Railways @ Crewe.150th Anniversary Open Day. 16th August 1996

This video captures scenes from a 150th anniversary open day at Crewe in August 1996. It shows the arrival of guest diesel locomotives, including some being transported by an 08 class locomotive. The footage includes stock positioning on the traverser, a walk around the yard, and the arrival of steam exhibits and withdrawn railcars. Some damaged High Speed Train cabs are also visible, along with locomotives on the adjacent mainline. The event is noted as something that would not happen again.

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