Passengers had to be evacuated after a fire broke out on a train between Nantwich and Crewe.
The incident happened as the train travelled through Willaston yesterday (Sunday May 19) at around 10.30am.
Britain’s most luxurious train, which has its headquarters in Nantwich, will be making two special trips from Crewe within 48 hours next month.
First, the Northern Belle will head for Britain’s most romantic station Carnforth, where the classic 1940s movie Brief Encounter starring Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson was filmed.
Timber firm TFC has helped Leighton Hospital Children’s Centre stay on track – by donating this amazing Timber Train!
TFC Supplies Ltd donated the train for the outside play area at the hospital, following its recent £1.1m refurbishment of the children’s ward.
Former nurses have a chance to be paid while they retrain following the return of an award-winning programme at South Cheshire’s Leighton Hospital.
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is set to launch its latest ‘Return to Practice programme’ in September 2018.
A person has been hit by a train in Nantwich, sparking long delays on the Shrewsbury to Crewe line.
Arriva Train Wales now say the line has re-opened two hours after the incident.
Fire crews had to battle a blaze on a diesel train at Calveley, between Nantwich and Chester.
The blaze broke out on board the engine compartment of the train close to Station Road at around 4am yesterday (October 21).
By Jonathan White
Hundreds of train fanatics enjoyed South Cheshire Model Engineering Society’s annual Open Day
Visitors braved wet weather to attend the event at the rear of The Peacock Inn, on Crewe Road, Willaston.
Rail services were delayed today after a person was hit by a train at Wrenbury, near Nantwich.
Services between Shrewsbury and Manchester were disrupted until this afternoon after the incident earlier today.
Police want to quiz this man in connection with a theft on a train in the Nantwich area.
The incident which involved the theft of a passenger’s suitcase is believed to have happened on a Cardiff to Manchester Piccadilly between Shrewsbury and Crewe.
A Nantwich man was one of a gang of four jailed for stealing almost £12,000 of alcohol from two freight trains.
David Keith Evanson, 31, and three other men were sentenced to more than five years following a British Transport Police (BTP) investigation.
A big-hearted Nantwich mum went full steam ahead to raise £1,000 for a playground train!
Super gran Ann Aspinall donated money from her 60th birthday party and arranged other events for the new equipment at Wingate Children’s Centre in Wrenbury.
Nantwich Toy and Train Fair will take place in the town next month.
The event will be staged at Nantwich Civic Hall, on Market Street, on Saturday February 28.
A woman has been killed after being hit by a train on the line between Nantwich and Wrenbury.
The incident happened on the Shrewsbury to Crewe lineclose to Sound Lane, British Transport Police have confirmed.
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