Crewe Carriage Sidings

Crewe Carriage Sidings
Location
Location Crewe, Cheshire
Coordinates 53°04′52″N 2°25′39″W / 53.0811°N 2.4276°W / 53.0811; -2.4276Coordinates: 53°04′52″N 2°25′39″W / 53.0811°N 2.4276°W / 53.0811; -2.4276
OS grid SJ714538
Characteristics
Owner(s) Network Rail
Operator(s) Arriva TrainCare
Depot code(s) CP (1973-)[1]
Type DMU, EMU, Diesel

Crewe Carriage Sidings (alternatively Crewe Carriage Depot, and also as Crewe L&NWR)[2][3] is a stabling point located in Crewe, Cheshire, England, on the eastern side of the West Coast Main Line, between that line and the line to Alsager, to the south of Crewe station.[2]

History

The main shed was opened by the London & North Western Railway prior to 1910, as a seven-track through-road shed. By the 1960s, this shed was used by British Rail for stabling multiple units. The three-track bay, closest to the West Coast Main Line, was refurbished after 1996.[3] The second building is a three plus one-track through-road shed, built in 1999.[3]

Present

The second shed, seen from the Crewe to Derby line in 2014

It provides stabling for Arriva Trains Wales Class 67 and Mark 3 carriages and Driving Van Trailers, Class 150, Class 158, and Class 175s, London Midland Class 350s and Virgin Trains Class 221s. It is been occupied by Arriva TrainCare and its predecessors, LNWR and Waterman Railways since 1996.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "The all-time guide to UK Shed and Depot Codes" (PDF). TheRailwayCentre.com. 5 May 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987, p. 24
  3. 1 2 3 Smith & Stuart 2010, p. 31
  4. ↑ "The New Crewe Works" Rail Magazine issue 272 14 February 1996 pages 68-70
  5. ↑ "Crewe's new charter carriage depot" Rail Magazine issue 297 29 January 1997 pages 46-47

Sources

  • Smith, Paul; Stuart, Philip (2010). Railway Depots. Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 9780711034822. OCLC 528397749.
  • Webster, Neil; Greengrass, Robert; Greaves, Simon (1987). British Rail Depot Directory. Metro Enterprises Ltd. ISBN 9780947773076. OCLC 20420397.
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