Yet the 1428 Southampton to Brighton which used to be looped at Worthing for 1O98 the PM Brighton, still sits in the back platform at Worthing waiting for nothing to go round it!The withdrawal of the GWR trains to Brighton gives Southern a free hand to implement its own services over that route without needing to accommodate an off pattern service.
The process of removing these awkward services will in time be seen to be advantageous to passengers with a leaner, less anomalous railway operation.