Oddball Journeys (Trivia)

[pokemonsuper9]

Last Northern Leeds to Nottingham stopper and the first working the following morning back to Leeds (believe this was pre covid possibly even further back) used to make a guest appearance in Derby.

There were still some Northern services via Derby until May 2022, but that was an evening service both ways.

The Sunday morning empty train via Derby survived a little longer.

 

[GordonT]

Today's 1V68 was billed as the somewhat esoteric and something of a mouthful 1504 departure from Edinburgh to Worcestershire Parkway.
Edt: Seems to be the destination of choice for XCs from Edinburgh today presumably due to planned engineering.

 

[faltskog36abba]

Nottingham-Blackpool North. Regular service in the late 80s, not sure how long it lasted. Well known in the late 80s for being loco-hauled vice Sprinter, and when hauled it went Nottingham-Derby-Chesterfield and via the old road via Beighton to enter Sheffield from the north, then via Stockport and Manchester Victoria.

Didn't some trains go via the [Philips park] route then Marple Sheffield?. I remember going that way in the 80s aswell.

 

[Worcester man]

Today's 1V68 was billed as the somewhat esoteric and something of a mouthful 1504 departure from Edinburgh to Worcestershire Parkway.
Edt: Seems to be the destination of choice for XCs from Edinburgh today presumably due to planned engineering.

There is engineering work between Gloucester and Ashchurch for Tewkesbury this weekend so no trains are running to or through Cheltenham on Cross Country or GWR routes. Cross Country are running an hourly service between Birmingham and Worcestershire Parkway and a similar service between Gloucester and Bristol / Plymouth with connecting rail replacement buses between Worcestershire Parkway and Cheltenham / Gloucester. GWR are running replacement buses between Gloucester, Cheltenham, Ashchurch and Worcester Shrub Hill

 

[GordonT]

There is engineering work between Gloucester and Ashchurch for Tewkesbury this weekend so no trains are running to or through Cheltenham on Cross Country or GWR routes. Cross Country are running an hourly service between Birmingham and Worcestershire Parkway and a similar service between Gloucester and Bristol / Plymouth with connecting rail replacement buses between Worcestershire Parkway and Cheltenham / Gloucester. GWR are running replacement buses between Gloucester, Cheltenham, Ashchurch and Worcester Shrub Hill

Thanks. I noticed from https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/disruptions/ that for at least part of Saturday the planned working of trains came unstuck.