DVD B&R 118: Electric Traction ArchiveDVD B&R 118: Electric Traction Archive 19. 75 The story of electric traction in the British Isles from the Volks Railway to the West Coast Main Line electrification over nearly 80 years. In the beginning, trams took away trade from the railways who had to look to electric traction themselves in the towns and cities to retake that trade. Electric services grew up around places like London, Manchester, Southport, Glasgow, Morecambe, Tyneside and