Recent content by Rich9003

It is interesting that of the reversals mentioned (apart from the Caledonian sleepers when diverted via the ECML) happen at a station which is a booked stop for the train on its regular route in normal service. I was wondering if anyone knows of any current examples where this would happen en...

The original direct Lancaster (Green Ayre) to Morecambe route was electrified in 1908 at 6600V using overhead wires in a pioneering scheme and evidence of this still survives. I suspect that this may have been AC electrification, however hopefully you might still find this interesting as a...