Crewe Station

[96tommy]

What is Crewe Station like on a weekday.

Do any freights go through?

Is there a Class 57/3 acting as Thunderbird?

Can you see the avoiders from the station?

Thank You

 

[MidnightFlyer]

This might just be me being stupid, but what are the Avoiders (i.e. from what Yard/route-Yard/route?)

Don't think you can see the Independant lines from the main station, then again I'm a not a (I hate this word, sorry to use it!) trainspotter, nor do I know what uses them

 

[Peter Mugridge]

No, you can't see the avoiders from the station - you'll need to walk a short distance down the road to the west of the station; the two travks in a cutting are the avoiders.

If I've copied the Google Maps link right, it's here:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&s...89153,-2.43609&spn=0.006044,0.021887&t=h&z=16

The curved line just to the west of the station is the avoider; it looks close but because it's in a cutting it's invisible from the station. It's also known as the "rat hole", probably because it dives under the Chester lines.

 

[Shrub Hill]

if you go to the northern end of platform 12 there is a path that leads to the car park, it goes over the footbridge from which you can see the avoiding lines, you also have a view of anything moving to the north of the station, decent spot for wagons as there is a 15mph limit on the line, just pray it doesn't rain as there is no shelter,

 

[96tommy]

Does anybody have a list of the freight trains which actually go through Crewe Station for a weekday?