Transport film - Crewe works; The inside story - 1996

Crewe, the most famous railway town in Britain, has been associated with locomotive construction since 1846.
From the days of the London and North Western Railway, passing through ownership by the LMS, British Rail and now ADtranz, the tradition of high quality workmanship has been maintained.
ADtranz allowed exclusive access to their Crewe operation giving a rare insight into the high technology world of modern traction maintenance. Viewed under repair and test conditions are Class 20, 37, 47, HSTs etc.
Together with the sequence of component refurbishment, the degree and depth of services offered by ADtranz is shown in detail.
Rare archive film from the 1930s to the 1960s displays locomotives under construction and repair. In addition, locomotive types built here are shown at work in a variety of locations.
1996 saw the 150th Anniversary of the LNWR and to mark the occasion ADtranz opened their doors to the public on the 17th August 1996. An impressive collection of steam and diesel locomotives associated with Crewe were displayed.
Together with a unique display of over 200 locomotive nameplates and associated LNWR and LMS memorabilia, this event was one of the years highlights.

[@johnselekta]

Absolutely superb video! Loved the 47/7 on the crane, was mesmerised.

[@lukegreen5341]

2:49 5:12 Awesome Behind The Scenes Look About Crewe Locomotive Works Factory Which Is The Home Of The London Midland And Scottish Railway Or LMS For Short. Thanks Mate. X

[@peter_holton]

Now mostly a housing estate, unfortunately. Spent a lot of time working on equipment in there for BR, Adranz and Bombardier, so good and bad memories.

[@BJHolloway1]

A very interesting video for sure. Of course they will not mention that in the 16 year restoration of the "Duke" evidently more modern technology was used to refine / correct the design and improve its performance radically so it is said.

[@tagverseofficial]

"This might be Crewe! Where Henry was rebuilt!"

[@BIGV710]

Class 150 not Class 156 as stated in video

[@dhisnadhamayanthi1135]

Several old locomotive s modified by adtrans in Sri Lanka

[@matthewgartell6380]

Such a sad video.