Cabside plate, British Railways (London Midland Region), "This is the seven thousandth locomotive built at Crewe Works, September 1950", from 2-6-2 tank locomotive Class 2 No. 41272, withdrawn October 1965. British Railways (London Midland Region) cabside plate 1950
Nameplate, London Midland & Scottish Railway, "Sir William A. Stanier FRS" from the right side of Class 8P 'Princess Coronation' class 4-6-2, LMS No 6256. Nameplate, London Midland & Scottish Railway - "Sir William A Stanier FRS" 1947
Locomotive nameplate, British Railways, "Duke of Gloucester", ex Class 8, 4-6-4, No.7100, built at Crewe, May 1954. Nameplate, British Railways - "Duke of Gloucester" 1954
Drawing Office Register, No 12, Nos 25500-28656, Crewe Works Drawing Office, August 1927-January 1931, 1 volume. Drawing Office Register 1927-1931
Drawing Office Register, No 6, Nos 7384-13215, Crewe Works Drawing Office, September 1893-March 1898, 1 volume. Drawing Office Register 1893-1898
Drawing Office Register, No 10, Nos 20891-22472, Crewe Works Drawing Office, July 1920-January 1925, 1 volume. Drawing Office Register 1920-1925
Drawing Office Register, No 8, Nos 16475-18879, Crewe Works Drawing Office, June 1905-May 1912, 1 volume. Drawing Office Register 1905-1912
Drawing Office Register, No 11, Nos 22473-25499, Crewe Works Drawing Office, January 1925-August 1927, 1 volume. Drawing Office Register 1925-1927
Drawing Office Register, No 7, Nos 13216-16474, Crewe Works Drawing Office, April 1898-May 1905, 1 volume. Drawing Office Register 1898-1905
Notes and papers concerning locomotive construction and maintenance at Crewe Works inlcuding boiler and tender notebooks, locomotive lists, locomotive observations, etc. c 1894 - 1950. 3 boxes/loose volumes. Papers of Charles Williams 1894-1950
BR southern region instruction book "Electrified Lines Instructions", dated Waterloo Station, 7 November 1966. Printed by Mccorquodale Electrified Lines Instructions (Direct Current System) 1966
Model steam locomotive Liverpool & Manchester Railway 0-2-2 'Rocket'. Coin in the slot model made by London & North Western Railway apprentices at Crewe in 1900 and used for fundraising. Installed at the Webb Orphanage, Crewe on a stand with an electric drive, made in 1967. Model steam locomotive Liverpool & Manchester Railway 0-2-2 'Rocket' 1900
Booklet, paper with card covers, Sunday Newspaper Train Services from Manchester, issued by the British Rail (London Midland Region) Daily Circulation Manager's Committee and the Parcels Manager (Midland) at Crewe. Commencing 11 May 1987. Gives details of times, routes, codes etc. of newspaper trains from Manchester. 16pp. Sunday Newspaper Train Services from Manchester 1987-05
Booklet, paper with card covers, Daily Newspaper Train Services from Manchester, issued by the British Rail (London Midland Region) Daily Circulation Manager's Committee and the Parcels Manager (Midland) at Crewe. Commencing 11 May 1987. Gives details of times, routes, codes etc. of newspaper trains from Manchester. 17pp. Daily Newspaper Train Services from Manchester 1987-05
Drawing, London & North Western Railway point 4 signal lever locking apparatus, based on the F.W. Webb patent, made at Crewe Works, 1874. point 4 signal lever locking apparatus drawing
Drawing, London & North Western Railway, "Improvements in the Mechanism or Arrangements for Actuating Points and Signals", made at Crewe Works, 1875. Improvements in theMechanism or Arrangements for Actuating Points and Signals 1875
Colour print. Change at Crewe by Michael Turner, 1987. Mounted in folder with accompanying text. Rebuilt "Royal Scot" 4-6-0 No 46142 the York and Lancaster Regiment with 3 new Class A 3300hp electric locomotives, Nos.E3024, E3001 and E3036 at Crewe Station in the early 1960s. Published by Michael Benn & Associates Ltd, Wetherby, Yorks. 255 x 310mm. Copyright: Michael Turner. Change at Crewe 1987
13/11/2006 / Filmed by Chris Hogg / Bill Andrew, driver, interview at his home in Crewe Master MiniDV ' Bill Andrew interview, 1' 2006-11-13
08/09/2006 / Tape 2 / Filmed by Chris Hogg / Eric Manley, former fitter at Crewe works, with Bob Meanley of Vintage trains, Interviewed at his home in Crewe Master MiniDV 'Interview with Eric Manley, 2' 2006-09-08
apprentice fitter; railway cottages; 9 shop; 50 ton cranes; handrail work; conditions of work; working with asbestos, illness; 0-8-0 locomotives; trade union; d.o.b. 1925-02-12, railway work 1941-1946, Crewe Works; London Midland Scottish Railway (LMSR); 2.8346 x 3.1496 x .315 in. Jones, Vera 2003-01-30
Locomotive Worksplate, British Railways (London Midland Region), "Built 1951Crewe", cast iron, oval, Britannia 4-6-2 70000-70024, Clan 4-6-2 72000-72001, Class 2 2-6-2 tank locomotive 41290-41299. Overall: 148 mm x 262 mm x 5 mm. Built 1951 Crewe locomotive worksplate 1951
Roll of Honour, World War I, staff on active service, London & North Western Railway Engineer's Office, Crewe, handwritten. Roll of honour of employees of the London & North Western Railway
London Midland & Scottish Railway (Western Division) operating booklet "Loading of Passenger and Freight Trains" operative from 3 May 1943. Issued at Crewe in April 1943. Document no. ERO 46631. 32pp. Loading of Passenger and Freight Trains 1943-04
Pressure gauge, for boiler of London & North Western Railway 0-8-0 G2 class "Super D" locomotive, circular gauge with brass surround, calibrated from 0 - 260 lbs per square inch, marked on face "Crewe Works".(NB - refitted to the loco). London & North Western Railway pressure gauge 1921
Album containing 19 gelatin silver print postcards by William Hope, Crewe, Cheshire, England, 1910-1930. Assembled for the Crewe Spirit Circle, 1910-1930. Album of Crewe Spirit Circle 1910-1930
Oral history interview with Andrew Bliss, conducted and recorded by Gordon Dudman at the interviewee's office at Network Rail, Crewe on 23 March 2018. Duration: 1 hr. 5 min. 16 sec. Early career; changing nature of parcels business; Rail Express Systems (RES); InterCity allowed development of premium parcels business; business needed the support of all operations staff; realisation that privatisation would allow Red Star to control costs; impact of privatisation on decisions as Red Star Manager Birmingham; responsibility for 110 staff; Red Star Production Manager; first steps of privatisation early 1990s; Adrian Shooter (Managing Director Parcels); Ivan Coucher (Managing Director for Red Star); managerial appointments; different priorities of ex-British Rail (BR) managers and external managers; new general managers; appointment as Production Manager; early management buyout (MBO) discussions; early decisions to restructure Red Star; privatisation appropriate for parcels distribution business; outside management practices in Red Star replicated; views on privatisation of Red Star and wider rail industry Andrew Bliss interviewed by Gordon Dudman 2018-03-23
Oral history interview with Mike Crabtree, conducted and recorded by David Maidment at the interviewee's home in Crewe on 29 May 2018. Duration: 2 hr. 17 min. 24 sec. Personal career; early career; Acting Superintendent Doncaster Works 1979; building Class 56s; Superintendent of Wagon Works 1980-1984; Works re-organisation; British Rail Engineering Ltd (BREL); British Rail Maintenance Ltd (BRML); BREL privatisation; sectorisation; new contract systems; staff benefits concerns; BREL management buyout (MBO) preparation and involvement; Production Manager British Railways Board (BRB); Level 5 Maintenance Depots preparation for privatisation; financial arrangements; General Manager of Departmental Traffic; preparation for privatisation; MBO; three freight companies set-up; personal situation 1994; Fleet Manager for Trainload Freight South East: MBO; Mainline Freight MBO; split of locomotive and wagon repairs management; National Power; wagon policy; MBO progress; management style; Wisconsin Central; Ed Burkhardt; English, Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS); Her Majesty's Railway Inspectorate (HMRI); new organisation; Scottish depots; scope for action under privatisation; staff reductions Mike Crabtree interviewed by David Maidment 2018-05-29
Diesel Electric Locomotive number 43002 High Speed Train Power Car, named "Sir Kenneth Grange", built BREL Crewe 1976. Bo-Bo wheel arrangement High Speed Train Power Car 43002 1976
Engineering Drawings, tracings of drawings from Crewe Works Drawing Office, linen. Crewe Works engineering drawings
Locomotive worksplate, brass, London Midland & Scottish Railway, LMS built 1936 Crewe, 4-6-0 Jubilee No. 5682. Locomotive worksplate 1936
Print. Intersection Bridge where the St Helens Line crosses the Liverpool & Manchester Railway. View taken in 1886 showing types of rolling stock now in use. Produced by the London & North Western Railway, Crewe Works. Intersection Bridge where the St Helens Line crosses the Liverpool & Manchester Railway 1886
Print. Extension of Crewe Works. Series of seven views comprising: General view of Crewe (from the Station, Northwards); One of Mr Trevithick's Engines; View of the Steel Works; Mr Webb's Standard Engine; Old Railway Works and Offices; Loco Offices, Chester Bridge; Banquet at Crewe in 1843. Lithographed at the "Guardian" Office. Published as a Supplement to the "Guardian", 20 May 1882. 19.0945 x 24.2126 in. Extension of Crewe Works 1882
Clock, wall mounted, 10" dial, slave clock for 'Pulsynetic' master, c. 1960, ex Rail House, Crewe, removed 1994. Clock, wall mounted 1960
Photograph showing Oliver Cromwell, steam locomotive No 70013, taken by an unknown photographer for The Sun newspaper, 1967. Gelatin silver print. Oliver Cromwell, steam locomotive No 70013, Crewe 1967
Drawing Office Register, No 5, Nos 1416-7383, Crewe Works Drawing Office, July 1890-September 1893, 1 volume. Drawing Office Register 1890-1893
List of drawings, Nos 1-1416, Crewe Works Drawing Office, c1893-1923, 1 volume. Crewe Works drawing lists 1893-1923
messenger; clerk; railway hospital; medical exams; medical coach; First Aid competitions; social activities; office outings; trade union, TSSA; d.o.b. 1938-06-27, railway work 1953-1957, Crewe Works. 3.1496 x 2.8346 x .315 in. Bailey, Joyce Lilian 2001-07-24