By Jonathan White
A charity open day held at the miniature-gauge Peacock Railway in Nantwich has raised vital funds.
The rides were organised by the members of the South Cheshire Model Engineering Society and took place on their premises behind The Peacock Inn in Willaston.
by Jonathan White
A special ‘Display & Running Models of Crewe Built Locos’ event took place at The Peacock Railway in Nantwich.
It was held as part of the 180th anniversary celebrations of the Grand Junction Railway Engineering Works moving from Edge Hill to Crewe.
By Jonathan White
Peacock Railway volunteers are to commemorate the 180th anniversary of the Grand Junction Railway Engineering Works moving from Edge Hill to Crewe.
When the Grand Junction Railway company opened its works there in 1843, Crewe was a village with a few hundred residents.
A talented pensioner from Nantwich has researched and hand-built his own scale-model of a “Crewe Tractor”.
Gerald Newbrook, aged 76 from Blakelow, spent many hours putting together his creation.
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