Crewe Electric TMD

Crewe Electric TMD

The Locomotives damaged in the Nuneaton rail crash seen outside the depot, seen from the Chester to Crewe line in 1975
Location
Location	Crewe, United Kingdom
Coordinates	53°05′51″N 2°27′28″W / 53.0974°N 2.4578°W / 53.0974; -2.4578Coordinates: 53°05′51″N 2°27′28″W / 53.0974°N 2.4578°W / 53.0974; -2.4578
OS grid	SJ693557
Characteristics
Owner(s)	DB Cargo UK
Depot code(s)	5H (1963-1966) CW (1973) CE (1973-)[1]
Type	Diesel, Electric
History
Original	British Rail
BR region	London Midland Region

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 situated to the north-west of Crewe railway station on the Crewe to Chester railway line, opposite Crewe Works. Road access is from Wistaston Road and the depot is operated by DB Cargo UK.

Current allocation[]

• Class 67
• Class 90
• Class 92
• Class 325

Previously allocated classes[]

• Class 81
• Class 85
• Class 86
• Class 87

References[]

Rail Atlas Great Britain & Ireland, S.K. Baker 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.

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