Peterborough

Peterborough is a large junction station on the East Coast Main Line in the UK. While most long distance services pass through without stopping, it is also the point at which several regional routes converge. Additionally, a large amount of the UK's freight traffic passes through the station on its way to and from Felixstowe, and a new diveunder has recently been constructed to the north of the station to allow freight to access the line to Spalding without blocking the main line.

Peterborough
Description	The Peterborough area, and the East Coast Main Line south to Biggleswade
Country	United Kingdom
Time period	2022
Train Operating Company	London North Eastern Railway, LUMO, Grand Central, Hull Trains, Thameslink, Great Northern, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Greater Anglia
Simulation difficulty
Author	Oxalin
Website	Peterborough
Rolling Stock	Class 158 Class 170 Class 180 Class 387 Class 700 Class 755 Class 800 Class 801 Class 802 Class 803 Class 91 + 9*Mk4
Route map East Coast Main Line Sleaford Leicester Peterborough Carriage Sidings Peterborough Shunt Spur Peterborough Loco Sidings Peterborough Peterborough Goods Loop Peterborough South Sidings Ely Conington Loops Huntingdon St Neots Sandy East Coast Main Line

Long distance services are operated by London North Eastern Railway, LUMO, Grand Central and Hull Trains, using a variety of Class 80X trains, Class 180s, and Class 91 hauled stock. Regional services by CrossCountry use Class 170s, East Midlands Class 158s and 170s, and Greater Anglia use Class 755s. Commuter services by Great Northern and Thameslink are operated with Class 387s and 700s.

Timetable

The timetable includes the following standard services:

Peterborough Services
Train Operating Company	Origin	Destination	Frequency (tph)
London North Eastern Railway	London King's Cross	Lincoln	0.5
		York	0.5
		Leeds	1.5
		Harrogate	0.5
		Bradford Forster Square	2tpd
		Skipton	1tpd
		Hull	1tpd
		Middlesborough	1tpd
		Sunderland	1tpd
		Glasgow Central	1tpd
		Aberdeen	4tpd
		Stirling	1tpd
		Inverness	1tpd
		Edinburgh	1.5
LUMO			5tpd
Hull Trains		Hull	5tpd
		Beverley	2tpd
Grand Central		Sunderland	5tpd
		Bradford Interchange	4tpd
Great Northern		Peterborough	Limited Service
Thameslink	Horsham		2
Greater Anglia	Ipswich		0.5
East Midlands Railway	Lincoln		0.5
	Doncaster		0.5
	Liverpool Lime Street	Norwich	1
CrossCountry	Birmingham New Street	Cambridge	0.5
		Stansted Airport	0.5

Some additional services operate during peak hours, and a variety of freight services to various destinations run throughout the day.

Operational Tips

• All services have a platform allocation for Peterborough - this is particularly important for those routed "DF" and "GL", as these are separate locations. For all other services, try to keep to the recommended platforms, but some are not possible so the signaller will have to make an educated choice.
• Typically Thameslink and East Midlands services will share platform 1 at Peterborough.
• Try to avoid slowing down express services, especially those not stopping at Peterborough - they take a long time to accelerate again!
• Most trains can be running early on arrival at Peterborough - it can be tempting to route a London-bound train that isn't stopping around one that is, but this will typically delay the latter.
• Be careful not to set routes for trains too early - it can be tempted to give a service a clear run through Peterborough long in advance, but a terminating service may turn around and start out again before it arrives!