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. 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.

Fleet Details

n service bgcolor=#ffcocb|Withdrawn bgcolor=#87cefa|Preserved bgcolor=#98fb98|Under repair bgcolor=#f4a460|Sold for further use bgcolor=#cecece|Scrapped
lass align=left|Name align=left|Livery Year Acquired align=left|Previous Operator align=left|Status
lign=center|08220 align=center|08 align=left|- align=left|BR Black align=center|1986 align=left|ex-British Rail align=left|Operational
lign=center|08678 align=center|08 align=left|Ulverstonian align=left|BR Blue align=center|1993 align=left|ex-Glaxo, Ulverston align=left|Operational
lign=center|37197 align=center|37 align=left|- align=left|IRE Two Tone Green align=center|2004 align=left|ex-Ian Riley Engineering align=left|Operational
gcolor=#ffcocb align=center|37235 bgcolor=#ffcocb align=center|37 bgcolor=#ffcocb align=left|- bgcolor=#ffcocb align=left|Trainload Grey bgcolor=#ffcocb align=center|2004 bgcolor=#ffcocb align=left|ex-Ian Riley Engineering bgcolor=#ffcocb align=left|Withdrawn
lign=center|37261 align=center|37 align=left|- align=left|BR Green align=center|2004 align=left|ex-Ian Riley Engineering align=left|Operational
gcolor=#98fb98 align=center|37423 bgcolor=#98fb98 align=center|37 bgcolor=#98fb98 align=left|- bgcolor=#98fb98 align=left|Trans-Rail bgcolor=#98fb98 align=center|2004 bgcolor=#98fb98 align=left|ex-Ian Riley Engineering bgcolor=#98fb98 align=left|Under repair
gcolor=#98fb98 align=center|47245 bgcolor=#98fb98 align=center|47 bgcolor=#98fb98 align=left|- bgcolor=#98fb98 align=left|Railfreight Distribution (Revised) bgcolor=#98fb98 align=center|2003 bgcolor=#98fb98 align=left|ex-HNRC bgcolor=#98fb98 align=left|Under repair
gcolor=#98fb98 align=center|47492 bgcolor=#98fb98 align=center|47 bgcolor=#98fb98 align=left|- bgcolor=#98fb98 align=left|Rail Express Systems bgcolor=#98fb98 align=center|2003 bgcolor=#98fb98 align=left|ex-HNRC bgcolor=#98fb98 align=left|Under repair
lign=center|47854 align=center|47 align=left|- align=left|WCRC Maroon align=center|2002 align=left|ex-Virgin Trains align=left|Operational
lign=center|57601 align=center|57 align=left|- align=left|WCRC Maroon align=center|2003 align=left|ex-First Great Western align=left|Operational

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