Railways around Peterborough & The National Rail Network & Heritage railways in the UK
Huntingdon station
'Huntingdon'
2012
'Huttingdon in 2012'
60163 Tornado with a Cathedrals Express at Huntingdon station on the 10/12/2012..
The video below is of 60163 Tornado with a Cathedrals Express that had started at Peteborough. I took video of it leaving, befor getting on a train to Huntingdon. There was a water stop at Conington for Tornado that had come to Peterborough light engine from London that morning. Then it was booked to stop for about 10mins to pick up passengers at Huntingdon station. Some of the passengers had time to get out and take a quick photo of Tornado. Being called back onto the train just befor it left. One man was so busy taking his photos that he missed the train! This video starts at Peterborough station.
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Tornado had only just been repainted late in 2012 into this early British railways blue with the lion on the wheel, British Railways emblem on its tender.
First Capital Connect class 365541 at Huntingdon station 10th December 2012.
Note that the numbers of 365541 are not very level and it also could do with a wash. There are lots of passengers getting on this train at Huttingdon.
First Capital Connect class 365525 at Huntingdon station on a down train to Peterborough on the 10th December 2012
A Class 180 at Huntingdon station on Monday 10th of December 2012. This class 180 did not stop at Huntingdon.
Class 365 EMUs used on the ECML
These four car class 365's EMUs use the 25kV AC from Overhead wires. These EMUs have 4 motors at 1,256kW power with a 100 mph top speed. Class 365's are used on the Peterborough to Kings Cross and the Cambridge and King Lynn trains from Kings Cross. The class 365's were built at Bombardier Transportation at Derby in and around the years1994-1995
First Capital Connect
From 2006 Frist Capital Connect ran the Great Northern commuter services from Peterborough though Huntingdon as well as trains from Kings Lynn and Cambridge to London Kings Cross.
Most of the Great Northern local services and commuter services from Peterborough to Kings Cross were and still are run with these 365s EMUs together with some 307s and 321s
First Capital Connect from the 1st April 2006 had taken over from WAGN these Great Northern commuter services from Peterborough to Kings Cross.
Huntingdon railway station
Huntingdon railway station is on the East Coast Main line. There are now four tracks at this station with Huntingdon railway station using the two outside tracks (Slow lines) for its platforms. These were used by WAGN and First capital Connect for the Great Northern Route trains between Kings Cross and Peterborough. GNER trains ran non stop through the middle fast lines platforms.
The First Capital Connect all stations local trains between Peterborough and Hitchin to Kings Cross trains all stop here.
Since 2014 'Geat Northern' has taken over the First Capital Connect services.
Next station on the ECML south of Huntingdon is St Noets
Next station on the ECML north of Huntingdon is Peterborough
Huntingdon railway station
Huntingdon railway station is on the East Coast Main line. There are now four tracks at this station with Huntingdon railway station using the two outside tracks (Slow lines) for its platforms. These were used by WAGN and First capital Connect for the Great Northern Route trains between Kings Cross and Peterborough. GNER trains ran non stop through the middle fast lines platforms.
The First Capital Connect all stations local trains between Peterborough and Hitchin to Kings Cross trains all stop here.
Since 2014 'Geat Northern' and Thameslink has taken over these First Capital Connect services
