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A new Freightliner service made its inaugural journey from Southampton to Crewe using entirely Ocean Network Express (ONE) funded GD+ green biofuel. The train continued its journey to Freightliner Coatbridge terminal, Scotland, using an electric locomotive, making this one of the greenest rail freight routes in UK rail.
(Permalink) Coatbridge Freightliner Terminal Crewe Electric Freightliner GD+ Green Ocean Network Express Southampton |
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Locomotive Intercity promises cheaper tickets and comfier seats on its Friday service between London and Manchester.
(Permalink) Crewe Jeremy Hosking Locomotive Intercity Locomotive Services Ltd London Manchester |
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A new safety scheme has launched which will fit more than 15,000 of Britains freight locomotives and wagons with technology that enables the condition of wheelsets - a pair of wheels mounted on an axle - to be monitored in real-time.
(Permalink) Crewe Network Rail RFID Railfreight Remote monitoring Wheelsets |
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The arrival of a station near Crewe Hall and the locomotive works sparked the rise of the town in the 19th century.
(Permalink) Crewe  Crewe Works: An unexpected sight on a Crewe Works visit in July 1967 was ex works 92220 Evening Star. It had just undergone a major front end repair and general overhaul, plus repaint, after suffering extensive bu ...  Crewe Works: A view from the traverser at Crewe Works with the yellow nose of a class 40 sitting between a clutch of class 47s on 10 June 1971. The predominant livery in this line up is two-tone green.
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Crewe is uniquely positioned in terms of location, heritage and expertise to become the new headquarters for Great British Railways.
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If you have ever stood on Crewe station, you may have noticed that hardly any freight trains pass through it. This is because they are diverted via a separate four-track railway in a deep cutting to the west. Known as the Crewe Independent Lines, it is tunnelled beneath the North Junction layout to join the ...
(Permalink) Basford Hall Crewe Crewe Independent Lines Resignalling |
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Avanti West Coast partners with local business to put bikes abandoned at Crewe station to good use.
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