Crewe Carriage Sidings

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]

Crewe Carriage Sidings

Crewe Carriage Shed seen from the West Coast Main Line in 2013
Location
Location	Crewe, Cheshire
Coordinates	53.0811°N 2.4276°W
OS grid	SJ714538
Characteristics
Owner(s)	Network Rail
Operator(s)	Arriva TrainCare
Depot code(s)	CP (1973-)[1]
Type	DMU, EMU, Diesel

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-Derby line in 2014

It provides stabling for Transport for Wales Class 67 and Mark 3 carriages and Driving Van Trailers, Class 150, and Class 158s, West Midlands Trains Class 350s and Avanti West Coast 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. Webster, Greengrass & Greaves 1987, p. 24
3. Smith & Stuart 2010, p. 31
4. "The New Crewe Works" Rail issue 272 14 February 1996 pages 68-70
5. "Crewe's new charter carriage depot" Rail issue 297 29 January 1997 pages 46-47

Sources

• Smith, Paul; Stuart, Philip (2010). Railway Depots. Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 9780711034822. OCLC 528397749.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Webster, Neil; Greengrass, Robert; Greaves, Simon (1987). British Rail Depot Directory. Metro Enterprises Ltd. ISBN 9780947773076. OCLC 20420397.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)