Platform 2 in 2011  

 East Coast class 91101 with its Flying Scotsman logos at it normal place at the rear of an up train in platform 2 at Peterborough on the 4th of June 2011

East Coast say this is Flying Scotsman for the train, not the locomotive. This class 91 locomotive is often used on any train.

East Coast  DVT comes into platform 2 in 2011.

  

 East Coast HST 43307 on the 4th of June 2011

First Capital Connect class 365511 EMU in platform 2 on the 13th of April 2011

 

East Midland Trains HST on Hire to East Coast in platform 2 on the 28th of April 2011

Be for the lifts were put in and came into use in 2014. This was used for those in wheel chairs and those who could not use the stairs or get up the ramps on the old post office bridge. It is parked on platform 2 near the Post office bridge on the 4/6/2011

This train has been stopped at Peterborough. It was parked in platform 2 for about two hours. Grand Central and Hull trains do not stop at Peterborough.

Platform 2 in 2013 

East Coast DVT brings it train into platform 2 at Peterborough on the 17th of June 2013

East Coast class 91117 in platform 2 and First Capital Connect class 312406 in platform 3 on the 17th of June 2013

Platform 2 at Peterborough is the main up platform for the London main line trains. In LNER and British Railway days there was no fast though lines and nearly all up trains used this platform. it had a 20mph dog leg at the end of the platform which has now been straightened out. Freight had to wait for a space between passenger trains,  nearly all up had to to all use platform 2. 9Fs on long coal trains would come though the station.

The main ticket office and shop and Buffet are on all platform 2. In the old GNR station there was a parcel office as well.

 

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

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