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The impact and influence of the railway industry on Crewe is being marked with an exhibition. When the Grand Junction Railway company opened its works there in 1843, Crewe was a village with a few ...

The locomotve which hauled the train carrying the coffin of King George VI to London 70 years ago could be seen in parts of North Wales later this week. Steam engine 70000 Britannia was just over a ...

THE story of 150 years of engineering excellence at Crewe Works is brought to vividly to life in a new book. For decades Crewe was famous all over the world for the great locomotives crafted at the ...

70000 Britannia passed through Shropshire and Staffordshire while on test last year. Photo: David Stubbings Two weeks after Mayflower ran through Shropshire and Staffordshire on test runs, operating a ...

A locomotive has been named after veteran music producer and rail enthusiast Pete Waterman. Freight train operator Freightliner held a naming ceremony at Crewe station on Wednesday to mark the 77-year ...

The 1948-built engine, No. 61306 Mayflower, is running a circular route starting and finishing at Crewe, taking it via Chester and Shrewsbury, before it skirts round Wolverhampton and heads up to ...

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The 1948-built engine, No. 61306 Mayflower, is running a circular route starting and finishing at Crewe, taking it via Chester and Shrewsbury, before it skirts round Wolverhampton and heads up to ...