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Crewe Heritage Centre is a railway museum located in Crewe, England.Managed by the Crewe Heritage Trust, the museum is located between the railway station and the town centre; the site was the location of the 'Old Works' which was demolished in the early 1980s.
Administrative offices with crew centre in the main building; Over 21 km (13 mi) of track; 68 train switches; The facility has Gold Certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). Environmental features include: [6] Reflective roof materials to limit solar radiation; Natural lighting throughout the main building
The following units were here at some point: [1] Relief landing ground of No. 2 Air Gunners School RAF (1944-45) [2]; Satellite of No. 2 Central Flying School RAF (November 1941 - January 1942) [3]
There have been many units with various tasks in the Royal Air Force (RAF), and they are listed here. A unit is an administrative term for a body, which can be larger or smaller than a flight or squadron, is given a specific mission, but does not warrant the status of being formed as a formal flight or squadron.
The Market Centre is the largest shopping centre in Crewe. It is situated in the heart of the town centre with a few national retailers, including B&M, Poundstretcher and Peacocks. There are three large car parks nearby and Crewe bus station is a five-minute walk from the shopping centre. It has a weekly footfall of approximately 100,000 visitors.
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Crewe was the centre of a wide-ranging railway network, and freight-handling facilities grew up to the south of the station. To cope with the increase of traffic, the station was rebuilt in 1867 (according to WH Chaloner), the buildings facing each other on the present platforms 5 and 6 dating from this time, and built under the supervision of ...
30 Operational Training Unit Wellingtons in September 1943. The next phase of training was usually in Britain at one of the Operational Training Units (OTU). [11] Aircrew memoirs repeatedly mention arriving at an OTU in large groups of mixed aircrew trades all assigned to the next course and being left to mingle in a large hall to form crews.