Track deterioration some observations on the West Coast main line within the London Midland Region, and proposals for short-medium term R & D effort (IM-TS-119)

The southern end of this route was modernised in the late fifties and early sixties prior to the completion of the electrification from London to Liverpool end Manchester in 1966. The Northern end was modernised in the later sixties and early seventies prior to the extension of the electrification throughout...