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According to East Coast's site there are still some advance fares available on your dates starting from £16.50 but the cheapest I could see was around £38. Because your leaving in the evening you could consider using the Sleeper although on first glance your too late for bargin berths! Thats just my thoughts though, I'm sure the forum experts will know better ways