Spotting from Cambridge North Platform 2 on a sweltering 14.08.2026
Great Northern 379026/279028 - 1T35 Ely to London Kings Cross service arriving at Platform 1 and CrossCountry 170110 - 1N57 Stansted Airport to Birmingham New Street service passing through Platform 2 running 3 minutes late.
After these two Great Northern services all others were caped at Cambridge due to a signalling fault near Downham Market.
Greater Anglia 755418 - 1K74 Stansted Airport to Norwich service running 5 minutes late departing Platform 2 towards Ely.
Greater Anglia 755417 - 1K79 Norwich to Stansted Airport service arriving at Platform 1 running 3 minutes late.
CrossCountry 170101 - 1L38 Birmingham New Street to Stansted Airport service passing through Platform 1 running 47 minutes late.
Great Northern 379016/379024 passing through Platform 1 as an ECS move towards Cambridge. (15:04).
CrossCountry 170621 - 1N59 Stansted Airport to Birmingham New Street service running 3 minutes late passing through Platform 2.
CrossCountry 170638 - 1L40 Birmingham New Street to Stansted Airport service slowly passing through Platform 1 running 13 minutes late.
Greater Anglia 755414 'Lest We Forget' - 1K76 Stansted Airport to Norwich service departing Platform 2 running 7 minutes late.
Greater Anglia 755423 - 1K81 Norwich to Stansted Airport service arriving at Platform 1 running 3 minutes late.
CrossCountry 170620 - 1L42 Birmingham New Street to Stansted Airport service passing through Platform 1 running 9 minutes late.
CrossCountry 170101 - 1N61 Stansted Airport to Birmingham New Street service passing through Platform 2 running 7 minutes late.
Greater Anglia 755417 - 1K78 Stansted Airport to Norwich service departing Platform 2.
Greater Anglia 755401 - 1K83 Norwich to Stansted Airport service arriving at Platform 1.
Great Northern services 379024/379016 and 379026/279028, along with Greater Anglia and CrossCountry trains, are shown running late or passing through platforms. Delays are noted at Cambridge due to issues near Downham Market, with multiple services impacted. The footage includes trains arriving and departing from Platform 1 and 2, highlighting the operational challenges faced on the day.
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