Throughout its length from London to Glasgow via Crewe and
Carlisle, with a loop through the West Midlands and spurs to
Holyhead,Liverpool and Manchester, the West Coast Main Line has
consistently provided interest for those many with more than a
passing interest in trains and travel. This book outlines the
history of the route,its physical characteristics and sets the
scene for the various passenger and goods traffic flows that
sustained it; it then details the arrangements for motive power and
train working through the era of change that was 1957 to 1963. The
level of interest - as evidenced daily by the presence at the
lineside of hordes of young spotters and other observers - was
particularly high at that time as processions of trains hauled by
fine express passenger locomotives and those more suited to other
traffic passed by. The book also goes 'behind the scenes' to
provide insights into the daily and seasonal challenges of managing
that section of a wider railway network, as directed by the varying
terms of relevant legislation, and a government increasingly
concerned to shape the railways for the changing needs of the
public, industry and the economy. The book will be of particular
interest to those who simply recall those days by the lineside,
those with an interest in detailed arrangements to provide and
maintain suitable motive power, those with an interest in how the
railway served the needs of the nation and modellers who seek
information. The book is illustrated with colour and monochrome
images and supported by maps.
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