Crewe: Railway Junction, Rolls-Royce, and the Cheshire Crossroads
Crewe exists because of the railway. The Grand Junction Railway chose this spot as a junction in 1837, and the town grew around the locomotive works that followed. At peak, the works employed 20,000 people. Bombardier (now Alstom) still manufactures trains here, though the workforce is a fraction of what it was. Crewe station remains one of the most connected rail junctions in the country, with services to London Euston, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Cardiff, and Edinburgh all passing through. The population is around 73,000.
Bentley Motors has its headquarters and factory on Pyms Lane, producing every Bentley sold worldwide from the Crewe site. The town centre along Victoria Street and Nantwich Road serves the local market without pulling from far afield. The wider Cheshire East authority includes Macclesfield, Congleton, and Nantwich. For adult companionship, Crewe is covered by Cheshire Constabulary and its position as a rail junction means the town sees a higher volume of passing traffic than its size alone would generate.
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Crewe exists because of the railway. The Grand Junction Railway chose this spot as a junction in 1837, and the town grew around the locomotive works that followed. At peak, the works employed 20,000 people. Bombardier (now Alstom) still manufactures trains here, though the workforce is a fraction of what it was. Crewe station remains one of the most connected rail junctions in the country, with services to London Euston, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Cardiff, and Edinburgh all passing through. The population is around 73,000.
Bentley Motors has its headquarters and factory on Pyms Lane, producing every Bentley sold worldwide from the Crewe site. The town centre along Victoria Street and Nantwich Road serves the local market without pulling from far afield. The wider Cheshire East authority includes Macclesfield, Congleton, and Nantwich. For adult companionship, Crewe is covered by Cheshire Constabulary and its position as a rail junction means the town sees a higher volume of passing traffic than its size alone would generate.
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