Crewe Works - The Inside Story
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- Crewe Works - The Inside Story.
Crewe, the most famous railway town in Britain, has been associated with locomotive construction since 1846.
From the days of the London and North Western Railway, passing through ownership by the LMS, British Rail and now ADtranz, the tradition of high quality workmanship has been maintained.
ADtranz allowed exclusive access to their Crewe operation giving a rare insight into the high technology world of modern traction maintenance.
Viewed under repair and test conditions are Class 20, 37, 47, HSTs etc.
Together with the sequence of component refurbishment, the degree and depth of services offered by ADtranz is shown in detail. Rare archive film from the 1930s to the 1960s displays locomotives under construction and repair.
In addition, locomotive types built here are shown at work in a variety of locations.
1996 saw the 150th Anniversary of the LNWR and to mark the occasion ADtranz opened their doors to the public on the 17th August 1996.
An impressive collection of steam and diesel locomotives associated with Crewe were displayed.
Together with a unique display of over 200 locomotive nameplates and associated LNWR and LMS memorabilia, this event was one of the years highlights.
A fifteen minute supplement captures this special day including film of the unique display of locomotive nameplates.
I hope you enjoy watching.
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It’s a shame British engineering disappeared….
I’m an Irish man and I always looked at the British shed engineers as the men that built the world…
Amazing video,thank you!!
Started my apprenticeship at crewe engineering school within crewe works in 1959
Outstanding upload much appreciated
Nice video, very nineties especially with the tunes. Lovely to see all the locos, pity the works appears to be a third of its size these days with most of the land becoming yet more housing and a mcdonalds. Pity I wasn't yet around to see the final days of BR and the start of the privatisation era. One thing I'd have loved to have seen is the merry go round trains that were so prevalent in the 80s and 90s.
Anyone who grew up in the 70's/80's will be very familiar with the scenes @ 14:00 on. British industry was decimated due to mis-management, asset stripping by greedy bast*rds in The City & political f*ckwittery. The Unions played their part too. On the other hand it was hard for earlier generations to get their head round the idea that Britain was no longer the center of an Empire & would have to compete on different terms. Still, it's sad to see our industrial heritage decimated, not to mention the impact it had on 1000's of families in towns all over the country.
You are forgetting the impact of the militant unions.
I was at this open day as a little kid. Very vivid memories.
I really enjoyed watching this about the works at Crewe
The APT-P had extensive trials ? Hardly .... a failure ? Again, rushed in to service way before it should have been, p.s that was a 58 engine, not a 37 engine ( single turbo), fabulous video ❤, such a shame we will never see such a works like this ever again in the UK
Great video Jason a good insight into what Crewe used to be like😊
Fantastic video went round crewe in rhe 8os on open days along with Derby and Doncaster never got toSwindon
I want to go to Birmingham and there taking me on to Crew !
Fantastic
It was a great occasion. I took my 3" 46256 "Sir William A Staniers FRS" and Black Five smokebox numberplate.
Canada 🇨🇦 here as a young man i worked for mcalpine construction in Toronto Canada
3:01 This Locomotive Works Crewe Works Which Is The Home Of The London Midland And Scottish Railway. Thanks Mate. X❤😂😅😂😅😂
Can someone please answer me a question that is bugging me. There was a guy that conducted guided tours in the 80,s who wore a long black coat who was known by Christian name what I have totally forgot. Help
His name was Bill
@@paulrathjen7870 thanks I remember now. I will always remember him with his piece of chalk writing the new numbers of ETH conversations being carried out on class 37s and 47s. They were really great visits.
Most enjoyable
All gone no good RIP Crewe
30 years ago a friend of mine owned a RR Silver Spur, I loved driving it, and I was a better driver than my friend.
A repeat of the circa 1966 version that I watched in June 2021. Was it all your own work?
if you have watched it you will know this was produced in 1997
I'm going to ask what is probably a stupid question for most people watching this. I know how DELTIC engines work, but why where diesel engines never used to directly drive the locos. Now I know there was a few that did kind of rail busses example County Donegal Railway before its closure. Where they just not as powerful-not enough torque as steam.
Please kill the music!
no young jason could been seen
Not from little me but the wife was working there as a cleaner when this was filmed
I've got a question which I hope someone here might know the answer - Why do ALL those who work, drive, manufacture, assemble or repair these various types of trains, always refer to the 'engine / train' as a 'she' ? The Navy does likewise with all their warships and submarines too. I appreciate it's been a tradition for a long time BUT this does not actually address the question, why?
very good question
It's a term of Affection 🥰
@@rowanlidbury Nah.
Well managed to the video, and not realised the train, treated, as a little more the objects, but I thing goes the when the train, in daily use, as the countries public transport, the a load more getting going and keeping them going that, the more modem stuff, similar , " Horse-drawn" vehicle, and the term "The phrase busman’s holiday" origin, meanings,they where the first lot restoring the steam train, the that where from the day that there where just the daily transport, but that's just thinking, anyway?
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I know a lot of people who worked there. One said "it was like stepping back into the 1960s, really filthy" and that some real strange people worked there, including one man who used to "run through the shop floor at night, screaming his head off".
The voice of one person.
Did you get chance to talk to the 99.99% of the others who worked there?
@@DaysOfDarknessUK not just one person. I'm just repeating what I've heard, no need to get defensive.
The footage showing the Princess loco under construction and the "Victorian" working practices. Well in those days that was normal for the welfare state hadn't taken over and if you got injured at work you weren't compensated like you are today. If you got injured badly you were fired from your job no if's or buts. The men in the works had to look after their own so if someone slipped and fell then a man would stand outside the pay office window and as you collected you pay in cash you would then give some to this man who was collecting for the injured man so he could continue provide for his family. Railway management wouldn't contribute for his getting injured at work was looked upon by them as not their problem. The unions were very different when they first came along for if you lost your job and it wasn't your fault then the union would find you another job in the field you specialised in and not just tell you of vacant position but actually get you the job. Today they've long since jumped into bed with the bosses and have no intentions of getting out of that bed for they do very little for their members but charge extortionate membership fees.
Interesting video crap music 👎🏼