Crewe signalling moves forward

Resignalling of the Shrewsbury-Crewe line led to closure of the route between November 28 and December 6, in preparation for the transfer of Gresty Lane signal box’s functions to Crewe’s central control centre.

The project costs £25 million and will interface with new signalling equipment already in use at Nantwich and Crewe. Stopping trains between Shrewsbury and Crewe were replaced by buses, with some through trains diverted via Wrexham General.