text: January 2024 Exemption Revoked In January 2024, The Office of Road and Rail issued West Coast Railways with a certificate of revocation for the exemption of its hinged door rolling stock with immediate effect from 11 January (the exemption was originally intended to expire on 29 February). Following the revokation of their exemption to run hinged door rolling stock until the end of February, West Coast Railways issued a statement: “We are extremely disappointed by this decision. We remain committed to working with the ORR to agree how we can safeguard the future of our heritage services". "We are already considering a range of options and have asked the ORR to allow the current exemption to run its course, to give us time to put forward detailed proposals".
  March 2024 New Request Sent
  In March 2024, WCR Announced that due to the ongoing issues with their coaches all Jacobite services which were due to start on 28 March were to be suspended until further notice. A new exemption request was submitted to the ORR on 8 March to allow the use of their MK1 and MK2 coaches for their 2024 railtour season alongside 2024's Jacobite services. In April 2024, it was confirmed that the deliberation for a new exemption request would take four months.
  Services
  Jacobite
  WCR operates several regular steam-hauled excursions every summer. The most famous of these trains is The Jacobite (named for the historic Jacobite political movement). It runs along the West Highland Line from Fort William to Mallaig, crossing Glenfinnan Viaduct. It runs Monday to Fridays from the middle of May until the end of October and also runs at weekends from the end of June until the end of August.