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Peterborough Railways
2014- 2020
Platform 5 2019 (1)
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Platform 5 at Peterborough in 2019
East Midland Trains class 158783 on a Norwich train into platform 5 on the 8th of January 2019
Freightliner class 66534 coming into platform 5 on the 8th of January 2019.
GBRf class 66765 in platform 5 on the 8th of January 2019.
THE SCOTSMANS SALUTE
A3 4-6-2 60103 Flying Scotsman in platform 5 at Peterborough station on Friday the 11th of January 2019.
This train was the 'THE SCOTSMANS SALUTE' and was a UK Railtours railtour, celebrating the life of Sir William McAlpine (1936 to 2018). This train was from London Kings Cross to York. It had stopped at Peterborough for a crewe change.
The Hon Sir William McAlpine, sixth baronet rescued this locomotive, Flying Scotsman from America, died at the age of 82 in 2018.
GBRf class 66763 'Severn Valley Railway' coming into platform 5 on the 21st of February 2019.
Two class 56s with 56091 this end on the 18th March 2019
They came into the north end of platform only, and went back befor I got down there.
DRS class 66427 in platform 5 at Peterborough on the 18th March 2019
DB class 66019 in platform 5 on the 18th March 2019
Platform 5 is used by down trains by LNER and East Midland trains and Cross Country trains to Norwich Liverpool Cambridge and Birmingham and both up and down plus freight both ways. The new Platforms 6 and 7 has taken some of the traffic now.
