International link train at Crewe (C) Stephen Craven

SJ7154 : International link train at Crewe

near to Crewe, Cheshire, Great Britain

International link train at Crewe

The sight of a HST (high-speed train) at Crewe is not unusual. What is interesting here is that it was forming a Eurostar feed service from Liverpool to London Waterloo. The service was introduced when international services from Waterloo started in 1994, to avoid the need for passengers from the North and Midlands to have to cross London by underground train. It had to use diesel trains like this because parts of the line around London are not electrified on the same system as the main lines to the North.

The service only attracted a small number of customers and was withdrawn not long after this.

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1995

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Grid Square: SJ7154, 149 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Stephen Craven (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Supplemental image
Date Taken: Saturday, 15 July, 1995 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 10 April, 2010
Geographical Context: Railways
Category: Railway station (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: SJ 7111 5478 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:5.3666N 2:25.9691W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: SJ 7111 5478
View Direction: North-northwest (about 337 degrees)