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05/01/2024 FirstGroup sets sights on Sheffield-London services [RAIL] New proposals comprise two return journeys a day from London Kings Cross, calling at Retford, Worksop, Woodhouse and Sheffield. (Permalink) FirstGroup London Kings Cross Sheffield RAIL
25/10/2021 Plaque unveiled at London Kings Cross to commemorate remarkable career of Britains first black train driver [Network Rail] Wilston Samuel Jackson “ known as Bill to his friends and family “ became Britains first black train driver in 1962, and went on to drive famous trains and locomotives such as the Flying Scotsman and The Elizabethan Ceremony at Kings Cross attended by Wilstons family, Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines and ASLEF General Secretary Mick Whelan Rail industry continuing efforts to boost diversity during Black History Month, as ASLEF figures show just 10% of train drivers in England, Scotland and Wales are from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds. (Permalink) London Kings Cross Wilston Samuel Jackson Network Rail
09/02/2021 Kings Uncrossed - Crucial stage of £1.2billion East Coast Upgrade fast approaching [Network Rail] Crucial stage of work to simplify track layout and reopen a disused railway tunnel near London Kings Cross station begins soon. Work is part of East Coast Upgrade, which will transform journeys between London, the North of England and Scotland. Reduced service to/from London Kings Cross station between 1 March and 6 June (inclusive). No trains in or out of London Kings Cross station on 26/27/28 February, 23/24/25 April and 4/5/6 June. (Permalink) London Kings Cross Kings Cross: The 1400 Kings Cross - Aberdeen HST in NXEC colours prepares to exit Kings Cross and head for Gasworks Tunnel on 19 December. Michael Gibb 19/12/2007 Kings Cross: The hive of activity that was 'Kings Cross Loco', the stabling and fuelling point squeezed into the area between the end of the platforms and Gasworks Tunnel. The location is seen here on 6 Aug ... John Furnevel 06/08/1968 Network Rail
16/06/2005 Hull Trains 170/3s at Haymarket [Railscot] Four Hull Trains class 170/3s arrived at Haymarket shed last weekend after being displaced from the Hull - Kings Cross services following arrival of the class 222 Pioneers. It is planned to eventually deploy the new arrivals on North Berwick services where locomotive hauled stock is currently in use. (Permalink) Class 170 Class 222 Haymarket MPD Hull London Kings Cross North Berwick ScotRail Haymarket MPD: 40052 inside Haymarket Depot in 1983. Before the year was over the loco had been withdrawn and cut up at Crewe Works. Bill Roberton //1983 Haymarket MPD: 26015 on shed at Haymarket on 24 June 1981. Roger Geach 24/06/1981 Haymarket MPD: 37054, a March Depot boilered loco at the time, is seen on Haymarket shed along with 40165 and 20218 in June 1981. One did not come to Scotland to see March 37s that one saw every day of ones working ... Roger Geach 24/06/1981.