Midland to the Coast

The London Midland Region of British Railways served three main coastal areas – North Wales, Lancashire and the Cumbrian coast bordering the Lake District. There were several major resorts in these locations including Blackpool, Southport, Morecambe, Colwyn Bay, Llandudno, and Rhyl together with many smaller resorts such as Grange-over-Sands, New Brighton, Prestatyn and Pwllheli. Many benefitted from through trains from major urban centres including the capital and peak holiday trains conveyed vast crowds for their annual holiday by the sea. Some forty of these resorts are included in this volume which also features a variety of motive power encompassing steam, diesel and electric traction.