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Crewe–Derby line

Crewe–Derby line
Longton railway station.jpg
Class 170 Turbostar at Longton
Overview
Type Heavy Rail
System National Rail
Status Operational
Locale East Midlands
North West England
West Midlands
Termini Crewe
Derby
Stations 11
Operation
Opened 1848
Owner Network Rail
Operator(s) East Midlands Trains
London Midland
Northern Rail
Rolling stock Class 153 "Super Sprinter"
Class 156 "Super Sprinter"
Class 158 "Express Sprinter"
Technical
Number of tracks Two, One
Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification 25 kV 50hz AC OHLE
(Stoke-on-Trent to Crewe)
Operating speed 70 mph (110 km/h)
Route map
West Coast Main Line to Preston
Crewe
West Coast Main Line to London
Radway Green and Barthomley
Alsager
to Keele
to Sandbach
West Coast Main Line to Manchester
Kidsgrove
Harecastle Tunnel North (
130 yd
119 m
)
Harecastle Tunnel South (
1766 yd
1615 m
)
Chatterley
Longport
Potteries Loop Line
Etruria
to Newcastle under Lyme
Stoke-on-Trent
West Coast Main Line to London
Carter's Crossing Halt
Fenton
Longton
Normacot
Adderley Green Branch
Meir Tunnel
Meir
Foxfield Light Railway
Blythe Bridge
Cresswell

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