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Cheshire Railway Modellers Exhibition/Crewe heritage centre

Cheshire Railway Modellers Exhibition(At Crewe Heritage Centre)
24th January 2010

The 3rd Cheshire Railway Modellers Exhibition takes place in the Exhibition Hall between 10am and 4pm.

The exhibition - which is always well attended - will raise money for St Luke's Hospice at Winsford as well as The Crewe Heritage Centre.

Approximately 20 layouts expected, with a selection of British and overseas prototypes plus trade support and the Heritage Centre's full size exhibits. Light refreshments will also be available.

Admission is £4 for an adult and £3 for children and seniors. There is also a bargain family ticket at £10 which will admit two adults and up to three children.

contact Bob Hughes at bob@cheshirerailwaymodellers.org or on 01270 759837.for further details about the event.

Bad weather continues...Travel updates

Click here for some of the latest travel updates on the rails and on the roads,The cold and snowy weather looks here to stay fot a couple of days so please plan your journeys carefully and be careful

Crewe Heritage centre

The friends of Crewe heritage Centre blog is run for the sole purpose of promoting the good work and events that take place at what is surely one of Crewes best tourist attractions.The blog here Is gearing up for a busy 2010 with the centre ever changing and new events In the pipeline(as well as some changes on the Board),so If youve never visited the centre or you just want to keep updated with all the events planned for 2010 take a look at the blog and plan an early visit to the centre in 2010.The next special event is the cheshire model railway exhibition at the end of January(more details to follow).

Hitachi looking to build a new Carriage site in the uk

The story below highlights hitachi's intentions to expand their interest in the uk rail market,They are reportedly looking for a new site to build carriages for the uk market along with the creation of over 500 new jobs subject to completion of contract talks currently taking place.....
Tuesday, 24th November 2009
In Business In Japan,

Hitachi announces UK plans
Japanese firm Hitachi has announced it is to move into the UK train building market.

Under plans revealed today (November 24th), the firm will manufacturer railway carriages to be used on British tracks. The trains will replace existing high-speed models and are expected to be completed by 2018, a spokesperson for the group told AFP.

In total, Hitachi plans to build 1,400 hybrid carriages which will be run on lithium-ion batteries and will have diesel engines.

The deal is set to be finalised by March next year, reports suggest.

Hitachi manufactures a wide range of products and makes the famous high-speed bullet trains in Japan.

It is also involved with a deal involving making trains which run on the Great Western and East Coast main lines, as well as the manufacture of around 170 train carriages to be used in the Channel Tunnel linking the UK with France.

Following the announcement, shares in Hitachi rose on the Japanese stock exchange.

Written by Kimberley Homer

North Shropshire forgotten station may re-open...........

A short journey down to a forgotten North shropshire railway station may soon be possible from crewe,serving Baschurch and its surrounding villages The station originaly closed during doctor Beechings spell of closures and now all theese years later there are calls for the station to reopen and to serve North shropshire and beyond.As you will see from the report here there would not just be benefits to the surrounding villaes but towns like shrewsbury and telford would also gain important links.......If only we could get the same sort of response for the one time proposal of reopening Beeston station.

Crewe heritage centre final weekend

Next week will see another excellent season at Crewe Heritage centre draw to a close(other than special weekends during the winter),so If you havnt visited already this year why not take the opportunity and go along next saturday or sunday beetween 10am and 4pm.Below is a few pictures taken at the centre taken earlier today, they show the wide range of engines/locos on display as well as plenty of other Crewe and rail related exhibits in the hall(Bentley motors and a travelling post office to name but a few).Featured are 6233 The Duchess of Sutherland,6201 Princess Elizabeth,6009 The union of south africa......remember pop along and enjoy.For more information click here to see the heritage centre website.

Inside Crewe works(paint shop)

I found this old 35mm image of the Inside of what was known as the paint shop at Crewe works,I cannot recall when the picture was taken but have a feeling It would of been In the early 90s at one of the open days or when as a youngster fences were for hopping over to get a closer look at engines under repair at the Works.I find the whole scale of what the works once was fascinating and find it hard to visualise what the place must of been like at Its peak, that is now such a long way in the past.

MORE CHESHIRE RAIL DAYS

Crewe Station A tour (part one)..........................

A set of photos that are the start of a more detailed set which will highlight as many areas of Crewe station as I can(Including some of the stations hidden gems).The photos below are all of the station platforms and bays on the main lines of the station,there are a number of other platforms and bays that are both used and unused which I will show in more detail soon............CREWE SOUTH,SERVING THE MIDLANDS,LONDON,SHREWSBURY,STOKE ON TRENT AND DERBY

ON THE RIGHT IS PLATFORM 12(NORTH WALES) WITH 11 IN THE MIDDLE SERVING LIVERPOOL AND EDINBOROUGHPLATFORM 5 AND 6 SRVING ALL NORTH AND SOUTH DESINATIONS WITH THE HIGH SPEED THROUH LINES IN THE MIDDLE/AND FRIEGHT LINES,
AS YOU CAN SEE IT WAS ANOTHER RAINY DAY IN CREWE.......................

North Wales coast rover ticket..............

Arriva train wales offer a whole range of rover tickets covering a few or all of the counties in North wales(its your choice choosing from two to all counties/Varying prices).Rovers are an excellent way to discover the stunning scenery of Wales or even for a few trips to the sea side with the family.They arnet always advertised very well and restrictions on tickets can sometimes be complicated but not with this excellent service,with a excellent chester service in place the welsh border is less than 30 minutes away by train just click here to see all details of the service.

Crewe days...............They can be brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!