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High Speed Train Power Car diesel electric locomotive Class 43 number 43302

1978

Full-size replica of British Railways 'Duke of Gloucester' cab

1954

Coronation Class Livery Sample

1938

Handlamp, London & North Western Railway

Model of steam tank locomotive Owain Glyndwr

1969

Diesel Locomotive Class 47 'Prince William'

1965

Bentley Mark VI car, 1950

1950

Celox™ gauze to control bleeding

2016

Celox™-A applicator

2016

High Speed Train Power Car 43002

1976

Celox™ Rapid Haemostatic Z-Fold Gauze

2016

Merlin 45 Aeroplane Engine

1941

Letter re photograph of the Webb Orphanage, Crewe, 1927

1927-08-06

Crewe Works engineering drawings

Cabside plate, British Railways (London Midland Region), "This is the seven thousandth locomotive built at Crewe Works, September 1950", from 2-6-2 tank locomotive Class 2 No. 41272, withdrawn October 1965.

British Railways (London Midland Region) cabside plate

1950
Nameplate, London Midland & Scottish Railway, "Sir William A. Stanier FRS" from the right side of Class 8P 'Princess Coronation' class 4-6-2, LMS No 6256.

Nameplate, London Midland & Scottish Railway - "Sir William A Stanier FRS"

1947
Model steam locomotive Liverpool & Manchester Railway 0-2-2 'Rocket'. Coin in the slot model made by London & North Western Railway apprentices at Crewe in 1900 and used for fundraising. Installed at the Webb Orphanage, Crewe on a stand with an electric drive, made in 1967.

Model steam locomotive Liverpool & Manchester Railway 0-2-2 'Rocket'

1900
Locomotive nameplate, British Railways, "Duke of Gloucester", ex Class 8, 4-6-4, No.7100, built at Crewe, May 1954.

Nameplate, British Railways - "Duke of Gloucester"

1954
Locomotive Worksplate, London Midland & Scottish Railway (Crewe 1939), brass, oval, 4-6-2 "Princess Coronation" No. 6235.

Locomotive worksplate, London & North Eastern Railway

1939
Oral history interview with Andrew Bliss, conducted and recorded by Gordon Dudman at the interviewee's office at Network Rail, Crewe on 23 March 2018. Duration: 1 hr. 5 min. 16 sec. Early career; changing nature of parcels business; Rail Express Systems (RES); InterCity allowed development of premium parcels business; business needed the support of all operations staff; realisation that privatisation would allow Red Star to control costs; impact of privatisation on decisions as Red Star Manager Birmingham; responsibility for 110 staff; Red Star Production Manager; first steps of privatisation early 1990s; Adrian Shooter (Managing Director Parcels); Ivan Coucher (Managing Director for Red Star); managerial appointments; different priorities of ex-British Rail (BR) managers and external managers; new general managers; appointment as Production Manager; early management buyout (MBO) discussions; early decisions to restructure Red Star; privatisation appropriate for parcels distribution business; outside management practices in Red Star replicated; views on privatisation of Red Star and wider rail industry

Andrew Bliss interviewed by Gordon Dudman

2018-03-23
Oral history interview with Mike Crabtree, conducted and recorded by David Maidment at the interviewee's home in Crewe on 29 May 2018. Duration: 2 hr. 17 min. 24 sec. Personal career; early career; Acting Superintendent Doncaster Works 1979; building Class 56s; Superintendent of Wagon Works 1980-1984; Works re-organisation; British Rail Engineering Ltd (BREL); British Rail Maintenance Ltd (BRML); BREL privatisation; sectorisation; new contract systems; staff benefits concerns; BREL management buyout (MBO) preparation and involvement; Production Manager British Railways Board (BRB); Level 5 Maintenance Depots preparation for privatisation; financial arrangements; General Manager of Departmental Traffic; preparation for privatisation; MBO; three freight companies set-up; personal situation 1994; Fleet Manager for Trainload Freight South East: MBO; Mainline Freight MBO; split of locomotive and wagon repairs management; National Power; wagon policy; MBO progress; management style; Wisconsin Central; Ed Burkhardt; English, Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS); Her Majesty's Railway Inspectorate (HMRI); new organisation; Scottish depots; scope for action under privatisation; staff reductions

Mike Crabtree interviewed by David Maidment

2018-05-29
Pressure gauge, for boiler of London & North Western Railway 0-8-0 G2 class "Super D" locomotive, circular gauge with brass surround, calibrated from 0 - 260 lbs per square inch, marked on face "Crewe Works".(NB - refitted to the loco).

London & North Western Railway pressure gauge

1921
Album containing 19 gelatin silver print postcards by William Hope, Crewe, Cheshire, England, 1910-1930. Assembled for the Crewe Spirit Circle, 1910-1930.

Album of Crewe Spirit Circle

1910-1930
Locomotive Worksplate, British Railways (London Midland Region), "Built 1951Crewe", cast iron, oval, Britannia 4-6-2 70000-70024, Clan 4-6-2 72000-72001, Class 2 2-6-2 tank locomotive 41290-41299. Overall: 148 mm x 262 mm x 5 mm.

Built 1951 Crewe locomotive worksplate

1951
Colour print. Change at Crewe by Michael Turner, 1987. Mounted in folder with accompanying text. Rebuilt "Royal Scot" 4-6-0 No 46142 the York and Lancaster Regiment with 3 new Class A 3300hp electric locomotives, Nos.E3024, E3001 and E3036 at Crewe Station in the early 1960s. Published by Michael Benn & Associates Ltd, Wetherby, Yorks. 255 x 310mm. Copyright: Michael Turner.

Change at Crewe

1987
apprentice fitter; railway cottages; 9 shop; 50 ton cranes; handrail work; conditions of work; working with asbestos, illness; 0-8-0 locomotives; trade union; d.o.b. 1925-02-12, railway work 1941-1946, Crewe Works; London Midland Scottish Railway (LMSR); 2.8346 x 3.1496 x .315 in.

Jones, Vera

2003-01-30
Drawing, ink wash, Riveting a firebox foundation ring in the boiler shop at Crewe railway works, by Robin Comyns Carr, about 1943. Depicts two boilermakers riveting a steam locomotive boiler, using a hydraulic riveter hanging from a hoist. The boiler is lying on its back, with the base of the firebox uppermost for riveting. Executed in a monochrome wash.

Drawing, ink wash

circa 1943
Drawing, ink wash, A smith at the anvil of the steam hammer in the smithy at Crewe railway works, by Robin Comyns Carr, about 1943. Depicts the smith stood at the anvil as he waits for a billet of hot metal to be brought from the furnace. Executed in a monochrome wash.

Drawing, ink wash

circa 1943
Drawing, ink wash, Overhaul of a Super D locomotive nears completion in the Erecting Shop at Crewe railway works, by Robin Comyns Carr, about 1943. Depicts the refitting of boiler cladding and foot framing on a steam locomotive. One engineering fitter stands on a ladder as he fits the cladding, while his colleague works beneath him on the frames. Executed in a monochrome wash.

Drawing, Overhaul of a Super D locomotive nears completion in the Erecting Shop at Crewe railway works

circa 1943
Drawing, ink wash, Foundryman pouring molten iron from a long-handled ladle in the iron foundry at Crewe railway works, by Robin Comyns Carr, about 1943. Depicts a foundryman pouring iron from a ladle. His colleague, holding the other handle, is not shown. Reverse features a study of a foundryman, bent over as he pours iron. Executed in a monochrome wash.

Drawing, ink wash

circa 1943
Painting, oils, forging a connecting rod with an 8-ton steam hammer at Crewe railway works, by Robin Comyns-Carr, about 1943. Depicts the operation of the steam hammer. Three men hold the connecting rod, which is suspended from a crane, in position as the hammer falls. Another man stands in the background at the opposite side of the hammer. Signed at bottom right, "R Carr". Framed.

Painting, forging a connecting rod with an 8-ton steam hammer at Crewe railway work

1943
Drawing, ink wash, Pouring molten slag from the cupola furnace in the iron foundry at Crewe railway works, by Robin Comyns Carr, about 1943. Depicts a foundryman raking slag out of the furnace as he shelters from the heat behind a sheet of corrugated iron. Reverse features studies of a pair of tongs, in graphite, and details of machine tools, in ink. Executed in a monochrome wash.

Drawing, ink wash

circa 1943
Drawing, ink wash, Flanging locomotive boiler plates in a large horizontal press in the boiler shop at Crewe railway works, by Robin Comyns Carr, about 1943. Depicts two boilermakers operating the press. Executed in a monochrome wash

Drawing, ink wash

circa 1943
Drawing, ink wash, Charging an open-hearth steel furnace in the steelworks at Crewe railway works, by Robin Comyns Carr, about 1943. Depicts two steelworkers on the charging floor, throwing shovelfuls of flux constituents into the furnace. Executed in a monochrome wash.

Drawing, ink wash

circa 1943
Painting, oils on canvas, working beneath a locomotive in a pit at Crewe railway works, by Robin Comyns-Carr, about 1943. Depicts two fitters in a pit underneath a steam locomotive, probably in the stripping pit in the erecting shop. One man is knelt holding an iron bar against a wheel, while his colleague strikes it with a sledge hammer. Pinned to a stretcher frame.

Painting, working beneath a locomotive in a pit at Crewe railway works

circa 1943
Drawing, ink wash, A smith and his mate working a 30 cwt compressed air hammer in the Smithy at Crewe railway works, by Robin Comyns Carr, about 1943. A detailed study depicting the smith and his colleague holding a component in position beneath the hammer. Executed in a monochrome wash.

Drawing, ink wash

1943
08/09/2006 / Tape 2 / Filmed by Chris Hogg / Eric Manley, former fitter at Crewe works, with Bob Meanley of Vintage trains, Interviewed at his home in Crewe

Master MiniDV 'Interview with Eric Manley, 2'

2006-09-08
13/11/2006 / Filmed by Chris Hogg / Bill Andrew, driver, interview at his home in Crewe

Master MiniDV ' Bill Andrew interview, 1'

2006-11-13
Drawing, charcoal and white chalk, welding cracked locomotive frames in the erecting shop at Crewe railway works, by Robin Comyns Carr, about 1943. Depicts a welder, seated on a stool, as he refaces the cheeks of a horn block with welding metal. He holds a welder's protective mask in front of his face.

Drawing, welding cracked locomotive frames in the erecting shop at Crewe railway works,

circa 1943
Drawing, ink wash, Pouring molten iron from a ladle in the iron foundry at Crewe railway works, by Robin Comyns Carr, about 1943. Depicts a foundryman pouring iron from a large ladle, suspended from an overhead crane. The foundryman is using a handwheel to tip the ladle, as the iron flows into moulds on the floor. Executed in a monochrome wash.

Drawing, ink wash

circa 1943
Drawing, ink wash, Machinist drilling horn blocks in the Heavy Machine Shop at Crewe railway works, by Robin Comyns Carr, about 1943. Depicts a machinist leaning over a large drill as he works on horn blocks for a steam locomotive. Executed in a monochrome wash.

Drawing, Machinist drilling horn blocks in the Heavy Machine Shop at Crewe railway works

circa 1943
Drawing, ink wash, Repairing a Super D class locomotive in the Erecting Shop at Crewe railway works, by Robin Comyns Carr, about 1943. Depicts the locomotive footplate as an engineering fitter fixes the cab roof, while his colleague fits boiler mountings. An apprentice watches as he rests on the fireman's seat. Executed in a monochrome wash.

Drawing, Repairing a Super D class locomotive in the Erecting Shop at Crewe railway works

circa 1943
Drawing, ink wash, Tapping a steel furnace in the steelworks at Crewe railway works, by Robin Comyns Carr, about 1943. Depicts the view from crane girders as molten steel flows into a ladle on a rail-mounted carriage. Executed in a monochrome wash. On the reverse is a rough ink sketch of the crane girders.

Drawing, ink wash

circa 1943
Drawing, charcoal and red and white chalk, A smith and his mate working a 30 cwt compressed air hammer in the Smithy at Crewe railway works, by Robin Comyns Carr, about 1943. Depicts the smith and his colleague holding a component in position beneath the hammer. A third member of the team, the hammer driver, stands next to them, partially hidden by the frame of the machine.

Drawing, charcoal and red and white chalk

circa 1943
Drawing, ink wash, Fitting axle boxes to steam locomotive driving wheels in the Erecting Shop at Crewe railway works, by Robin Comyns Carr, about 1943. Depicts two engineering fitters bent over a wheelset as they work. Executed in a monochrome wash.

Drawing, Fitting axle boxes to steam locomotive driving wheels in the Erecting Shop at Crewe railway works

circa 1943
Drawing Office Register, No 11, Nos 22473-25499, Crewe Works Drawing Office, January 1925-August 1927, 1 volume.

Drawing Office Register

1925-1927
Drawing Office Register, No 12, Nos 25500-28656, Crewe Works Drawing Office, August 1927-January 1931, 1 volume.

Drawing Office Register

1927-1931
Drawing Office Register, No 14, Nos 32160-35764, Crewe Works Drawing Office, August 1935-August 1943, 1 volume.

Drawing Office Register

1935-1943
Drawing Office Register, No 9, Nos 18880-20890, Crewe Works Drawing Office, June 1912- June 1920, 1 volume.

Drawing Office Register

1912-1920
Drawing Office Register, No 8, Nos 16475-18879, Crewe Works Drawing Office, June 1905-May 1912, 1 volume.

Drawing Office Register

1905-1912