Deltics in Platform 2 In BR days

Class 55018 Ballymoss on a up train at Peterborough station in platform two

The class 55 or as its better known the Deltic was the main locomotive used for the fastest trains on the ECML until it was replaced by the HST.

Be for the now all to common anti vandal fencing was put alongside the car park at Peterborough station, you could get a very good photo from this car park of trains in platform two and one.

 Another view of the Deltic showing the now (2014) removed platform 1

Note the Parcels trolleys still in use at this time.

Platform 2 at Peterborough was used for the main up trains to London. Up BR trains nearly always uses this platform as it the best platform for passengers with just a small walk from the booking office to the platform.

There was a 20 mile an hour speed restriction though platform 2 in steam days because platform 2 had a dogleg at the London end that could have been taken out after the Crescent Bridge was built. The Second World War put paid to that.

It was to be 1972/3s be for platform 2 was straighted out when the station was altered and the two though lines put in, in the middle of the station.

A Class 55 Deltic in platform 2 at Peterborough

This photo was taken from the Cresent road Bridge. The class 33 in platform 3 was on a special train. Class 33s were not every day visitors to Peterborough. Note the mail being loaded.

Before the station was altered platform 2 saw all up trains including freight using this platform as the trip around the rear of the station involved stopping all trains and needed much planing between signal boxes.

All platforms at Peterborough after the station was altered, were signalled both ways. Up trains not stopping at Peterborough do not not now have to use platform 2 but can use the though lines about 111mph.

Pages on trains in Platform 2 at Peterborough in BR days 1970 till 2000

	Class 47 on a up train in platform 2 at Peterborough.		Class 31142 and class 31417 leave platform 2 +  A class 47 in platform 2
	Deltic in platform 2		class 31 on a freight and a class 47 comes into platform 2
			This platform has become platform 1 from 2014