Over on the Midland mainline a Meridian unit forms a Sheffield to St.Pancras service.
It was the close proximity of the Midland Railway from St. Pancras to Nottingham, Sheffield etc. that signalled the closer of the Great Central route from London Marylebone in the Beeching cuts. This photo was taken from the top of the pile of topsoil created by the developers - Miller Homes - at Woodthorpe.