West Coast Electrics Archive
Being brought up within a mile of the West Coast Mainline as it climbs the fells I've been a life long fan of the unassuming but nevertheless mighty AC Electrics. From a young age watching them on the tough north bound restart out of Oxenholme, climbing Grayrigg and Shap and rolling into the Citadel. After getting my first SLR camera in 1998 I set about recording them in the Cumbrian landscape in the days when you didn't need any 'gen' as everything was loco hauled.
Now with all passenger services in the hands of units running a fairly intensive timetable we now only have a handful of daytime freights to go after.
Anyway, here's some of the dregs of whats left with some of my efforts from more happier times……
Read MoreNow with all passenger services in the hands of units running a fairly intensive timetable we now only have a handful of daytime freights to go after.
Anyway, here's some of the dregs of whats left with some of my efforts from more happier times……
86259 Les Ross storms round the curve at Cowperthwaite with a Cumbrian Mountain Express charter from Euston to Carlisle. Steam had been booked to take over at Carnforth but 259 worked the outward leg throughout to Carlisle due to a Fire Brigade strike, strange really as it was pouring down! 19/7/2014.
