The First National Express Timetable The October 1973 to May 1974 issue was the first ever National Express comprehensive timetable book replacing preceeding publications such as "Britain's Express Coaches" and "The ABC Coach Guide" before that. Below is a complete list of services operated by National Express in the Winter 1973/74 timetable. Fortunately early issues provided details of the companies operating services (many of which have long disappeared).
SOUTH EAST AREA 002 London - Pimlico - Eltham - Canterbury (EK) 004 London - Ashford - Hythe - Folkestone - Dover (EK) 005 London - Sittingbourne - Whitstable - Herne Bay - Recluver (EK) 007 As 002 026 Margate - Ramsgate - Dover - Eastbourne - Brighton - Worthing - Portsmouth - Southampton - Bournemouth (SC) 027 Totnes - Exeter - Salisbury - Southampton - Worthing - Southampton (RB) 031 London - Strood - Chatham - Leysdown (MD) 032 London - Davis Estate - Chatham - Leysdown (MD) 034 Sevenoaks - Tonbridge - Rye (MD) 035 London - Borough Green - Maidstone (MD) 036 As 035 037 London - Tonbridge - Hastings - Bexhill-on-Sea (MD) 060 London - Tonbridge - Crowborough - Eastbourne (SD) 061 London - Thornton Heath - Uckfield - Eastbourne (SD) 064 London - Redhill - Gatwick - Crawley - Brighton (SD) 067 London - Worthing - Littlehampton - Bognor Regis (SD) 070 London - Hindhead - Midhurst - Chichester - Portsmouth - Southsea (SD) 075 London - Kingston - Portsmouth *Limited Stop* (SD) 076 London - Aldershot - Gosport / Portsmouth (SD) 081 London - Colchester - Ipswich - Felixstowe (EA) 082 London - Chelmsford - Bury St. Edmunds - Great Yarmouth (EA) 083 London - Colchester - Lowestoft - Great Yarmouth (EA) 084 Brixton / Victoria - Colchester - Jaywick Sands - Walton-on-the-Naze (CE) 095 London - Chelmsford - Bury St. Edmunds - Norwich (EA) 097 London - Harlow - Cambridge - Newmarket - Norwich (EC) 098 London - Ware - Cambridge - Newmarket - Norwich (EC) 112 Southend-on-Sea - Basildon - Luton - Birmingham - Liverpool (TS) 121 Brighton - Eastbourne - Grays - Basildon - Chelmsford (SD) 181 Islington - Colchester - Ipswich - Lowestoft - Great Yarmouth (EA) 183 Ipswich - Colchester - Harlow - Hatfield - Luton - Oxford - Cheltenham (EL) 184 Islington - Colchester - Jaywick Sands - Walton-on-the-Naze (CE) 185 London - East Anglian Holiday Camps (Caister-on-Sea, Hemsby, etc.) (EA) NORTH EAST AREA 201 Newcastle-upon-Tyne - Sunderland - Darlington - London (UA) 203 Felling - Sunderland - Consett - Darlington - Doncaster - London (UA) 204 Ashington - Newcastle-upon-Tyne - Darlington - Luton - London (UA) 206 Newcastle-upon-Tyne - Sunderland - Doncaster - Luton - London (UA) 207 As 204 209 Felling - Sunderland - Doncaster - Luton - London (UA) 210 Keighley - Bradford - Leeds - Nottingham - Birmingham (YS) 216 Hull - Doncaster - Nottingham - Birmingham - Cheltenham (YS) 217 Barnsley - Huddersfield - Halifax - Burnley - Blackburn - Preston - Blackpool (YB) 223 York - Pontefract - Bradford - Leeds - Barnsley - Sheffield - Cheltenham (SB) 242 Rotherham - Sheffield - Liverpool - Southport (ST) 247 Attercliffe - Sheffield - Stocksbridge - Preston - Blackpool (ST) 248 Sheffield - Bamford - Blackpool (ST) 250 Sheffield - Rotherham - Doncaster - Bridlington - Scarborough (ST) 253 Sheffield - Worksop - Newark - King's Lynn - Norwich - Great Yarmouth (ST) 254 Sheffield - Rotherham - Mablethorpe - Skegness (ST) 256 Sheffield - Humberston (ST) 257 Sheffield - Rotherham - Cleethorpes (ST) 259 Barnsley - Sheffield - East Midlands Airport (ST) 281 Leeds - Bradford - Burnley - Blackburn - Preston - Blackpool - Fleetwood (YB) 282 Leeds - Bradford - Burnley - Blackburn - Preston - Blackpool (YB) 286 Leeds - Bradford - Preston - Blackpool (YB) 288 Leeds - Bradford - Skipton - Morecambe (WY) 293 Leeds - Bradford - Bury - Bolton - Wigan - Southport (WY) 296 Harrogate - Ilkley - Preston - Blackpool (YB) 297 Doncaster - Huddersfield - Preston - Blackpool (YB) 298 Wakefield - Huddersfield - Halifax - Burnley - Preston - Blackpool (YB) 300 Bradford - Leeds - Huddersfield - Barnsley - Sheffield - Nottingham - Leicester - Luton (YS) 301 London - Chesterfield - Sheffield - Barnsley - Leeds - Bradford (YS) 302 Harrogate - Leeds - London (YS) 303 Halifax - Huddersfield - Barnsley - Wakefield - London (YS) 304 Rotherham - Sheffield - Chesterfield - London (YS) 305 Hull - Doncaster - Worksop - Mansfield - London (YS) 306 Bradford - Leeds - Barnsley - Sheffield - Chesterfield - London (YS) 308 Keighley - Bradford - Dewsbury - Wakefield - London (YS) 311 Bradford - Leeds - Doncaster - Stamford - Biggleswade - London (YS) 313 Newcastle-upon-Tyne - Leeds - Halifax - Barnsley - Birmingham - Coventry (TC) 319 Newcastle-upon-Tyne - Durham - Stockton-on-Tees - Middlesborough - Scarborough (UA) 320 Ashington - Newcastle-upon-Tyne - Scarborough - Bridlington (UA) 350 Newcastle-upon-Tyne - Leeds - Doncaster - Lowestoft (UA) 352 Newcastle-upon-Tyne - Leeds - Doncaster - Cambridge - Clacton-on-Sea (UA) 360 Hull - Halifax - Burnley - Blackburn - Preston - Blackpool (EY) 361 Hull - York - Darlington - Durham - Newcatle-upon-Tyne (EY) 362 Newcastle-upon-Tyne - Durham - Lancaster - Blackpool (NP) 395 Newcastle-upon-Tyne - Leeds - Barnsley - Hanley (TP) 397 Leeds - Huddersfield - Manchester - Liverpool (TT) 398 Newcastle-upon-Tyne - Darlington - Leeds - Huddersfield - Manchester - Liverpool (TT) 399 Middlesborough - Leeds (WY) MIDLANDS AREA 400 Birmingham - M5 - Bristol (AM) 401 Birminham - Worcester - Bristol - Weston-super-Mare (AM) 402 Brmingham - M5 - M50 - Ross-on-Wye - Monmouth - Cardiff (AM) 406 Birmingham - Cheltenham - Gloucester - Bristol - Minehead (AM) 414 Cheltenham - Great Malvern - Kidderminster - Stourbridge - Dudley - Wolverhampton (AM) 428 Leicester - Coventry - Birmingham - (Motorways M5 & M50) - Barry Island (AM) 429 Leicester - Coventry - Minehead (AM) 440 Great Malvern - Worcester - London (AM) 447 Nottingham - King's Lynn - Norwich - Great Yarmouth (TM) 451 Derby - Manchester - Preston - Blackpool (TM) 452 Nottingham - Manchester - Preston - Blackpool 453 Derby - Nottingham - Skegness (TM) 455 Nottingham - Cleethorpes (TM) 460 Grimsby - Lincoln - Peterborough - Baldock - London (LR) 462 Grimsby - Lincoln - Peterborough - London (LR) 466 London - Peterborough - Boston (LR) 470 London - Baldock - Peterborough - Spalding - Grimsby (LR) 480 Nottingham - Mablethorpe - Skegness (LR) 501 Dudey / Birmingham - M1 - London (MR) 502 Nuneaton - Coventry - M1 - London (MR) 503 Coventry - Birmingham - Wolverhampton - Glasgow (SM) 507 Shrewsbury - Walsall - Wolverhampton - London (MR) 512 Birmingham - Coventry - Daventry - Towcester - Luton - London (MR) 514 Redditch - Stratford-upon-Avon - Banbury - Buckingham - Bletchley - London (MR) 515 Birmingham - Stratford-upon-Avon - Banbury - Bicester - Aylesbury - London (MR) 520 Birmingham - Wolverhampton - Wreham - Rhyl - Llandudno (MR) 531 Ibstock - Leicester - Grantham - Skegness - Mablethorpe (MR) 536 Leicester - Peterborough - Wisbech - King's Lynn - Norwich (MR) 550 Nottingham - Leicester - London (UC) 551 Daventry - Northampton (UC) 552 Corby - Kettering - Northampton (UC) 554 Alfreton - Derby - Leicester - Northampton - London (DE) 555 Nottingham - Leicester - Northampton - London (UC) 556 Northampton - Luton - London (UC) M19 Derby - Nottingham - Peterborough - Huntingdon - Clacton-on-Sea (TM & Barton) M29 Nottingham - Grantham - King's Lynn - Hunstanton - Cromer (TM) M41 Hanley - Stoe-on-Trent - Stafford - Walsall - Birmingham (PM) M42 Newcastle-under-Lyme - Hanley - Sanbach - Knutsford - Manchester (PM) SOUTH WEST AREA 600 Weston-super-Mare - Bristol - Swindon - London (BG) 601 Bristol - Reading - Bath - London (BG) 602 Weston-super-Mare - Reading - Devises - London (BG) 605 Cardiff / Swansea - Llanelli - Carmarthen - Milford Haven (AM) 610 Southend-on-Sea - London - Oxford - Cheltenham / Gloucester (AM) 611 Cheltenham - Fairford - Reading - Slough - London (AM) 612 Gloucester - Stroud - Cirencester - Swindon (AM) 616 Treherbert - Monmouth - Birmingham - Coventry - Leicester - Nottingham - Mansfield (AM) 620 Cheltenham - Chepstow - Newport - Cardiff - Bridgend - Neath - Swansea - Llanelli (AM) 621 Cheltenham - Monmouth - Tredegar - Methyr Tydfil - Aberdare - Swansea - Llanelli (AM) 622 Cardiff - Barry (AM) 616 Mansfield - Monmouth - Llanelli (AM) 630 Cheltenham - Hereford - Hay-on-Wye - Brecon - Carmarthen - Pembroke Dock (AM) 640 Cheltenham - Hereford - Llandrindod Wells - Rhayder - Aberystwyth (AM) 650 Cheltenham - Worcester - Birmingham - Walsall - Derby - Heanor (AM) 651 Cheltenham - Great Malvern - Worcester - Droitwich - Bromsgrove - Birmingham - Tamworth (AM) 660 Cheltenham - Rugby - Grantham - Newark - Lincoln - Grimsby (AM) 670 Cheltenham - Coventry - Leicester - Nottingham - Mansfield - Scunthorpe (AM) 681 Cheltenham - Banbury - Northampton - Kettering - Corby - Peterborough (AM) 690 Cheltenham - Banbury - Bedford - Cambridge - Newmarket - Norwich (AM) 700 London - Guildford - Winchester - Southampton - Bournemouth (RB) 701 London - Staines - Basingstoke - Winchester - Bournemouth (RB) 704 Plymouth - Exeter - Bristol - M4 - London (RB) 705 London - Staines - Basingstoke - Salisbury - Exeter - Plymouth (RB) 706 London - Guildford - Salisbury - Exeter - Plymouth (RB) 709 Exeter - Truro - Falmouth - Penzance (RB) 715 Cheltenham - Weston-super-Mare - Bridgwater - Minehead (AM) 716 Swansea - Port Talbot - Bridgend - Severn Bridge - Weston-super-Mare - Minehead (AM) 725 Bournemouth - Yeovil - Taunton - Ilfracombe (RB) 727 Bournemouth - Exter - Torquay - Plymouth (RB) 730 Cheltenham - Bristol - Weston-super-Mare - Taunton - Exeter - Torquay - Paignton (AM) 736 Cardiff - Newport - Bristol - Taunton - Exeter (AM) 737 Hitchin - Reading - Salisbury - Yeovil - Exeter (RB) 744 Exeter - Tavistock - St. Austell (RB) 745 Plymouth - Launceston - Newquay - Perranporth (RB) 746 Northampton - Oxford - Swindon - Bath - Taunton - Exeter (AM) 748 Bournemouth - Weymouth - Exmouth (RB) 750 Cheltenham - Stroud - Bath - Wells - Yeovil - Weymouth (AM) 759 Cheltenham - Stroud - Salisbury - Bournemouth (AM) 760 Cheltenham - Cirencester - Swindon - Salisbury - Bournemouth (AM) 761 Cheltenham - Bath - Warminster - Shaftesbury - Bournemouth (AM) 763 Bristol - Bath - Frome - Warminster - Salisbury - Bournemouth (AM) 764 Bristol - Bath - Frome - Warminster - Poole - Bournemouth (AM) 767 Birmingham - Banbury - Oxford - Newbury - Southampton - Bournemouth (AM) 768 Aberdare - Tredegar - Chepstow - Severn Bridge - Bristol - Bath - Salisbury - Bournemouth (AM) 769 Hitchin - Luton - Hemel Hempstead - Winchester - Southampton - Bournemouth (RB) 770 Cheltenham - Cirencester - Swindon - Marlborough - Salisbury - Portsmouth (AM) 771 Cheltenham - Swindon - Winchester - Southampton - Portsmouth (AM) 772 Treherbert - Pontypridd - Aust - Blackwood - Portsmouth (AM) 774 Bristol - Bath - Warminster - Salisbury - Southampton - Portsmouth (AM) 777 Birmingham - Coventry - Oxford - Henley - Aldershot - Portsmouth (AM) 778 Northampton - Oxford - Reading - Winchester - Southampton - Portsmouth (AM) 790 Cheltenham - Swindon - Basingstoke - Guildford - Horsham - Worthing - Brighton (AM) NORTH WEST AREA 800 Manchester - London (NW) 801 Manchester - Stockport - London (NW) 803 Manchester - Stockport - Wolverhampton - Dudley - Birmingham - Coventry - Oxford - London (NW) 804 Manchester - Newcastle-under-Lyme - Wolverhampton - Birmingham - Coventry - London (NW) 805 Manchester - Newcastle-under-Lyme - Lichfield - Birmingham - Coventry - London (NW) 806 Manchester - Wolverhampton - Dudley - London (NW) 830 Manchester - Bolton - Chorley - Preston - Carlisle - Glasgow (LS) 832 Manchester - Bolton - Preston - M6 - Carlisle - Glasgow (LS) 834 As 830 850 Liverpool - Birkenhead - Chester - M6 & M1 - London (CM) 851 Liverpool - Widnes - M6 & M1 - London (CM) 853 Liverpool - Birkenhead - Chester - Birmingham - Stratford-upon-Avon - Oxford - London (CM) 854 Liverpool - Ellesmere Port - Chester - Birmingham - Stratford-upon-Avon - Oxford - London (CM) 861 Liverpool - Birkenhead - Chester - Wrexham - Brecon - Merthyr Tydfil -Cardiff (CM) 863 Liverpool - Birkenhead - Rhyl - Llandudno (CM) 864 Liverpool - Birkenhead - St Asaph - Caernarvon (CM) 866 Liverpool - Birkenhead - St Asaph - Cemaes Bay (CM) 867 Liverpool - Birkenhead - Chester - Wrexham - Caernarvon (CM) 871 Llandudno - Wrexham - Shrewsbury - Leominster - Cheltenham (AM) 874 Liverpool - Warrington - Worcester - Cheltenham (RM) 875 Blackpool - Preston - Southport - Liverpool - Chester - Worcester - Cheltenham - Bristol (RM) 881 Liverpool - Ormskirk - Preston - Carlisle - Hawick - Glasgow (LS) 884 As 881 900 Fleetwood - Blackpool - Preston - Newcastle-under-Lyme - Birmingham - Coventry - London (WS) 901 Colne - Burnley - Blackburn - Bolton - Birmingham - Coventry - London (WS) 902 Southport - Wigan - Warrington - Birmingham - Coventry - London (WS) 903 Keswick - Preston - Newcastle-under-Lyme - Birmingham - Coventry - London (WS) 904 Fleetwood - Blackpool - Preston - Wigan - Newcastle-under-Lyme - Birmingham - Coventry - London (WS) 905 Colne - Burnley - Blackburn - Bolton - Newcastle-under-Lyme - Birmingham - Coventry - London (WS) 906 Blackpool - Preston - Colne - Newcastle-under-Lyme - Birmingham - Coventry - London (WS) 907 Colne - Burnley - Blackburn - Bolton - Birmingham - Coventry - Luton - London (WS) 923 Burnley - Blackburn - Bolton - Newcastle-under-Lyme - Birmingham - Coventry - London (WS) 924 Blackpool - Preston - Newcastle-under-Lyme - Birmingham - Coventry - London (WS) 925 Colne - Burnley - Blackburn - Bolton - Wigan - Cheltenham (RM) OPERATOR CODES BG: Bristol Omnibus Co. Ltd. (Bristol Greyhound) CM: Crosville Motor Services Ltd. EC: Eastern Counties Omnibus Co. Ltd. EN: Eastern National Omnibus Co. Ltd. EK: East Kent Road Car Co. Ltd. EM: East Midland Motor Services Ltd. EY: East Yorkshire Motor Services Ltd. HB: Hebble Motor Services Ltd. LR: Lincolnshire Road Car Co. Ltd. MD: Maidstone & District Motor Services Ltd. MG: Midland General Omnibus Co. Ltd. MR: Birmingham & Midland Omnibus Co. Ltd. (Midland Red) NG: Northern General Transport Co. Ltd. NW: North Western Road Car Co. Ltd. PM: Potteries Motor Traction RW: Red & White Services Ltd. RM: Ribble Motor Services Ltd. RB: The Western National Omnibus Co. Ltd. (Royal Blue) ST: Sheffield United Tours SD: Southdown Motor Services SW: South Wales Transport Co. Ltd. WS: W.C. Standerwick Ltd. TS: Tillings Travel Ltd. AT: A Timpson & Son Ltd. TM: Trent Motor Traction UA: United Automobile Services Ltd. UC: United Counties Omnibus Co. Ltd. WW: Western Welsh Omnibus Co. Ltd. WY: West Yorkshire Road Car Co. Ltd. YT: Yorkshire Traction Co. Ltd. AM (Associated Motorways): Black & White, Bristol Omnibus, Crosville, Eastern Counties, Lincolnshire, Midland Red, Red & White, Southdown, united Counties, Western National DT (Dartford Tunnel Coachways): Eastern National, East Kent, Maidstone & District, Southdown DE (Derbyshire Express): Midland General, Trent, United Counties, Yelloway EA (East Anglian Express): Eastern Counties, Eastern National, Grey-Green, Norfolk Motor Services EL (Eastlander): Associated Motorways, Grey-Green, Premier Travel, Travel House (Luton) CE (Essex Coast Express): Eastern National, Grey-Green, Sutton's Coaches LS (Lancashire - Scottish): Ribble, Scottish Omnibuses, Western SMT SM (Midland - Scotland): Midland Red, North Western, Ribble, Western SMT SC (South Coast Express): East Kent, Royal Blue, Southdown SB (South West Clipper & Bournemouth Clipper): Associated Motorways, East Midland, East Yorkshire, Hebble, J.W. Kitchin, Wallace Arnold, West Yorkshire, Yelloway, Yorkshire Traction TC (Ten Cities Express): East Midland, East Yorkshire, Hebble, Lancashire United, Northern General, United Auto, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire Traction TP (Tyneside - Potteries): Hebble, Lancashire United, Northern General, North Western, Potteries, United Auto, West Yorkshire TT (Tyne - Tees - Mersey): Hebble, Lancashire United, Northern General, North Western, United Auto, West Yorkshire YB (Yorkshire - Blackpool): Hebble, Ribble, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire Traction YS (Yorkshire Services): East Midland, East Yorkshire, Hebble, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire Traction UG: United Auto, Eastern Counties, Grey-Green NP: Northern General, Ribble, Primrose GS: Grey-Green, United Auto, Eastern Counties, Scottish Omnibus, Western SMT Additional Services Mentioned in Supplement: 117 Colchester - Cambridge - Grantham - Edinburgh - Glasgow (?) Timetables for Other Operators London - Staines - Bagshot - Farnborough - Aldershot - Farnham (Alder Valley) London - Bracknell - Reading (Alder Valley) London - Maidenhead - Reading (Alder Valley) Liverpool - Birkenhead - Chester - Oswestry - Llanidloes (Crosville) Manchester - Chester - Oswestry - Llandiloes (Crosville) Liverpool - Birkenhead - Mold - Denbigh - Pwllheli (Crosville) Manchester - Chester - Mold - Denbigh - Pwllheli (Crosville) Over - Manchester (Crosville) Liverpool - Birkenhead - Chester - Llangollen - Barmouth (Crosville) Liverpool - Birkenhead - Chester - Oswestry - Aberystwyth (Crosville) Dolgellau - Aberystwyth - Swansea (Crosville) Aberystwyth - Swansea - Cardiff (Crosville) Chester - Rhyl - Llandudno - Bangor - Caernarvon (Crosville) Manchester - Hazel Grove - Chester - Llandudno (Crosville) London - Oxford - Worcester (Oxford - South Midland) London - Maidenhead - Henley - Wallingford - Oxford (Oxford - South Midland) London - Maidenhead - Henley - Wallingford - Benson - Oxford (Oxford - South Midland) Oxford - High Wycombe - Uxbridge - London (Oxford - South Midland) Oxford - Thame - High Wycombe - Uxbridge - London (Oxford - South Midland) Manchester - Bolton - Preston - Blackpool (Ribble) Manchester / Liverpool - Preston - Keswick - Whitehaven (Ribble) Liverpool - Ormskirk - Preston - Blackpool (Ribble) Rushden - London (United Counties) Glasgow - Forfar - Aberdeen (Alexander Midland & Alexander Northern) Glasgow - Helensburgh - Crianlarich - Oban (Alexander Midland & Highland Omnibuses) Glasgow - Inverness - Elgin (Alexander Midland & Highland Omnibuses) Glasgow - Fort William - Inverness (Alexander Midland & Highland Omnibuses) South Sheilds - Newcastle-ipon-Tyne - Durham - Doncaster - Leicester - Coventry (Barton) Corby - Leicester - Nottingham - Carlisle - Glasgow (Barton) Nottingham - Derby - Newcastle-under-Lyme - Chester - Rhyl - Llandudno (Barton) Nottingham - Heanor - Matlock - Buxton - Manchester - Colton - Preston - Blackpool (Barton) Long Eaton - Nottingham - Newark - Skegness (Barton) Edinburgh - Dundee - Aberdeen (Eastern Scottish & Alexander Northern) Edinburgh - London (Eastern Scottish) London - Chelmsford - Colchester - Clacton-on-Sea (Empires Best Coaches) Milnsbridge - Huddersfield - Burnley - Preston - Blackpool (Hansons) London - Bishop's Stortford - Thaxted - Cavendish - Ashden (Jennings Coaches) London - Mildenhall - Lakenheath (Morley's Grey Coaches) London - Fordham - West Row (Morley's Grey Coaches) Birmingham - Coventry - Northampton - Cambridge - Clacton-on-Sea - Harwich (Premier Travel) Cambridge - Oxford (Premier Travel) London - Haverhill - Kedington (Premier Travel) Leicester - Nottingham - Mansfield - Blyth - York - Scarborough (Skills) London - Cambridge - Doncaster - Carlisle - Hamilton - Glasgow (Western SMT) Papworth Everard - St. Ives - Huntingdon - St. Neots - Biggleswade - London (Whippet Coaches) Newcastle-upon-Tyne - Alston - Keswick (Wright Bros.) Rochdale - Manchester - Cheltenham - Exeter - Torquay - Paignton (Yelloway) Middleton - Manchester - Bolton - Preston - Blackpool (Yelloway) Blackpool - Preston / Haslington - Rochdale - Manchester - Derby - London (Yelloway) Oldham - Rochdale - Preston - Blackpool - Fleetwood (Yelloway) Blackpool / Blackburn - Rochdale - Manchester - Northampton - Cambridge - Clacton-on-Sea (Yelloway) Colne - Burnley - Blackburn - Bolton - Wigan - Cheltenham (Yelloway) |
