A WARM WELCOME TO THE 8A RAIL WEBSITEThe 8A RAIL website was set up many years ago to promote the rail area of Liverpool, Merseyside and North Cheshire which tends to be overlooked by rail enthusiasts and photographers compared with other parts of the country. I am never sure why this has been the case but there is considerable passenger and freight traffic that originate’s, finishes and passes through the area along with a great variety of different TOC’s / FOC’s, locomotive classes and diesel / electric multiple units, probably more than most area’s outside of London. Add to this, there are some excellent viewing and photographic locations too, although with the progress of time, especially since 2015 some locations have been lost to the long overdue electrification of the Liverpool and Manchester line but still does not detract from what is on offer in the area covered .
In April 2018, my first book was published entitled 'Merseyside Traction' which gives a broad pictorial overview over the last 20 years of the various motive power, liveries and locations within the Merseytravel transport area. Please click on this link - Merseyside Traction for further information and availablility. Also it is available at some book sellers and online. such as Amazon, WH Smith etc. Following on from the above, my second book was released in July 2019, with on this occasion, the subject was preserved steam and the book is entitled 'The Llangollen Railway in the late Twentieth Century' . This covers the period from 1985 to 2003 when the railway rose from the ashes to one of the best preserved lines in the United Kingdom, showing the progress of the railway featuring many ex BR locomotives in the magnificent Dee Valley. Again, please click this link for further information - 'The Llangollen Railway in the late Twentieth Century' . In October 2021, my third and final book was published entitled 'The East Lancashire Railway in the 1990's' which highlights this excellent preserved railway during the four seasons of the year, covering the many steam and diesel locomotives that visited the railway during that period. For further information, please click on this link - ELR in the 1990's .
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INDEX
FREIGHT DIRECTORY
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PHOTO LOCATIONS
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PASSENGER TOC's
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LOCAL HISTORY
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