East Midlands Trains 156497 (29.04.2019)

This may not be out of the ordinary here but at least one 156 was put to use on the Liverpool services today, as here illustrates with 156497, it seen in numerous shots along with one of her classmates 158783 and then later on 158866 as it spends a day on the Liverpool Lime Street services. Theis had been involved in late running on a Norwich service I believe and it nearly bowled me on an HST as it was arrivng in  whilst a 222 departed but it failed me to bowl me miserably by inches!

East Midlands Trains 153372 (29.04.2019)

Looks like I found my beast here!

153372 arrives  at Nottingham Station with a classmate leading before leaving on the 13:49 Newark Castle service.

Ouch...

...ouch...

...and ouch again! Now East Midlands Trains must have been really short of available stock today! Two single 153's are seen here in this one on the Newark Castle/Matlock runs along with one on the Mansfield Woodhouse/Worksop runs and they can perhaps prove here why the stock shortage given their appearances here! Very much below par allocations here then!

East Midlands Trains 222101 (29,04.2019)

While it is usually at peak times that there is a morning service from Lincoln Central-London St Pancras and an evening service from London St Pancras-Lincoln Central, to see a class 222 during the day on the more local stopping services is rare but mostly occurs on Mondays and Fridays and that I'd say during any stock shortages or refurbishments in general. 222101 arrives at Nottingham Midland Station to wait time before heading out on the 13:29 service to Lincoln Central from Leicester Midland.

DB Cargo UK 60062 'Stainless Pioneer' (29.04.2019)

An appropriate working here given the nameplate on this class 60 in the form of 60062 sees it passing through Nottingham Station with a load of empty sliding brown EWS steel carriers from Bescot Down Side-Boston Sleaford Sidings and with the 60.

DB Cargo UK 60039 'Dove Holes' (29.04.2019)

A bit of numerical order going on for this freight from today as, although not all coupled together, 88045, 88046 and 88047 were all in this particular set. Now we know numerical order senses can happen! 60039 arrives at Nottingham Station for a driver swap before heading off to Humber Oil Refinery with the empty blue VTG tanks, the train having originated from Kingsbury Oil Sidings.

Nottingham Station (25.04.2019)

Here are some shots, all as seen from Nottingham Station on 25.04.2019. The high level where the trams are doesn't feature in this one, so services are seen here by East Midlands Trains, Cross Country, Northern, freight from DB Cargo UK and a light engine movement by Colas Railfreight.

Look out for:

The Matlock/Newark Castle runs running with nothing but dogboxes for East Midlands Trains

Former Great Western Railway 153318 in new East Midlands Trains livery

Some part-refurbished and fully refurbished 156's for East Midlands Trains

158806, 158810, 158812 and 158813 in their new East Midlands Trains liveries

Former South West Trains unit 158889 in her new East Midlands Trains livery with declassified first class

156/158 combos on the Liverpool/Nottingham/Norwich services for East Midlands Trains

Northern's Metro Liveried 158796 'Fred Trueman Cricketing Legend'

Northern's 158784 'Barbara Castle' with PTEG vinyls

Fully branded ScotRail unit 158786 with its new operator of Northern

150222 in new Northern Livery

A two car 170 for Cross Country on some usually operated three car services with a three car on some usually operated two car services

A bonus at the end involving a lightning strike (sort of) during a torrential downpour with rain and hail.

Worth noting that the 150 actually arrived in from Leeds at 11:03, five minutes later than scheduled before departing back out there at 11:17. I suppose that could explain why the later arrival from Leeds at 12:00, two minutes later than scheduled, and the later departure back out there at 12:17 was only headed by a 158 in the form of 158784 although I suppose that 150's whenever allocated can turn up anywhere now, so...