text: In June 2018, West Coast Railways ran a service on the Windermere branch line between Oxenholme and Windermere after Arriva Rail North cancelled all trains on the line in the short term in an attempt to fix the disruption and cancellations around their network.
  Train Operating Company
  Former companies operated with:
  Vintage Trains (WCR unable to provide crews for tours from start of 2018, trains now operated by Vintage Trains CBS)
  Belmond Royal Scotsman (Contracted ended April 2016 by owners due to running issues with WCR and awarded to GB Railfreight)
  Routes
  Routes commonly operated over by WCR include the nearby Cumbrian Coast line, Furness line, Little North Western Line, Settle & Carlisle line, and the West Highland Line. The company utilises several sidings at Hellifield, south of Settle Junction, where the lines to  and  diverge, allowing easy access to the WCR home base.
  Depots
  The headquarters and main depot is at Carnforth MPD. The former LMS depot coded 10A has workshops for steam and diesel locomotives, and also carriage and wagon facilities to maintain the company's fleet of Mark 1 and Mark 2 carriages. The site includes extensive sidings plus a paint shop.
  The company's second base is the former Great Western Railway depot at Southall Railway Centre in West London which it has occupied since 2008. "The Green Train" is based here, used on "The Cathedrals Express".