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Crewe Electric TMD is an AC electric locomotive Traction Maintenance Depot situated to the north of Crewe railway station. The depot is situated on the south side of the Crewe to Chester railway line opposite Crewe Works on Victoria Avenue. The depot is operated by EWS. The depot code is CE. Modern three-phase AC locomotive (DBAG Class 152) A GG1 An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electric motors which draws current from an overhead wire (overhead lines), a third rail, or an on-board storage device such as a battery or a flywheel energy storage system. ...
A traction maintenance depot, or TMD, is a railway depot where locomotives are serviced and maintained. ...
Crewe station is one of the most historic railway stations in the world. ...
Crewe station is one of the most historic railway stations in the world. ...
Chester railway station is a railway station in the city of Chester, England. ...
Crewe railway works was set up, beginning in 1840 by the Grand Junction Railway in the town of Crewe, in the county of Cheshire, in the north west of England. ...
English, Welsh and Scottish Railway (EWS) is the largest British rail freight company Created as a subsidiary of Wisconsin Central Ltd in 1996, it was acquired by Canadian National Railway when it bought Wisconsin Central in 2001. ...
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Similar in end-on appearance to a Class 365 or Class 465 Networker unit, the Class 325 was British Rails wonderful new unit in the early 1990s to take over parcels working on electrified lines. ...
External links - Depot Directory West Coast
- An overhead view of the depot. Crewe Works is the long, rectangular building & Crewe Electric is on the branch of tracks to the south.
Crewe railway works was set up, beginning in 1840 by the Grand Junction Railway in the town of Crewe, in the county of Cheshire, in the north west of England. ...
References Rail Atlas Great Britain & Ireland, S.K. Baker ISBN 0-86093-553-1 |
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