Latest News     Station Buildings        Signal Boxes     OHLE     Contact   Links	Always wanted to model the West Coast Main Line?       Don't be put off any longer. Our aim with West Coast Miniatures is to offer a bespoke model making       service for those modellers who want to recreate this historic trunk route. The WCML links London       with Glasgow via Birmingham and the Midlands with important branches to Liverpool, Manchester       and Northampton. The route was electrified by British Rail in two stages. The southern half was       electrified between 1960-1967 while the northern section between 1971-1974. This created two       different styles of architecture relating to buildings and electrification equipment. With the first       scheme BR rebuilt a lot of the stations with a distinctive 'modern' look while the Overhead Line       Equipment consisted of lattice work gantries. When work moved onto the second phase a lot of the       original station buildings were retained whilst the OHLE was made simpler with head spans       replacing the lattice work gantries.       Most of the rebuilt stations on the earlier section had a distinctive look with hardly any windows       and large overhanging roof lines. Apart from Triang's attempt in the 1970's these buildings have       been largely overlooked by the main manufacturers. With West Coast Miniatures we aim to fill a void       in the market by offering custom built buildings and accessories based on WCML prototypes.