Rail fans were treated to a rare sight today when the historic Blue Peter engine passed through Nantwich Station.
The historic locomotive was witnessed pulling the “Welsh Marches Express” to Cardiff.
Nantwich residents and motorists have faced delays and disruption this weekend due to major railway works on the Shrewsbury-Crewe line.
Track renewal works have meant road and level crossing closures in place from yesterday (July 19) until 4am tomorrow (Monday July 21).
Police are investigating after a man was found seriously injured on a train in Nantwich.
A train guard on a Shrewsbury to Crewe service came across the injured man who had boarded the train with serious head and facial injuries.
Network Rail says it has completed a clean-up of Nantwich Station after complaints by residents at the state of the site.
There were concerns at the amount of rubbish piling up on land at the station.
Police have been given extra powers to deal with disorder ahead of the Crewe Alexandra v Port Vale football match tomorrow (March 29).
Officers in Crewe say increased powers will help them keep football fans from both sides “safe” before the game begins to the final whistle and getting home.
Network Rail is to deliver a new footbridge and safety barriers at Nantwich railway station to boost safety, MP Connors Naismith said.
The Crewe & Nantwich MP and local councillors John Priest and Geoff Smith had raised safety concerns with the rail network firm previously.
Nantwich Railway Station has been named Cheshire’s Best Kept Station at the Cheshire Best Kept Stations Awards.
And nearby Wrenbury Station five minutes down the line won the Art Project Award.
Nantwich Station has been ranked in the bottom 100 out of more than 2,600 across the UK for trains arriving on time.
The station is 2,567th out of a total of 2,633 according to a website which rates stations for trains being on time.
The 84 and 84X bus services between Crewe and Nantwich will have a temporary stop this weekend in Crewe as the new bus station prepares to open.
Service 84 and 84X will use the temporary stop on Prince Albert Street in Crewe on Saturday May 4 from 7.20pm until end of service on Monday May 6.
The closure of a busy road in and out of Nantwich which is causing traffic chaos at peak times, is set to remain closed until Friday.
Wellington Road, by Station View, has been closed to all traffic and pedestrians since the weekend.
Beeston and Tarporley Station looks set to reopen after being given Government backing to reconnect to the rail network.
Members of Beeston and Tarporley Station Reopening Group (BTSRG) are celebrating after they received notice from the Department for Transport (DfT) that approval had been given.
Nantwich railway station is to have a life-saving defibrillator installed as part of a scheme by Transport for Wales.
The rail operator is rolling our defibs to around 200 stations on its network, including Nantwich.
Crewe and Nantwich community radio station The Cat FM has won a DAB licence from Ofcom.
The station was among the winners of the round 2 bid to provide SSDAB (small-scale DAB) Radio in the North West.
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