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

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

1978
Full-size replica of British Railways 'Duke of Gloucester' cab

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

1954
Coronation Class Livery Sample

Coronation Class Livery Sample

1938
Diesel Locomotive Class 47 'Prince William'

Diesel Locomotive Class 47 'Prince William'

1965
Merlin 45 Aeroplane Engine

Merlin 45 Aeroplane Engine

1941
Bentley Mark VI car, 1950

Bentley Mark VI car, 1950

1950
High Speed Train Power Car 43002

High Speed Train Power Car 43002

1976
Crewe Works engineering drawings

Crewe Works engineering drawings

Handlamp, London & North Western Railway

Handlamp, London & North Western Railway

Celox™ Rapid Haemostatic Z-Fold Gauze

Celox™ Rapid Haemostatic Z-Fold Gauze

2016
Celox™-A applicator

Celox™-A applicator

2016
Celox™ gauze to control bleeding

Celox™ gauze to control bleeding

2016
Letter re photograph of the Webb Orphanage, Crewe, 1927

Letter re photograph of the Webb Orphanage, Crewe, 1927

1927-08-06
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
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is the seven thousandth locomotive built at Crewe Works, September 1950", from 2-6-2 tank locomotive Class 2 No. 41272, withdrawn October 1965.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
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
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
Locomotive Worksplate, London Midland & Scottish Railway (Crewe 1939), brass, oval, 4-6-2 "Princess Coronation" No. 6235.

Locomotive worksplate, London & North Eastern Railway

1939
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
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
Ink & wash drawings of LNW.R. bridges. 1883-1887. Comprises of drawings depicting: steel parapet girders for canal bridge at Winsford, Crewe & Walton Junction renewal of bridge Near Hertford Junction, bridge over canal near Winsford between 164 1/4 and 164 1/2 mile posts, Crewe and Walton Junction rebuilding of Bridge No 34 near Hertford Junction amd Crewe and Walton Junction Palin's Occupation Bridge between 164 3/4 and 165 mile posts.

London & North Western Railway (LNWR) drawings of bridges

1883-1887
Bottle of Cerevon pills, by Calmic Ltd., English.

Bottle of Cerevon pills, by Calmic Ltd., English.

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
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
Laevulose, Calmic Ltd, Crewe Hall, Crewe, Cheshire

Laevulose, Calmic Ltd

1900-1980
List of drawings, Nos 1-1416, Crewe Works Drawing Office, c1893-1923, 1 volume.

Crewe Works drawing lists

1893-1923
One sealed sachet of Celox Haemostat Granules, 15g, used for the treatment for life-threatening bleeding, MedTrade Products Limited, Crewe, Cheshire, England, 2016

Celox™ Haemostatic Granules

2016
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
13/11/2006 / Filmed by Chris Hogg / Bill Andrew, driver, interview at his home in Crewe

Master MiniDV ' Bill Andrew interview, tape 2'

2006-11-13
Interview with Ron Whalley conducted by Matt Smith on 15th April 2024, at a charity office in Crewe. 1hr 15min 30secs.

Ron Whalley interviewed by Matt Smith

2024-04-15
Bottle of "Ferromyn", by Calmic Ltd., English

Bottle of "Ferromyn", by Calmic Ltd., English

Drawing Office Register, No 7, Nos 13216-16474, Crewe Works Drawing Office, April 1898-May 1905, 1 volume.

Drawing Office Register

1898-1905
Pay tin, rectangular, japanned, embossed 'LMS' with padlock marked 'BR(M)'. Ex Crewe Works.

London Midland & Scottish Railway pay tin

Filmed in 1960 at Crewe. Various shots, including close-ups, of steam locomotive No. 46254 'City of Stoke-on-Trent' and North Stafford No. 2 locomotive, No. 790 'Hardwicke', No. 3020 'Cornwall', close-up shots of wheels in motion and pistons, footage of all these locomotives coupled together. A film made for Railway Roundabout BBC TV, by John Adams and Patrick Whitehouse. This is the original master film reel, black and white, silent. Duration: 3 minutes 30 seconds

16mm film, original master 'Historic Locomotives at Crewe'

1960
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 Office Register, No 13, Nos 28657-32159, Crewe Works Drawing Office, January 1931-August 1935, 1 volume.

Drawing Office Register

1931-1935
Illuminated address in wooden case, presented to Francis William Webb (Vice-President 1861-1866) by the Crewe Mechanics Institute, 1866. Scroll handpainted. Signed by the President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Honorary Secretary of the Mechanics' Institute. Closed: 95 mm x 550 mm x 110 mm; scroll: 520 mm x 375 mm.

Illuminated address in wooden case

1866
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 Office Register, No 12, Nos 25500-28656, Crewe Works Drawing Office, August 1927-January 1931, 1 volume.

Drawing Office Register

1927-1931
Photograph showing Oliver Cromwell, steam locomotive No 70013, taken by an unknown photographer for The Sun newspaper, 1967. Gelatin silver print.

Oliver Cromwell, steam locomotive No 70013, Crewe

1967
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 14, Nos 32160-35764, Crewe Works Drawing Office, August 1935-August 1943, 1 volume.

Drawing Office Register

1935-1943
Locomotive worksplate, brass, London Midland & Scottish Railway, LMS built 1936 Crewe, 4-6-0 Jubilee No. 5682.

Locomotive worksplate

1936
messenger; clerk; railway hospital; medical exams; medical coach; First Aid competitions; social activities; office outings; trade union, TSSA; d.o.b. 1938-06-27, railway work 1953-1957, Crewe Works. 3.1496 x 2.8346 x .315 in.

Bailey, Joyce Lilian

2001-07-24
Clock, wall mounted, 10" dial, slave clock for 'Pulsynetic' master, c. 1960, ex Rail House, Crewe, removed 1994.

Clock, wall mounted

1960
Drawing Office Register, No 6, Nos 7384-13215, Crewe Works Drawing Office, September 1893-March 1898, 1 volume.

Drawing Office Register

1893-1898
Notes and papers concerning locomotive construction and maintenance at Crewe Works inlcuding boiler and tender notebooks, locomotive lists, locomotive observations, etc. c 1894 - 1950. 3 boxes/loose volumes.

Papers of Charles Williams

1894-1950
08/09/2006 / Tape 1 / 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, 1'

2006-09-08
Drawing Office Register, No 5, Nos 1416-7383, Crewe Works Drawing Office, July 1890-September 1893, 1 volume.

Drawing Office Register

1890-1893
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