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 situated to the north-west of Crewe railway station on the Crewe to Chester railway line, opposite Crewe Works. Road access is from Wistaston Road and the depot is operated by DB Cargo UK. Starting in 1987, when Railfreight introduced depot plaques on its locomotives. Locomotives allocated to Crewe IEMD carried a plaque depicting an Eagle.
British Rail Class 92 Locomotive showing the Eagle depot plaque fixed below the cab side window which indicate that this locomotive is allocated to Crewe IEMD.
 The Locomotives damaged in the Nuneaton rail crash seen outside the depot, seen from the Chester to Crewe line in 1975 | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Crewe, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 53.0974°N 2.4578°W |
| OS grid | SJ693557 |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | DB Cargo UK |
| Depot code |
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| Type | Diesel, Electric |
| History | |
| Original | British Rail |
| BR region | London Midland Region |
Further reading
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.
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