A new documentary film has been aired celebrating Crewe’s history as a rail town as it bids to become the home of Great British Railways (GBR)
The mini documentary is called Heart of Rail and has been created to tell the town’s compelling rail story and support the GBR bid.
Rail Minister Wendy Morton MP visited Crewe as the town steps up its bid to be the home of new Great British Railways Headquarters.
She visited South Cheshire yesterday (July 15) to see some of the sites that are key to the town’s rail industry.
A new website and series of videos have been published to back a campaign for Crewe to be the home of Great British Railways.
The dedicated website – www.gbrcrewe.co.uk – aims to show all Crewe has to offer and give the public the chance to pledge their support and get behind the campaign.
Cheshire MPs and Council Leaders have ramped up their campaign to back Crewe’s bid to become the home of Great British Railways.
Crewe is one of a number of towns and cities across the UK that have submitted a bid to host the headquarters of Great British Railways, the new organisation which will run the UK’s rail network.
The four leaders of the main political groups on Cheshire East Council have united in backing Crewe’s bid to be the home of the Great British Railways headquarters.
A bid is currently being prepared for Crewe to be the location of the headquarters for the new public body, which will oversee and manage rail in the country.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Crewe is uniquely positioned in terms of location, heritage and expertise to become the new headquarters for Great British Railways, Cheshire East has said.
Councillors from across the borough unanimously backed a motion for the council to engage directly with the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps and prioritise the submission of a competitive bid for Crewe to host the new HQ for Great British Railways.
Cheshire East councillors are being urged to back Crewe’s bid to become the home of Great British Railways.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has asked “traditional railway towns” to put a case forward to develop new headquarters for Great British Railways – a new, single, accountable public body responsible for running Britain’s railways.
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