-Newcastle IC Card (onto E23) 1991

E32

E33

E34

E35

E36

E37

E38

E39 Lincoln-Nottingham 1984

E40

E41 Hull-Scarborough or vv 1972-2002

E42 Spalding-Peterborough 1972-1980

E42 Lincoln-Spalding-Peterborough/Cambridge 1980-1982

E42 Doncaster-Cambridge or Peterborough 1983-1992

E43 Doncaster-Cleethorpes 1976-1986

E43 Leeds/Sheffield-Doncaster-Cleethorpes 1989

E43 Cleethorpes-Manchester Airport 1998-2002

E44 Barton on Humber - Cleethorpes 1974-1976

E44 Hull-Cleethorpes Humberlink 1981-1998

E45 Sheffield-Retford-Cleethorpes 1972

E45 Retford-Cleethorpes 1976-1977

E45 Huddersfield-Lincoln 1998-2002

E46 Newark-Cleethorpes 1972-1992

E47 Lincoln/Grantham-Skegness 1972-1986

E47 Derby-Skegness 1989-1992

E48 Lincoln-Sheffield 1972-1974

E48 Sheffield-Lincoln/Cleethorpes 1978-1984

E48 Sheffield-Retford-Lincoln/Cleethorpes 1986-1992

E49 Grantham-Nottingham 1972-1987

E50 Sheffield-New Mills 1977-1982

E51 Hull-Goole/Selby(-York/Leeds) 1978-1993

E52 Huddersfield-Clayton West-Sheffield 1972-1982

E52A Huddersfield-Clayton West-Sheffield 1972

E53 Leeds-Harrogate-York 1972-1982

E53A Leeds-Harrogate-York 1972

E54 Leeds-Goole 1972-1982

E55 Leeds/Bradford-Ilkley 1972+1973-1982

E55A Ditto but West Riding issue 1972

E56 Sheffield-Pontefract-York Paytrain issue? 1972?

E56A Ditto West Riding issue 1972

E56 Ditto 1973?-2002

by now title is York-Sheffield (this line has a very

complicated tt history)

E57

E58 Chelmsford-London 1986

E59 Hull-Sheffield 1998-2002

E60 Hull-Doncaster/Leeds 1998-2002

E61 Newcastle-Darlington-Teesside or Middlesbrough-Gateshead MC 1972-2002

E62 Bishop Auckland - Saltburn 1972-1974

E62A Ditto Darlington 1974-1981

E62 Ditto Saltburn (some are from Stanhope) 1989-1993

E62 Darlington-Saltburn 1974-1981

E62 Newcastle/Bishop Auckland-Saltburn 1998-2002

E63 Newcastle-Carlisle or Sunderland-Carlisle 1972-2002

E64 Newcastle-South Shields 1972-1981

E65 Middlesbrough-Whitby 1972-2002

E66 Newcastle-Berwick-(Edinburgh) or Berwick-Newcastle 1972-1993

E66 Chathill Newcastle 1998-2002

E67 Newcastle-York 1989-1991

E68-70 are unknown

E71 Ipswich-Felixstowe/Lowestoft 1972-1987

E72 Cambridge-Ipswich 1972-1988

E73 Norwich-Cambridge 1972-1988

E74 Norwich-Yarmouth-Lowestoft 1972-1988

E75 Norwich-Sheringham 1972-1988

E76 Ipswich-Norwich-Yarmouth 1975-1976

E77 Kings Lynn-Ely 1976-1982

E78-79 are unknown

E80 Windermere-Oxenholme 1987-1991

E81 Wickford-Southminster 1972-1981

E81 Carlisle-Barrow in Furness 1988-1992

York by now has lost the Southminster line

E82 Sudbury-Colchester 1975-1979

E83 Eastern Counties and the North (see onto E178) 1958-1962

E83 Colchester-Clacton-Walton 1972-1979

E84-89 are unknown

E90 Leeds/Bradford-Skipton 1972-1982

E91 Leeds-Bradford-Hebden Bridge 1972-1981

E92 Leeds-Huddersfield-Marsden 1972-1982

E93 Doncaster-Selby-York 1972-1991

E94 Leeds-York 1972-1982

E94 Sheffield-Doncaster-Cleethorpes/Hull 1991-1992

E95 Leeds-Wakefield-Doncaster 1973-1981

E95 Sheffield-Retford-Lincoln/Cleethorpes 1990

E96 Leeds-Selby 1972-1981

E97 Leeds-Barnsley-Sheffield 1972-1982

E98 Sheffield-Doncaster 1972-1983

E99 Doncaster-Goole 1972-1980

E100-103 are unknown

E104 Newcastle-the Coast 1972-1976

E105

E106 Leeds/Bradford-Ilkley 1968-1969

E107

E108 York-Cardiff 1971-1973

E109-121 are unknown

E122 Leeds-Hull 1968-1980

E123-131 are unknown

E132 Newcastle-Doncaster 1972-1982

E133-135 are unknown

E136 Bradford-Leeds-London (see also E156) 1970-1987

E137 Leeds-London card 1986

E138 Leeds-Scarborough 1971-1990

E139-143 are unknown

E144 Leeds-Halifax-Liverpool 1971-1982

E145

E146 Leeds-Bradford-Skipton-Morecambe 1972-1978

E146 Leeds-Morecambe/Carlisle 1978-1993

E147

E148 Leeds-Manchester card 1972-1973

E149

E150 Newcastle-Durham-London card 1969-1978

Ditto folder 1978-1984

E150 Sunderland-Newcastle-Durham-London Folder HST 1986-1987

E151

E152 As next but card 1970-1973

E152 Hull-London (Folder CI and HST) 1974-1987

E153

E154 York-London 1968-1971

E155

E156 Bradford-Leeds-London KC card and card folder (see also E136) 1970-1981

E157-159 are unknown

E160 As next but card 1968-1979

E160 Hull-Leeds-Liverpool (Folder CI) 1980-1981

E161

E162 Chesterfield-Sheffield-Liverpool cards 1972-1974

E162 Humberside-South Yorkshire-Liverpool 1980-1986

E163

E164 Teeside-London KC card+HST card 1969-1979

Ditto HST folder 1978-1981

Ditto Cleveland-London KC HST Folder 1981-1984

Ditto Intercity small folder (v.rare!) 1987-1988

E165

E166 North East-West Country 1975-1976

E167

E168 North East-South Wales 1974-1975

E168 North East-South West (Folder CI and HST) 1977-1985

E168 North East-Cardiff 1976-1977

E169

E170 Newcastle-Liverpool (fundamentally) 1979-1999

as MXE170 it was still being issued in 2003

E171

E172

E173

E174 Leeds-Rotherham-Sheffield 1970-1972

E175

E176

E177

E178 Eastern Counties - East Midlands and the North 1969-1979

(see from E83)

E179

E180 York-Selby-London 1970-1983

E180 York-London 1983-1986

E180 Scarborough-York-London 1986-1987

E180 York-Leeds 1998-2002

E181 Leeds-York only, card folder 1972-1973

E181 Leeds-Carlisle/Morecambe 1998-2002

E182 Leeds-Harrogate only, card folder 1972-1973

E183

E184 Leeds-Huddersfield only, card folder 1973

E185 Leeds-Wakefield only, card folder 1973

E186 Leeds-Sheffield only, card folder 1973

E187 Leeds-Doncaster only, card folder 1973

E188 Sheffield-Doncaster only, card folder 1973

E189-199 are unknown

E200 Doncaster-Sheffield- Lincoln - Eastern Counties 1973-1979

E201

E202 Inter City Services to and from Stevenage 1975-1977

E202 Principal Train Services Stevenage HST Folder 1979-1980

E203-207 are unknown

E208 Royston-London 1974-1977

E209

E210 Knebworth-London 1974-1977

E211

E212 Brookmans Park-London 1974-1976

E213

E214 Old Street-Drayton Park card 1976

E215

E216 Hertford-Hitchin 1976

E217

E218 Welwyn Garden City-Moorgate GN Electrics folders 1976-1981

E219

E220 Hertford North-Moorgate GN Electrics folders 1976-1981

E221

E222 Wood Green-Moorgate GN Electrics folders 1979-1981

E223

E224 Royston-Kings Cross GN Electrics folders 1978-1981

E225

E226 Peterborough-Huntingdon-London (Yourtrain) 1978-1981

E226 Peterborough-Huntingdon-London (Folder CI+HST+Intercity) 1982-1988

E227

E228 Royston-Cambridge 1978-1981

E229-299 are unknown

except

E290 Named Trains from and to (ER London termini) 1957-1962

E300 Inter City Services from Newcastle Sunderland Durham 1972-1978

E300 Inter City from Leeds 1983-1986

E301 Inter City from Newcastle/Durham 1983-1984

E302 Inter City Services from Darlington Hartlepool Middlesbrough 1972-1976

E302 Inter City from Doncaster 1093-1985

E303 Inter City Services from Sheffield and Chesterfield 1972-1983

E304 Inter City Services from Hull 1972-1973

E304 Principal Train Services from Selby 1983

E305 Principal Services from LLS and Fenchurch Street 1969-1972

E305 Inter City from Wakefield 1984-1985

E306 Inter City Services from London Kings Cross 1971-1975

E307 Inter City Services from Peterborough and Grantham 1969-1970

E307 Ditto without Grantham 1972-1979

E308 Inter City Services from Doncaster 1972-1977

E309 Inter City from Hull 1985

Huge gap to E400

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E400 London-Hull/Leeds/Bradford/Harrogate 1951-1961

E401

E402 London-Ely-Kings Lynn-Hunstanton 1959-1964

E403 London-Sheffield 1956-1969

E403A Ditto card 1959-1960

E403 Ditto 1970-1971

E404 London-Cleethorpes 1955-1980

E404 Cleethorpes-London 1980-1988

E405 London-Doncaster 1957-1960

E405 London-Doncaster-Scunthorpe (See onto E437) 1968-1975

E406 As next but also Scarborough-Saltburn 1955-1964

E406 London-Bridlington-Filey 1967-1968

E406 London-Peterborough-Doncaster-Scunthorpe (see from E437) 1976-1977

E407 London-Lincoln 1959-1965

E408 Cambridge-London (various folders and cards) 1957-1976

E408 Kings Lynn-London (see also E450) 1976-1988

E409 Bury St Edmunds-London 1956-1960

E409 London-Spalding-Louth 1964-1965

E409 London-Grimsby 1970

E410 London-Scunthorpe 1956-1961

E410 Cambridge-London 1988-1989

E411 London-Huddersfield/Halifax 1956-1964

E411 London-Huddersfield 1966-1967

E412 Yarmouth-Lowestoft-London or vice versa 1956-1984

E412 Yarmouth-Diss-Manningtree-Stowmarket-London 1985

E412 Yarmouth-Norwich (and others)-London 1985-1987

E413 London-Clacton 1970-1971

E414 London-Berwick Upon Tweed 1958-1964

E414 London-Colchester-Clacton (see also E417) 1971-1973

E414 London-Colchester 1970-1971+ 1973-1981

E415 London-Gainsborough 1961-1963

E415 London-Kelvedon 1973-1976

E415 London-Marks Tey 1981-1982

E416 Sheffield-Penistone-Manchester 1960-1969

E417 London-Clacton/Walton (see also E414) 1952-1967

E417 Huntingdon-London 1972-1976

E418 Colchester-London (see also E414) or vv 1956-1966

E419 London-Sheringham 1956-1965

E419B London-Norwich (no other stats, see onto E448) 1963 card 1964 CILF

E419 Ipswich-London 1970-1971

E420 Chelmsford-London 1956-1962

E420 London-Witham 1962-1980

E421 London-Southend 1972-1975

E421 London-Southend Victoria 1976-1981

E422 Maldon East-Witham and connections 1960

E422 London-Walton on the Naze (see onto E426) 1972-1981

E423 Braintree and Bocking-Witham (see also E435-6) 1958-1960

E423 London-Harwich 1972-1981

E424

E425

E426 Clacton-Shenfield 1980-1981

E426 London-Chelmsford-Walton 1981-1982

E427 London LLS-Harlow Town card 1962

E428 Ely-Norwich 1963-64

E429

E430 Barking-Gospel Oak (see also E456) 1981-1982

E431 Colchester-Clacton-Walton 1963

E432 London-Norwich (see from E449) 1966-1973

E432 Norwich-Diss-etc-London 1973-1982

E433 Ipswich-Chelmsford 1963-1980

E434

E435 Braintree-Witham-Maldon (see from E423) 1962-1963

E435 Maldon-Witham 1964

E436 Braintree-Witham (folders and cards) 1970-1982

E437 London-Peterborough 1964-1965

E437 London-Peterborough-Retford 1969-1974

E437 Retford-Peterborough_London 1975-1976

E437 London-Peterborough-Doncaster-Scunthorpe (see onto E403) 1976

E437 Scunthorpe-Doncaster-London (Folder HST) 1979-1982

E438 London-Retford 1967-1968

E439 London-Barnsley 1964-1982

E439 Sheffield-London HST folder 1983-1984

E440 London-Rotherham (folders and cards) 1964-1971

E440 Sheffield-Chesterfield 1982-1991

E441

E442 Grantham-Lincoln 1959-1960

E443 Hull-York card 1985-1986

E444 Hull-New Holland 1959-1960

E445 Lincoln-Cleethorpes 1963

E446 London-Chesterfield 1964-1971

E447 Norwich-Mundesley-Melton Constable 1959-1960

E448 London-Norwich (only stats see from E419B) 1964-1965

E448 London-Colchester Intercity small folder 1984-1988

E449 Wickford-Southminster see onto E81 1958-1960

E449 Norwich-London (see also E432) (no other sta) 1967-1968+1981-1985

E449 Ditto cards 1970-1980

E450 Boston-Lincoln 1959-1960

E450 Kings Lynn-Ely-London (see onto E408) 1972-1976

E451 Norwich-Yarmouth-Lowestoft (see onto E74) 1958-1959

E452 Norwich-Dereham-Kings Lynn/Wells 1959-1964

E452 London-Bishop's Stortford 1975-1981

E453 Romford-Upminster 1958-1960

E454 Sheffield-Barnsley-Leeds 1963-1969

E455 Lincoln-Derby 1961

E456 Yarmouth-Lowestoft 1958

E456 Kentish Town-Barking (see E430) 1960-1961

E456 Liverpool Street-Shenfield 1976

E457

E458 Cambridge-Harwich and Bury-Marks Tey 1959-1960

E458 London -Billericay-Southend Victoria 1976-1977

E459

E460 Cambridge-Peterborough-The North 1961

E460 London-Southend Central (see also E421) 1977-1981

E461 Audley End- Bartlow 1958-1963

E461 London-Wickford-Southend Victoria (see also E421) 1981-1982

E462 Trains from Sheffield for Businessmen 1968-1969

E463

E464 Sheffield-Penistone-Huddersfield 1968-1969

E465 Sheffield-Grimsby-Cleethorpes 1966-1969

E466

E467

E468 Norwich-Dereham-Kings Lynn 1968-1969

gap to E474

E474 Norwich-Sheringham 1967-1969

Huge gap from E475 to E522 save

E484 Manor Park-Liverpool Street 1959

E522 Doncaster-Sheffield 1956-1965

E522 Sheffield-Doncaster-Hull 1972-1984

E523 Doncaster-Scunthorpe 1959-1966

E524 Sheffield-Barnsley 1960-1964

E525 Dronfield-Sheffield/Chesterfield 1965

E526-528 are unknown

E529 London-Worksop 1960-1961

E530 Lincoln-Retford-Sheffield 1966

huge gap till

E600

E601

E602

E603 Liverpool Street-Rochford Peak Hours Services card 1970-1971

E604

E605 Liverpool Street-Brentwood Ditto 1970-1971

E606 Liverpool Street-Ingatestone Ditto 1970-1971

E607 Liverpool Street-Marks Tey Ditto 1970-1971

E608

E609

E610 Liverpool Street-Chingford Ditto 1978

E611 Liverpool Street-Weeley Ditto 1970-1971

E612 Liverpool Street- Thorpe le Soken Ditto 1970-1971

E613

E614

E615

E616

E617 Liverpool Street-Kelvedon Ditto 1970-1971

E618

E619 Liverpool Street-Chadwell Heath Ditto 1970-1971

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