Crewe Electric TMD
Crewe Electric TMD (officially named Crewe IEMD – International Electric Maintenance Depot) is a traction maintenance depot for AC electric and diesel-electric locomotives; it is operated currently by DB Cargo UK. The depot is situated to the north-west of Crewe railway station on the Crewe-Chester railway line, opposite Crewe Works. Road access is from Wistaston Road.
Depot plaque
In 1987, Railfreight introduced depot plaques on its locomotives; those allocated to Crewe IEMD carried a plaque depicting an eagle.
References
- ^ Baker, S. K. Rail Atlas: Great Britain & Ireland. ISBN 0-86093-553-1.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2012). Stafford to Chester. West Sussex: Middleton Press. fig. 72. ISBN 9781908174345. OCLC 830024480.
- "Crewe notches up another successful open day". RAIL. No. 305. EMAP Apex Publications. 21 May – 3 June 1997. pp. 14–15. ISSN 0953-4563. OCLC 49953699.
External links
- Depot Directory West Coast (Internet Archive)
- An overhead view of the depot. Crewe Works is the long, rectangular building and Crewe Electric is on the branch of tracks to the south.