WAGN 365529 in platform 3 at Peterborough railway station.

Platform three in British Railways days was the main down platform and had buildings with waiting rooms and buffets ect. Platform 6 was at the rear and there were northern bays used by the M&GN.

When the station was altered and the fast lines were put in around 1968 platform 6 and its buildings together the northern bays that M&GNJR trains had used were removed.

There was just a small waiting rooms or is it a shelter on platform 3. Passengers must use the footbridge to get to and from platform 3. The platform is used by both up and down trains. All the Great Northern outer suburban trains that come to Peterborough terminate at Peterborough.

WAGN

WAGN or West Anglia Great Northern to give its full title, was the train operating company that from 1994 till 2006 ran the Great Northern outer suburban trains from Peterborough to Kings Cross.

Most of the Great Northern local services and commuter services from Peterborough to Kings Cross were and still are run with the class 365s EMUs together with some 307s and 321s. WAGN did not do a full repaint on the 365s .

The Class 365 electric multiple units were built by ABB at York between 1994 and 1995.

First Capital Connect 365509 in platform 3 at Peterborough station in 2007

First Capital Connect

First Capital Connect took over the local London trains from WAGN in 2006. The Class 365 EMUs are still the main EMUs used for the London trains from Peterborough.

First Capital Connect has repainted (or added vinyls to?) all the 365s bar the one's with the town logos on there sides.

Platform 3 and 1 are the main platforms used by First Capital Connect (as it was also with WAGN ) during the day but very early morning trains use platform 2 as well. Platform 4 is also used at at peak times for trains from London.

Off peak First Capital Connect (and WAGN trains) stop all stations to Stevenage then with stops at some (or no stops) at stations to Kings Cross . Some of the peak time trains stop at only the large stations.

EMU of Class 317 331 in platform 3 at Peterborough railway station waiting to head back to Kings Cross with its next train.

Platform 3 and 1 and 2 were the main platforms used by First Capital Connect (as it was also with WAGN ) during the day but very early morning (4am) trains use platform 2 as well. Platform 4 is also used at at peak times by trains from London.

Off peak First Capital Connect  stop all stations to Stevenage, then with stops at some (or no stops) at stations to Kings Cross . Some of the peak time trains stop at the larger stations only. The very Early morning trains can stop at all stations.

EWS class 90030 Crewe Locomotive Works in Platform 3 at Peterborough in 2003 on a train heading north.

This was a one off train with a class 90 and may have been a charter.  Not like in 2018 when 1 or 2 of these class 90s are hired each day from what is now DB to keep trains running.

Central Trains 153366 in platform 3 at Peterborough in 2003

Platform 3 in 2006

EWS class 67021 with a failed GNER train in Platform 3 at Peterborough in 2006 about to head south. There were no passengers, they had been put on to another train, that was full, be for they even got on.

 

Central Trains class 153383 at the North end of Platform 3 on the 18th of Febuary 2006

 

First Capital Connect 365519 in platform 3 at Peterborough on the 9th September 2006

This platform was renumbered after 2014 and is now platform 2

The number 3 is now used by the the new platform on the down fast which was built at the rear of this platform.