Crewe Works
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Nameplate auction takes Crewe charity event total to more than £70,000
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Predicted wet and windy weather failed to deter visitors from attending the Crewe diesel depot open day on June 8.
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Second Duchess joins line-up at Dreweatts’ transport sale
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A second LMS Duchess has joined the ranks of the Dreweatts’ Transport Sale of live steam models on March 12. It is No. 6231 Duchess of Atholl, built in 5in gauge by gold medal-winning model engineer John Richardson of Halifax using works’ drawings and is in the livery the Pacific carried when it emerged from…
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Allan ‘did not design Crewe-type’ engines: there’s more to the story
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I enjoyed reading issue 250 of Heritage Railway and was delighted to find an interesting article by Brian Sharpe regarding 1840s locomotive engineers. As a professional railway historian studying and writing about the period 1830-50, it is always nice to see something – anything – from the earlier 19th century. However, I feel I need…
