Crewe Works

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Crewe Works is a historic railway engineering and manufacturing facility in Crewe, England, renowned for building and maintaining locomotives and rolling stock since the 19th century.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf locomotive works
railway engineering facility
railway works
country United Kingdom
employs fitters
metalworkers
railway engineers
hasProduced diesel locomotives
electric locomotives
multiple units
railway carriages
steam locomotives
heritageStatus historic industrial site
historicalPeriod British Rail era
Victorian era
inception 1840s
industry rail transport manufacturing
rail vehicle maintenance
locatedIn Cheshire
Crewe
England
locatedNear Crewe railway station
notableFor construction of freight wagons
construction of passenger coaches
diesel locomotive construction
electric locomotive construction
heavy locomotive overhauls
steam locomotive construction
opened 1843
operator Alstom
Bombardier Transportation
British Rail Engineering Limited
British Railways
London and North Western Railway
London, Midland and Scottish Railway NERFINISHED
ownedBy Alstom
Bombardier Transportation
British Rail Engineering Limited
British Railways
London and North Western Railway
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
partOf Crewe railway complex
purpose locomotive construction
locomotive maintenance
rolling stock construction
rolling stock maintenance
railwayLineServed West Coast Main Line
regionServed Great Britain

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
LMS Princess Royal Class ("LMS Crewe Works")
builtBy
LMS Jubilee Class ("LMS Crewe Works drawing office")
designer
Crewe
hasManufacturer
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
majorWorks

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