Date: 17/02/2016

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has issued a Prohibition Notice to West Coast Railway Company (WCR) preventing it running its heritage rail services on the main line railway, with effect from February 18. The notice relates to concerns about WCRs management of safety, following a number of incidents over the past year.

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With West Coast Railway's troubles hopefully behind them an extended Fellsman season got underway on 27th May with 45699 Galatea taking the first train of the 2015 season out of Lancaster. Fellsman trains are scheduled to run every Wednesday until 26th August.
Location: Lancaster
Company: Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
27/05/2015 Mark Bartlett

WCRC 47790 bringing up the rear of the 1Z33 Northern Belle tour as it runs through Hyndland station on a sunny 3 June 2011. The locomotive is sporting its new Northern Belle livery. On the front of the train is WCRC no 47810.
Location: Hyndland
Company: Stobcross Railway
03/06/2011 Ken Browne

It's not every day you find a diesel locomotive in Brighton station, but on 10 May 2014 WCRC 57315 has arrived with a railtour from Carnforth. On the other end was 47786, which took the tour on to Eastbourne.
Location: Brighton
Company: London and Brighton Railway
10/05/2014 John McIntyre