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'Doncaster Station in 2014'
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Sky 1 HD at Doncaster station in 2014
Sky 1 made some TV programs on The East Coast. Class 91125 and a Mk 4 set were given Sky 1 HD branding, I think as part of the deal. The set was returned to East Coast colours in 2014, befor Virgin Trains East Coast took over in 2015.
The full set was not often in the same train. The photos on this page were all on differant trains.
Doncaster station on the 22nd of July with East Coast Class 91125 in Sky 1 HD colours at the north end of Doncaster station on a up train to London Kings Cross station. This train has the normal grey East coast mark 4s and DVT.
Sky 1 HD 91125 at Doncaster station on a down train from London heading north. This train has the normal grey East coast mark 4s and DVT.
East Coast class 91117 in its normal grey is coming into Doncaster station with the Sky mark 4s on a down train from London heading north. The full set was not very often all on one train, when I wanted to take a photo.
Sky 1 HD DVT 82216 was at the London end of this set at Doncaster station, with the Sky mark 4s and East Coast class 91117, on a down train from London heading north.
Doncaster Railway station
Doncaster railway station is in South Yorkshire and it is 156 miles from London Kings Cross. Doncaster station is now (2019) managed by LNER. Doncaster station is on of the East Coast Main Line (ECML). Doncaster is one of the main railway stations on the ECML.
Doncaster station has eight platforms on two islands platforms. Platforms one three and four and eight are through platforms. Platforms six and seven are bays at the north of the station on the down side. Platform two and five are south-facing bays on the up side. It now has another (new) platform with the number 0 on the up side at the norther end.
There is a good mixture of train operators who now run thier services to from and though Doncaster station. LNER now ( 2019) runs the main ECML trains replacing Virgin East Coast East Coast and NXEC and GNER be for them . First Hull Trains also run there trains though Hull to London. Cross Country and Northern Rail trains together with First TransPennine Express and East Midlands Trains also use this station
The Plant
Doncaster's Great Northern Railway railway works was called The Plant. It was established by the Great Northern Railway in 1853. This railway works is (or what is left of it now ) next to the station on the west or down side of the station. LNER A3s and A4s were just two of the many classes of steam engines that came out of these works.
