West Coast Main Line

One of the UKs busiest main lines that until recently all the long distance passenger was loco hauled but the line is can still busy for freight in places.

87010 is seen leaving Euston on a Birmingham service - 19/03/2005	66401 is seen here working 4L46 Ditton-Purfleet past Carpenders Park - 25/05/2005	87022 is seen leading a VWC express north at Carpenders Park - 04/08/2004	87024 'Lord of the Isles' (which was sadly scrapped at Caerwent during the later part of 2005) is seen here passing Carpenders Park heading into London Euston - 4/08/2004
To prove it can happen - 57307 without a Dellner fitted is seen towing a pendo at Carpenders Park - 04/08/2004	Another Saturday afternoon at Carpenders Park to see 87002 with the 14:33 Euston-Wolverhapton. This time the sun had no been seen all day until it sort of appeared as it came round the curve out of pure luck - 16/04/2005	87012 is seen leading a Euston-Wolverhampton service at Carpenders park - 07/05/2005	GNER coloured 90024 is seen here working for Silverlink County as it passes Carpenders Park with 1W99 18:21 London Euston-Northampton 'Cobbler' service - 25/05/2005
One of only 2 92s in EWS livery 92001 is seen passing Carpenders Park working 6X77 Wembley-Mossend - 25/05/2005	90022 is seen leading the 17:21 London Euston-Northampton 'Cobbler' service past Carpenders Park - 25/05/2005	66541 leads 4M93 past Carpenders Park- 27/05/2005	On a May evening at Carpenders Park 66129 passes with a empty north bound stone train - 27/05/2005
On a sunny Friday afternoon 87004 leads the 17:40 Euston-Wolverhapton past Carpenders Park - 27/05/2005	On the third last Friday of 87s operating WCML mainline passenger 87019 is seen here powering the 18:10 Euston Wolverhpaton past Carpenders Park (vice failed pendo, 87019 was expected to appear in 1T22 Euston-Crewe which was later cancelled!) - 27/05/2005	During the first part of 2005 4L75 was booked to be worked by a pair of 86s. Here 86609 (one of the oldest still in service) and 86632 lead 4L75 past Carpenders Park - 03/06/2005	Once 87s had finshed for Virgin West Coast EWS 90s were hired until the end of 2005 here 90034 is seen here working the 18:10 Euston-Wolverhampton service past Carpenders Park - 22/06/2005
37059 and 37069 work 4L46 past Carpenders Park - 19/04/2006	DRS 37612 and 37608 lead 4L46 past Carpenders Park - 07/06/2006	90045 works 4M87 Felixstowe-Trafford Park past Carpenders Park - 07/06/2006	37406 and 37417 lead an ECS move running as 5Z48 for the next days 'Pennine Syphons' railtour past Carpenders Park (note the England flag!) - 23/06/2006
Fastline 56301 is seen leading 4O90 past Carpenders Park - 23/06/2006	90042 is seen working 4M87 south at Carpenders Park - 25/08/2006	86639 and 86627 are seen at Watford Junction with 4L75 - 25/05/2005	86501 is seen leading 4L75 south at Cow Roast - 22/06/2007
With just days left of 87s working in the UK 87028 is seen leading Christmas extra 1M29 in very weak sun south past Cow Roast - 19/12/2007	66129 is seen leading 6A51 south at Cow Roast - 21/12/2007	66564 is seen leading 4L75 south at Cow Roast in place of the booked electric loco - 21/12/2007	66578 is seen leading 4O35 south at Cow Roast - 21/12/2007
What could be the final daylight 87 working on the southern WCML - 87022 is seen working 1M29 south at Cow Roast near Tring - 21/12/2007	66580 is seen leading 4L93 south at Cow Roast - 21/12/2007	56303 is seen leading a well loaded 4O90 near Cow Roast, south of Tring - 21/08/2006	56312 is seen working 4Z91 Dollands Moor-Hams Hall north at Cow Roast near Tring - 27/07/2009
37667 and 37510 are seen working 6Z70 Sheernes-Tyne Dock north at Chemscote - 17/04/2010	First photo of 2010 and still loco hauled trains working for Virgin West Coast. 90029 is seen working 1G25 14:03 Euston-Birmingham north near Blisworth - 01/01/2010	86501 and 70002 are seen leading 4M88 Felixstowe-Crewe north at Barby Nortoft - 16/08/2010	87013 is seen dragging a failed VWC set with 87014 on the rear south at Rugby - 08/09/2004
87025 is seen standing at Nuneaton on a cold Feburay evening with a southbound service for London Euston - 13/02/2004	Due to 90004 failing on a southbound West Coast Serivce Cross Countries 86236 is seen here at Stafford with a service bound for London Euston - 08/04/2002	20305 and 20301 are seen delivering the DRS charter stock from Oxley to Kingmoor at Slindon working as 5Z51 – 05/07/2007	66601 is seen leading an unknown ballast working north at Stableford - 04/06/2010
86622 and 86605 are seen working 4L92 past Weston near Crewe - 23/10/2007	90034 is seen leadng 6L48 past Weston - 23/10/2007	90046 is seen working 4L92 south at Weston - 06/02/2008	66410 is seen leading 4M44 south at Weston - 06/02/2008
86607 and 86638 are seen working 4L92 south at Weston near Crewe - 11/02/2008	66124 is seen leading 4G63 south at Weston near Crewe - 06/02/2008	66406 is seen leading 4M44 south at Weston near Crewe - 11/02/2008	86632 and 86628 are seen working 4L92 south past a Shadowy weston - 13/02/2008
66076 is seen leading 4G63 sotuh at Weston near Crewe - 13/02/2008	66409 is seen leading 4M44 south at Weston near Crewe - 13/02/2008	66213 is seen leading 4M63 past Weston near Crewe - 03/03/2008	90016 is seen working 4L92 past Weston near Crewe - 07/03/2008
66171 is seen on 4G63 at Weston near Crewe - 07/03/2008	86610 is seen leading 86639 on 4L92 Ditton-Felixstowe at Weston, Crewe - 23/04/2008	66027 is seen working 4G63 Trafford Park-Washwood Heath at Weston - 23/04/2008	66425 on hire to Freightliner is seen working an empty northbound coal at Weston - 23/04/2008
92007 is seen working 4H17 Wembley-Trafford Park at Weston - 23/04/2008	92017 is seen working 6L48 Garston-Dagenham at Weston - 23/04/2008	66012 is seen working 6K50 Toton-Crewe VQ at Weston - 23/04/2008	66577 is seen wokring 4M61 Southampton-Trafford Park at Weston - 23/04/2008
90016 is seen leading 4M88 Felixstowe-Crewe north at Weston - 06/05/2008	66418 is seen leaidng 4M44 south at Weston - 03/10/2008	Parked at Basford Hall for the weekend 86639 and 86604 wait to leave with a north bound train on Monday - 08/04/2006	And the 'Ghost' 67029 is seen here at Crewe on a test train about to depart heading south - 05/09/2005
66408 while on hire to freightliner is seen at Crewe in the early hours of the morning with a northbound freightliner service - 08/04/2006	57306 is seen waiting to leave Crewe with a drag to Preston - 10/11/2007	LMS Kettle 6201 is seen at Crewe - 10/11/2007	47790 in its new livery looking very smart is seen working 6Z51 Reading-York at Crewe - 15/11/2007
90047 is seen working 4M81 north at Acton Bridge - 11/04/2008	86259 is seen working 1Z87 south at Winwick Junction - 01/03/2008	37417 is seen working 6F42 Blackburn-Warrington south at Winwick Junction - 07/5/2008	86259 is seen leading 1Z58 Carlisle-Birmingham south at Red Bank - 03/05/2008
67029 is seen working the Northern Belle south from Oxenholme to Kings Cross at Red Bank - 07/05/2008	86609 86622 are seen powering 4M74 Coatbridge-Crewe with 86612 DIT south at Red Bank - 07/05/2008	A clean 57307 is seen leading 6J37 Carlisle-Chirk south at Red Bank - 07/05/2008	86607 and 86628 are seen working 4M74 Coatbridge-Crewe south at Red Bank - 01/06/2009
47810 is seen leeding 1Z71 past Brock - 15/09/2007	37248 is seen on 1Z45 at Brock - 15/09/2007	57314 is seen leading 6Z57 south at Docker - 12/04/2007	92019 is seen leading 4S43 Rugby-Mossend north at Docker - 22/05/2010
4S52 is one of the few daylight Class 86 workings left on the scenic northern section of the WCML, here 86614 (one of the last remaining in grey) is seen leading 86639 on 4S52 just north of Docker - 12/04/2007	66411 is seen leading 4S43 north near Docker - 12/04/2007	87002 is seen working 1Z87 Birmingham Intl-Glasgow Central north at Beck Houses - 15/10/2008	66952 is seen leading a rail train south at Beck Foot - 14/02/2007
66402 is seen passing Beck Foot with a eraly 4M44 - 14/02/2007	66411 is seen leading 4S43 north at Beck Foot - 14/02/2007	86605 and 86637 are seen leading 4S52 north at Beck Foot - 14/02/2007	In place of the NMT HST 37610 is seen leading 1Z92 past Beck Foot (as the train was running a little late the sun is slightly too head on) - 14/02/2007
86101s first railtour in presevation is seen passing Beck Foot with 1Z43 - 24/03/2007	66404 is seen leading 4S44 upgrade at Greenholme - 05/04/2007	90043 is seen leading 4M74 near Scot Green - 05/04/2007	57311 is seen working 6J37 Carlisle-Chirk south at Greenholme - 23/05/2008
86610 and 86632 are seen working 4M74 Coastbridge-Crewe south at Greenhlolme - 23/05/2008	86604 and 86621 are seen working 4M74 Coatbridge-Crewe south at Greenholme - 16/06/2009	92041 is seen working 6O12 Carlisle-Eastleigh south at Greenholme - 16/06/2009	57308 is seen working 6J37 Carlisle-Chirk south at Greenholme - 16/06/2009
66165 is seen working 6M46 Tees yard-Hardendale up Shap - 08/04/2009	86637 and 86614 are seen working 4M74 Coatbridge-Crewe south near Shap - 08/04/2009	47746 stands at Carlisle working on a Serco - 29/10/2003	66510 is seen leading 6E65 Ravenstruther-Drax south at Greskine - 22/06/2010
86639 and 86627 are seen leading 4M74 Coatbridge-Crewe south at Greskine - 22/06/2010	37670 is seen working 6K66 Carlisle-Achnasheen at Crawford - 23/06/2009	66957 is seen leading 4S34 Carlisle yard-Killoch north near Crawford - 22/06/2010	92017 is seen leading 4S43 Rugby-Mossend north crossing the Clyde and Crawford - 22/06/2010
90028 is seen here near of Crawford working down Beattock Summit with 6S50 Carlisle-Millerhill. This is one of the few freight trains booked to be worked by EWS 90s - 02/06/2006	66127 leads 6M04 Hunterston-Fiddlers Ferry up Beattock Summit near Crawford - 02/06/2006	87022 now smartly renamed 'Cock o' the North' is seen working 1M44 near Crawford on Beattock in a lucky burst of sunshine - 14/08/2006	92031 is seen leading 4M49 Mossend-Carlisle south near Abington - 02/04/2010
66434 is seen working 4M44 Coatbridge-Daventry south near Abington - 23/06/2009	92017 is seen leading 4M48 Mossend-Rugby south at Wandel north of Abington - 21/06/2010	86605 and 86604 are seen leading 4L80 Coatbridge-Tilbury south at Wandel - 21/06/2010	91112 is seen leaidng 1S13 north near Lanark Junction - 24/03/2008
86604 and 86638 are seen here leading 4M74 on a sunny afternoon past Carluke - 27/10/2005	92029 with 37406 DIT is seen passing Carluke working 6M12 Mossend-Carlisle yard - 27/10/2005	90039 is seen waiting to depart Glasgow Central with 1M11 to London Euston - 23/10/2006	90027 stands at Glasgow Central waiting to work 1M11 sleeper service to London Euston - 26/10/2006
90026 is seen at Glasgow Central havuing worked the 'Lowland bedz' from Euston - 10/02/2007

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