Crewe Electric TMD

Crewe Electric TMD (officially named Crewe IEMD – International Electric Maintenance Depot) is a traction maintenance depot for AC electric and diesel-electric locomotives; it is operated currently by DB Cargo UK. The depot is situated to the north-west of Crewe railway station on the Crewe-Chester railway line, opposite Crewe Works. Road access is from Wistaston Road.

1. Depot plaque

In 1987, Railfreight introduced depot plaques on its locomotives; those allocated to Crewe IEMD carried a plaque depicting an eagle.

1. References


1. Further reading

Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2012). Stafford to Chester. West Sussex: Middleton Press. fig. 72. ISBN 9781908174345. OCLC 830024480. "Crewe notches up another successful open day". RAIL. No. 305. EMAP Apex Publications. 21 May – 3 June 1997. pp. 14–15. ISSN 0953-4563. OCLC 49953699.

1. External links

Depot Directory West Coast (Internet Archive) An overhead view of the depot. Crewe Works is the long, rectangular building and Crewe Electric is on the branch of tracks to the south.