Intercity in Scotland : brochure issued by British Rail - Intercity : Director of Public Affairs (Scotland) : 1991
A 'glossy' brochure issued by British Rail's InterCity sector and pinned on the introduction of the new Class 91 electric locomotives and Mark IV coaches that came with the completion of the electrification of the East Coast Main Line to Edinburgh. After an introduction from Director, Dr. John Pideaux, the brochure looks at the overall 'product' serving Scotland on both the East and West Coast Main Lines as well as some Cross-Country, Sleeper and Motorail offerings. There are fine images of the Class 125 High Speed Trains that served, and continued to serve, the ECML after electrification south of Edinburgh on the north of Edinburgh services.
The Class 91 locomotives - "Mallards" and the Mk IV coaches have had a long and generally successful life on the ECML and are now only found on London - Leeds services and I, for one, will mourn their passing. Sadly, the replacement Azumas are retrograde in terms of passenger ambience by almost any score. The brochure also notes that InterCity was a highly successful sector of then then nationalised British Rail but equally sadly this too was destroyed in the privatisation process in the 1990s and the iconic InterCity brand lost.
Intercity in Scotland : brochure issued by British Rail - Intercity : Director of Public Affairs (Scotland) : 1991
A 'glossy' brochure issued by British Rail's InterCity sector and pinned on the introduction of the new Class 91 electric locomotives and Mark IV coaches that came with the completion of the electrification of the East Coast Main Line to Edinburgh. After an introduction from Director, Dr. John Pideaux, the brochure looks at the overall 'product' serving Scotland on both the East and West Coast Main Lines as well as some Cross-Country, Sleeper and Motorail offerings. There are fine images of the Class 125 High Speed Trains that served, and continued to serve, the ECML after electrification south of Edinburgh on the north of Edinburgh services.
The Class 91 locomotives - "Mallards" and the Mk IV coaches have had a long and generally successful life on the ECML and are now only found on London - Leeds services and I, for one, will mourn their passing. Sadly, the replacement Azumas are retrograde in terms of passenger ambience by almost any score. The brochure also notes that InterCity was a highly successful sector of then then nationalised British Rail but equally sadly this too was destroyed in the privatisation process in the 1990s and the iconic InterCity brand lost.