73101 'Brighton Evening Argus' awaits departure from London Victoria the 1530 to Gatwick Airport (27/07/1984)
In the adjacent platform 73133 awaits departure with 1D42, the 1515 to Gatwick Airport (27/07/1984)
The 15-minute interval 'Gatwick Express' using Class 73s and air-conditioned Mk2 coaches had been re-launched a few weeks earlier at the May timetable change. In a view of Victoria station that would be unrecognisable today, 73133 (L) and 73101 (R) head respectively the 1515 and 1530 departures to the Airport (27/07/1984)