Jacobite

  • MPs voice support for ‘The Jacobite’ service

    MPs voice support for ‘The Jacobite’ service

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    MPs have asked Rail Minister Huw Merriman to help West Coast Railways (WCR) secure permission to run its ‘The Jacobite’ service. WCR has operated the heritage service for more than 30 years. For almost 20 of those years, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has granted it an exemption to operate with hinged-door carriages…

  • Jacobite service could be halted amid health & safety row

    Jacobite service could be halted amid health & safety row

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    The popular ‘Hogwarts Express’ service could be at the end of the line as it awaits a ruling after challenging a safety rule.

  • West Coast Railways can resume Jacobite train services, says safety body

    West Coast Railways can resume Jacobite train services, says safety body

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    The train service featured in the Harry Potter movies can resume after being granted a temporary exemption to a safety rule.

  • ‘K1’ joins Stanier pair for ‘Jacobite’ summer season

    ‘K1’ joins Stanier pair for ‘Jacobite’ summer season

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    APRIL 19 saw the start of the 2019 operating season for West Coast Railways’ ‘Jacobite’ trains.  Two of Ian Riley’s Stanier ‘Black Five’ 4-6-0s moved north from Carnforth to Fort William on April 16, with No. 45407 having the honour of hauling the first train three days later.  No. 45212 is the other ex-LMS 4-6-0 allocated…

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