Trains and buses filmed in the East Midlands on the 19th May 2023 with filming starting off at East Midlands Parkway for a run on one of the last Class 180 services to be operated by East Midlands Railway with 180109 joined to 180110 with a Nottingham to London St Pancras service having started at Derby last minute due to a train planning error.
Onwards to Leicester for the inauguration filming of the new Hop service providing a free City centre link around Leicester using Yutong Electric vehicles. Notice the 'frog' noises as it reaches Granby Street onboard the bus. There are rides onboard the two vehicles providing the service that day which wereYD23FMM and YD23FMO. The usual Leicester city centre locations filmed at The Railway Station, Haymarket Bus Station, High Cross and St Margarets Bus Station.
Next trip is onboard Kinch Bus Skylink Derby ADL Enviro200 MMC YD20OHB to East Midlands Airport to see the recent transfer of First onto the JetParks shuttle service from Arriva. Some of the regular bus services are seen at the Airport too at the Arrival Bus Station.
Last port of call here is at Derby with the CrossCountry High Speed Train in the Intercity Executive livery on an Edinburgh bound service from Plymouth before moving into the City centre for more bus action from Arriva, Trent Barton, Kinch Bus, High Peak, Diamond and Notts & Derby mainly.
24 май 2023
