West Coast Railway Company

West Coast Railway Company (WCRC) is a railway spot-hire company and charter train operator, based at Carnforth in Lancashire. The company operates charter trains throughout the year, many of which are hauled by its fleet of steam locomotives. The most famous of these is The Jacobite, which runs from Fort William to Mallaig in the West Highlands, and passes over the spectacular Glenfinnan Viaduct.

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Railway - Carnforth - Lancashire - Steam locomotive - The Jacobite - Fort William - Mallaig - West Highlands - Glenfinnan

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The company also owns and operates a fleet of diesel locomotives, which are primarily used to haul charter trains, but have also been hired to other railway operators. The fleet is mostly composes of Class 37 and Class 47 locomotives, but also includes the prototype passenger Class 57, no. 57601. The Class 37 locomotives were all purchased from Ian Riley Engineering, which ceased its spot-hire operations in mid-2004.

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Diesel locomotive - Class 37 - Class 47 - Class 57 - Ian Riley Engineering

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In 2005, WCWC won the contract to haul the Royal Scotsman luxury train from EWS. As a result, its two operational Class 37 locomotives and a Class 47 were repainted into Royal Scotsman maroon livery.

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2005 - Royal Scotsman - EWS

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