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Peterborough Railways
2014- 2020
Platform 2 2019
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Platform 2 at Peterborough in 2019
LNER class 800111 Azuma leving platform 2 at Peterborough station on the 8th of January 2019 on testing or training.
LNER class 800111 Azuma leaving platform 2 and heading back to Doncaster after about an hour in platform 2.
LNER class 91129 in platform 2 on the 13th February 2019 at the rear of a London train.
Azuma on test at the north end of platform 2 waing to return north on the 13th February 2019
First Great Western HST 43190 on Hire to Hull trains on driver training in platform 2 at Peterborough station 18th of March 2019
First Great Western HST 43010 on Hire to Hull trains on driver training at the norther end of the same train in platform 2 at Peterborough station 18th of March 2019
This HST was on hire because their class 180 kept breaking down. Hull Trains have in 2020 got new class 802 Paragon trains to replace the class180s and the HST's have gone back.
LNER Azuma in platform 2 on 15th of June 2019
Virgin East Coast in March 2016 had decided these class of new trains would carry the brand name of 'Azuma'.
When they enter service it will be with LNER, who will still use the name 'Azuma'. The new timetable was due to start in December 2018, but was put back to make sure all the training and testing was done before they came into service in 2019.
TransPennine Express Class 802 on test in platform 2 on the 23rd of August 2019
LNER Azuma in platform 2 on Sunday the 17th of November 2019
Virgin East Coast in March 2016 had decided these class of new trains would carry the brand name of 'Azuma'.
When they enter service it will be with LNER, who will still use the name 'Azuma'. The new timetable was due to start in December 2018, but has been put back to make sure all the training and testing is done before they enter service.
This Platform was numbered as platform 3, more platform was added to it in 2013 at the south end, so the new 12 coach Thameslink servies to South London and Gatwick Airport could use this platform.
