THESE pictures were taken in the same month as Great Britain and Northern Ireland finished competing in the Seoul Olympic Games.
The team came 12th with five gold medals, ten silver and nine bronze.
October 1988 saw big changes in transport as a popular sports car was unveiled, another vehicle was launched and British Rail made a shocking announcement.
Jaguar unveiled their new Jaguar XJ220 sports car at the Motor Show on October 18.
The vehicle cost £350,000 and was the fastest production car with a top speed of 220 mph.
Earlier in the month Vauxhall launched their third generation of the incredibly popular Cavalier hatchback and saloon.
The vehicle was built by General Motors in Europe and was sold outside the UK as the Opel Vectra.
It was bad news for commuters on October 28, as British rail announced a 21 per cent increase in the cost of long-distance season tickets.
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