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……
At one time you could see Seven's several times a day here but this time was thought to be my last ever chance to capture an 87 at my local station after ACLG/ETL had announced the withdrawal from mainline running because of the cost of fitting the GSM-R in cab radios. Luckily The Sovereign has now had them fitted and is now back in action with GBRF on the Sleeper contract.
47245 drags 87002 Royal Sovereign from Carlisle to Willesden through Oxenholme at the end of the 2012/2013 winter ice braking season, 11/4/2013.
