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Also, rumors abound West Coast is also being hired for a Preston Euston and return service using 86401/259, not sure what coaching stock is being used. LSL are now not doing Preston only Manchester using the mk3 set.

37800 has taken 315860/861 to Kingsbury this morning from Wolverton.

So why has scotsman been pulled from the Euston- Crewe leg, was looking forward to seeing this loco for ages. That was the only steam tour booked on the southern end of the WCML this year. :evil::cry::cry::cry:

What a fantastic day at Rugby yesterday, two steam railtours at the same time. Duchess in platform 1 watering and A4 in up goods loop watering opposite each other. The sound of both engines whistling at each other on departure of the first train hauled by bittern will not be forgotten for a...

London Midland also have train crew based at Rugby

68005 is on the way to Motherwell at this moment on 0S82 from Carlisle Kingmoor to Motherwell TMD so this could be true

I say get out there and enjoy heritage traction while you can :) nothing lasts forever one day it will be gone.

Definatley 37421 saw yesterday, also 37069 on the blocks at dirft and the two 37/7 stabled side by side in the tesco terminal. Just like the old days when 37's were common around the Rugby area.

The loco 4M90 is usually stabled at Rugby during the day

5A24 Longsight (Manchester) to London Euston Monday to Thursday class 390 Pendelino. Their is also paths for Carnforth to Southall and Southall to Carnforth during weekdays for WCRC which runs as required. Moving coaching stock around for railtours. Ran as a Boness to Southall last week.This...

The crawl around Stafford is probably to avoid the Coventry /Birmingham/Wolverhampton route which is rammed full of trains and is only double tracked. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Billions of pounds was spent on the WCML and NR/Railtrack promised a modern efficient railway...

"The next morning, I was reading about the Government’s plans for the High Speed Rail link from London to Manchester. If ever there was a case of running before you can walk, this is it." Surly thats part of the idea of the High Speed rail link , to reduce overcrowding on the ECML and WCML...

yes ive seen some pictures of a class 52 at Bletchley on the internet problay came off the Oxford branch. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Their used to be a parcels train that passed through Rugby at about 5am that was class 47 hauled that used to go over the "top" at...

After a discussion yesterday does anyone know if there was any class 35/42/43/52 workings through Rugby on the WCML?

Bottles of SKOL WHITE TOP if I rember right :lol: The WCML modernisation brought it all back when we had class 37's and 31's stabled at Rugby on engineering trains backed up with any other class of loco that moved at the time.:D Plus railfreight 47's 56's and 58's thrashing thru on freight...