Sunday, 4 January 2026

Cross Country 220005 (04.01.2026)

Pride in Nottingham...

220005, Cross Country's pride 220, rests at Nottingham on platform 5 before heading out on the 14:16 service to Cardiff Central, which was capped at Birmingham New Street due to a shortage of train drivers. In the end, this unit replaced 170102 on here after the Turbostar had problems with the on board safety systems although a Voyager during the day at Nottingham does make for something different since these are used on their Intercity routes to the likes of Penzance, Taunton, Bournemouth, Reading, Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen etc.