2022

SJ7154 : Slow train to London

taken 2 years ago, near to Crewe, Cheshire East, England

Slow train to London
Slow train to London
The 14.33 from Crewe to London Euston formed by a class 350 electric unit. This is a stopping service that takes quite a bit longer than the Avanti expresses, and there's no food service, but the trains are modern and comfortable, and at the time you could still get an advance fare for under £10.
Crewe railway station

This railway station, opened in 1837, was once among the busiest in the world and has passed into folklore. It is still a significant railway junction, where the trunk line from London Euston splits into three branches for North Wales, Manchester and the main line continuing towards Preston and Glasgow (the Liverpool branch leaves the main line at weaver Junction about 5 miles south of Warrington). To the south there are lines to Stoke/Derby and Shrewsbury/Cardiff. Freight trains usually avoid the station by using tracks to the west which pass under the main line and Chester branch in tunnels.

The station buildings were refurbished extensively in 1985, and are being refurbished again from 2014 onwards although there is the possibility of the station eventually being replaced altogether as part of the High Speed 2 project.

For more information see Wikipedia: LinkExternal link


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SJ7154, 490 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Stephen Craven   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 27 June, 2022   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 10 August, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 7112 5465 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:5.2966N 2:25.9594W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 7112 5467
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South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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