ELECTRIFICATION OF BR WEST-COAST MAIN LINE COMPLETED

May 6, 1974 saw both the end of the 74 million pound sterling project to electrify and re-signal the West Coast main line between Glasgow and Weaver Junction, just north of Crewe, and the beginning of the best ever rail services between Scotland and England. The massive and complex task of electrifying and resignalling the line between Glasgow and Crewe was authorized by Parliament in February 1970.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Broadfields (Technical Publishers) Limited

  Little Leighs
  Chelmsford, Essex CMB 1PM,   England 
• Authors:
  • COBBETT, D J
• Publication Date: 1974-5

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 162-164
• Serial:
  • Rail Engineering International
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: De Rooi Publications
  • ISSN: 0141-4615

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Railroad electrification; Technology
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Construction; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00057182
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Rail Engineering International
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1974 12:00AM