The Rail Accident Investigation Branch says it has launched an investigation after the derailment in Cumbria last week. An Avanti West Coast service travelling from…
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch says it has launched an investigation after the derailment in Cumbria last week. An Avanti West Coast service travelling from…
Train services are running once again following the incident at Shap on Monday. A suspected landslip caused an Avanti West Coast Pendolino to derail, with…
An express passenger train has derailed at Shap, the highest point on the West Coast Main Line in England. It has blocked Europe’s busiest mixed traffic route.
In this book, Derek Cross takes a journey along the West Coast route illustrating trains in many settings from the steam age through to modern traction.