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The majority of services are operated by D&G Bus, with First Potteries, Mikro Coaches and Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire also using the station. [4]D&G Bus operate 8 routes from Crewe Bus Station [5] including regular services in and around Crewe as well as to the nearby towns of Congleton, Macclesfield, Nantwich, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Northwich, Sandbach and Winsford.
Crewe railway station serves the railway town of Crewe, in Cheshire, England. It opened in 1837 and is one of the most historically significant railway stations in the world. [3] [4] Crewe station is a major junction on the West Coast Main Line and serves as a rail gateway for North West England.
Reach's CheshireLive is the digital news channel of the Crewe Chronicle and other Reach titles covering news across Cheshire, [66] and has a section dedicated to Crewe news. [67] The local radio station is The Cat Community Radio, [68] broadcasting on 107.9FM from the Cheshire College South and West building covering the town along with ...
[citation needed] [needs update] First Potteries received its first new buses in 8 years in 2014, when nine brand new Wright Streetlite Max MicroHybrid vehicles were delivered to Adderley Green depot. A tenth was delivered in 2015, which was the first bus within FirstGroup to have a Euro6 engine.
Until the Grand Junction Railway established a railway station in 1837, Crewe was a "tiny township with a few farms". [2] There are only two listed buildings dating from before the arrival of the railway: a much altered farmhouse that probably originated in the 16th century [3] and a timber-framed farmhouse dating from the late 17th century. [4]
After significant industrial growth, largely following the construction of the railway station which had opened in 1837, [2] Crewe became a municipal borough in 1877. [3] In this context, civic leaders decided to procure municipal buildings: the site chosen on the north side of Earle Street had been occupied by a row of commercial properties with an old corn exchange located behind them.
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Crewe Station 'A' operated absolute block working on platform 1 and Down Through 1, with a bell and direction selector for each in North Junction. As with South Junction, Station 'A' closed on 2 June 1985. Crewe Station 'A' was then preserved and moved to Crewe Heritage Centre where it can now be seen. It will shortly (Winter 2010) be re ...