HS2 will provide more track, more trains, and faster journeys, improving performance and reliability across the West Midlands/London rail corridor, and adding 250,000 extra seats a day to the #WestCoastMainLine .
Find out more: hs2.org.uk/what-is-hs2/
#NationalTrainDay
Nipped over to Cheddington to catch 6m95 Dungeness - Crewe flask train as its only certain time of year I can photograph it , even the Avanti 390 want to be part of the show Direct Rail Services Railcam UK #DRS #westcoastmainline
ππ A taste of the lunchtime action at Rugeley TV. London Northwestern Railway #class350 Avanti West Coast #class390 Direct Rail Services #class66 #WestCoastMainline
In these safety consciousness days one'd prob not approve of guys messing around on the railway but heres James Mason (the British actor) talking about the railways at Chalk Farm! How so much more liberal things were then! #Camden #LondonHistory #RailwayHistory #WestCoastMainLine
A snapshot of what's going on on the west coast mainline.
What the hell is happening? It gets worse every week. #westcoastmainline #avantiwestcoast #hs2 #manchesterpiccadilly
Dive into the details of how we moved a giant 6,200 tonne single span bridge structure into place, beneath the #WestCoastMainLine at Fulfen Wood near #Lichfield π€©π.
'Royal Scot' gets a blast of sunshine while passing through Barrows Green, on its way up the West Coast Mainline with the #SaphosTrains #Lakesider
#locomotiveservicelimited #royalscot #barrowsgreen #culbria #steamrailway #steamtrain #westcoastmainline
GOLBORNE 03-05-17.
The Duchess of Sutherland heads north.
#Golborne #DuchessofSutherland #locomotive #WestCoastMainLine #steamloco #steampower
Nach einem Tag Pause in London geht es wieder durch #UK .
Von #Euston aus bringt mich Avanti West Coast nach VisitBlackpool.
Hin geht es mit einem Refit des #Pendolino (siehe Liverpool Tweet).
#Eisenbahn #Bahnreise #WCML #WestCoastMainLine
Last month, one of Europe's largest concrete bridge lifts was completed in Ravenscraig under the #WestCoastMainLine .
The rail bridge allows a new dual carriageway to be constructed between #Motherwell and #Ravenscraig .
View the full length time-lapse: youtu.be/4mkxVgMsDm0
Could this be why my Avanti West Coast #Train to #London Euston at 10.04am was 15 mins late today? π€
As Iβve said previously on GB News & BBC iPlayer, the cancellation of #HS2 was more than Speed, itβs about Capacity on the #WestCoastMainline β¦
Or maybe it was just late? π
History in motion: Female signallers take the lead today on the West Coast Main Line rail-suppliers.com/history-in-mot⦠Network Rail #NetworkRail #RailwayNews #RailNews #InternationalWomansDay2024 #WestCoastMainLine
The #WestCoastMainLine was electrified 50 years ago, delivering faster, more reliable journeys for passengers.
Since then, we've gone even further by investing in more upgrades to improve services - part of our plan to grow the economy and future-proof our railways.
πΈ Essential track maintenance at #LedburnJunction is taking place during #MayRailWorks
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This work means safer and more reliable journeys for passengers on the #WestCoastMainLine
Please check National Rail before you travel!
Avanti West Coast West Midlands Railway
Another one from Saturday, featuring 46100 'Royal Scot' seen battling away at the gradient, climbing up towards Shap, on the approach to Salterwath.
#royalscot #royalscot 46100 #shap #salterwath #cumbria #cumbria nmountainexpress #westcoastmainline #wcml #lms #stanier #steamtrain
πΈ π Travelling home yesterday from #Glasgow which some beautiful views of throughout the Lake District. One of the pure joys of travelling on the #WestCoastMainLine
