North West trains, 2017

Photos from the West Coast Main Line (WCML) and other lines in north west England.

37421 & 37057, 1Q47, Carnforth, Tues 11 April 2017 - 1534. Colas's 1052 Derby - Carlisle High Wapping test train heads north for a week in Scotland. It ran via Shap not the coast as booked, probably because of the disruption caused by the failure of 2C34 1435 Carlisle - Barrow (37402) at Workington at 1540. The consist was radio survey coach 977868, plain line pattern recognition coach 5981, overhead line inspection coach 977983 and generator van 6263.

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37421 & 37057, 1Q47, Carnforth, Tues 11 April 2017 - 1534. Colas's 1052 Derby - Carlisle High Wapping test train heads north for a week in Scotland. It ran via Shap not the coast as booked, probably because of the disruption caused by the failure of 2C34 1435 Carlisle - Barrow (37402) at Workington at 1540. The consist was radio survey coach 977868, plain line pattern recognition coach 5981, overhead line inspection coach 977983 and generator van 6263.