Crewe in the Days of Br Blue

A nostalgic look at Crewe during the British Rail Blue era.

Crewe stands as a railway town without equal. This book explores Crewe during the British Rail corporate era, a golden age for railway enthusiasts. The railway remained much as it had in steam days, with an unmodernized station layout, two large motive power depots in full use, and vast locomotive works building and repairing locomotives.

Relive a fascinating time of loco-hauled trains, traction exchange, parcels and mail services, freight and trip workings, and new and ex-works locomotives. Discover a continuous flow of trains that disappeared too soon. Though blue was the order of the day, it was far from dull. With previously unpublished photos, this is a trip to Crewe that never fails to deliver for railway enthusiasts and history buffs!

Michael Hitchen hails from Crewe, Cheshire and works as a civil servant. He has a lifelong interest in transport subjects.