'Peterborough'
'2000-2013'
Fast lines
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This unit was not in normal service. I think this unit may have been going to Doncaster?
These fast lines were put in when the station was altered around 1968 to get rid of the 20mph dogleg, that was in platform 2 at Peterborough station. Down trains though Peterborough also had no though fast line. Trains not stopping at Peterborough station can now do 105mph though Peterborough on both the up and down lines.
A very clean Hull trains class 180 50913 on 26th June 2010 on the up fast at Peterborough.
Both Hull trains and Grand Central are "open access" rail operators and now use these class 180 Adelantes.
Class 180 Adelante were built by Alistom in 2001 and 2002 at Washwood Heath in Birmingham. 14 train sets with 5 car per set were built for First Great Western. There were 287 seats per train. they have a top speed of 125mph.
Grand Central class 180 on the 28th April 2011 on the up fast at Peterborough.
Were the weeds are is now the all new platform 3. The new platform is on this up fast at Peterborough railway station.
Class 67019 light engine on the down fast at Peterborough on the 14th of April 2012
Grand Central HST 43484 on the up fast on the 29th of March 2012
Note that these Grand Central HSTs power cars have buffers. All the other HSTs do not.
East Coast HST 43299 on the up fast on the 29th of March 2012
The waiting room and bill boards and the weeds have been removed and replaced with the all new platform 3 that was opened in 2014.
East Coast up train with DVT 82227 leading at Peterborough on the up fast 11th of June 2013.
Work was just getting under way in 2013 for a New platform 3 that has now been built on the up fast and is in use in 2014
East Coast class 91104 on the down fast at Peterborough station on the 17th of June 2013
Grand Central class 180 on the up fast at Peterborough on the 16th of July 2013
Hull trains class 180 on the down fast on the 17th of June 2013
The grass bank and fence on the left is now platform 3, under the new platform numbers at Peterborough from 2014 the old platform 3 is now platform 2.
East Coast class 91129 on the down fast in Peterborough station on the 17th of June 2013
The up fast line has now become Platform 3 from 2014 (but still the up fast as well) and the Down fast lineis still just the down fast.
Peterborough 2000 to 2013 |
YAXLEY Crown Lakes Just south of Station |
Platform 1 (Bay Platform) Platform 2 1 2 3 4 |
Platform 3 1 2 3 Fast Lines 1 2 3 |
Platform 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 Platform 5 1 2 3 4 |
Goods loops 1 2 3 Depot 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
Westwood Yard North of Station Werrington |
PETERBOROUGH TO MARCH LINE PAGE |
LEICESTER TO PETERBOROUGH LINE LIST PAGE |