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The East Coast Main Line (ECML) runs from London King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley, with branches to Leeds and Hull, and a continuation on to Aberdeen. Historically, it has been the West Coast route's high-speed competitor for Anglo-Scottish traffic and has traditionally featured the fastest trains available on Britain's railways, showcasing many different locomotives and rolling stock over the years. With over 120 images, including a range of maps and drawings, this book details the construction and layout, providing a thorough history of the creation of the line. It also looks at the wide range of different locomotives that have featured over almost two centuries, giving a comprehensive history of the many famous, and not so famous, locomotives that have hauled trains over thisprestigious route.

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Andy Flowers has been a freelance railway photographer and journalist for over 25 years. He has worked for a wide range of UK-based railway magazines including The Railway Magazine, Railway World, Traction, Railways Illustrated, Rail Express and Todays Railways. He also worked for railway publishers Platform 5 as a news editor and features writer and has prepared a number of articles for foreign railway magazines.

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