Crewe Railway Station - 2nd April 2016

[@justinobrien3593]

Good video plenty of steam and thunder-bird action i need to take a trip to crewe very soon I like the roarer 86101 I love the sound of the beasts 😀

[@robertjamesgreen]

great video. Love crewe. One of the few stations where there is usually something happening

[@gregster295]

+robdog Thanks Rob, hit and miss right now.

[@Martindyna]

Brilliant video; I didn't realise that 86s were still in use. The steam engine's silence reminds me of how annoying it is in old films when they chuff INTO a station!

[@gregster295]

Thanks, only a handful left for passenger working. The Freightliner ones are still in full force earning their keep.

[@DTPORT5723]

Great stuff there, it's almost like it's good ol' early 2000s with the 86s hauling MkI and MkII stock. Especially with '101 there with the Virgin mkIIs, in a similar fashion to when they did Birmingham to Glasgow runs...The rest is great. I didn't have as much luck as others have especially you here. I went back in February during the bustle of the G&SW diverts and there wasn't much rarities at all safe from the odd DRS 57 and an Arriva 67. I suppose the only major oddity was the GatEx 387/2 on test. Want to go back sometime if I can find a good advance deal again!

[@gregster295]

Thanks, this particular day was a great day for both heritage and current traction working together. Crewe is really hit and miss to be honest. Some days can be simply fantastic, other days can be crap to be honest. I'd pop Stafford in the future, much better for a full day.

[@allanbarton9217]

i love the old mk1 coaches, many happy days with dad on our runabout rover tickets in the 1970s when you could use the train tickets to go on the boats on lake windermere, br owend them. now its about 14 quid

[@class87srule]

"Galatea's" shed plate (Built Crewe 1936) says it all. Quality, style, longevity, Stanier, Crewe!

[@gregster295]

Back in its hometown.

[@Crewecabking]

Does 86101 do charters anymore?

[@justinobrien3593]

It looks weird sheds pulling coaches i ain't keen on sheds class 67s 67s are good locos but sheds ain't grown on me yet lol 😆

[@christiank.bagleyofficial736]

I want to live in England. Someday...

[@paulcartlidge751]

Nice video from a soggy Crewe station are they using the ticket barriers yet

[@BlackCombeRunnerKarl]

+Paul Cartlidge Yes, and since the end of January the ticket barriers are in use....you might be lucky some days when they leave the gates open, but were closed the last time I was in Crewe ten weeks ago.

[@gregster295]

+Paul Cartlidge Thanks Paul, as BlackCombeRunnerKarl says, barriers are installed and in use each day every day. Although early morning, late evening they may not be.

[@MarkAHHDvideostreaming]

Nice

[@gregster295]

+Mark A H HD Videostreaming Thanks.

[@TheHairybaz]

thought west coast were barred

[@gregster295]

We're, not now.

[@stephenduncan3605]

The railway station is the best part of Crewe, the town outside of it is a complete waste of space

[@danielsellers8707]

Apart from the railway museum; I liked the demonstration signal box & Crewe was one of the first museums I remember visiting with hands-on exhibits. Good collection of diesel & electric locos but short of covered accommodation. If it wasn't for HS2 then the disused part of the station would make a good railway museum extension...