CrossCountry operate one Voyager out of Nottingham per day, the 06:43 departure to Reading. You take the first leg of the journey from Nottingham to Derby in Class 221136. Due to a rail defect near Trent East Jn, you’ll be making a rare reversal at East Midlands Parkway.

35-minute scenario on the Midland Mainline (Derby-Nottingham-Leicester extension) by JustTrains.

Requirements:
JustTrains:
– Midland Mainline (Derby-Nottingham-Leicester extension);
– JJA Autoballasters;
– Class 20 Advanced.

Armstrong Powerhouse (and their dependencies):
– Weather EP;
– Class 66 EP;
– JNA hoppers;
– Class 37 Vol 1&2;
– Mk1 coaches Vol 1;
– Mk2 coaches D-F.

Steam:
– WCML Trent Valley (for lineside equipment).

Major Wales Design (and their dependencies):
– Class 158 EMR;
– Class 156 EMR;
– Class 43 Revamp.

Semaphore Simulations (and their dependencies):
– Class 170/222 EMR;
– Meridian/Voyager Advanced 2019 Overhaul 4.1.0.

Alan Thomson Sim (and their dependencies):
– Class 170 WMR Destinations;
– Class 43 Ex-LNER (EMR);
– Virgin Trains West Coast Loco Hauled Pack.

Did this event happen in real life? No. I thought it was an interesting idea for a scenario.