Wrenbury level crossing

This is a summary of observations at the Wrenbury crossing. This was prompted because of of comments about the long periods of the gates being down. Please send your comments to contact_us@caspa.org.uk The crossing is located at Wrenbury Station. There is no foot bridge. The platform for the south bound service is before the crossing. The platform for the north bound service is after the crossing. This is an obstacle detection level crossing with manually controlled barriers. The crossing is initiated by approaching trains and has no direct signaler involvement when working normally, apart from monitoring the process. The obstacle […]

Nantwich and Wrenbury volenteers win awards for station flowers

Nantwich has scooped another award in the Cheshire Best Kept Station Competition. Members of Nantwich In Bloom collected the Merseyrail In Bloom Award at a ceremony at the Grange Theatre, in Hartford. The awards were set up to celebrate and recognise the hard work of station adoption and community groups across Cheshire. Wrenbury Station also scooped an honour, winning the Roberts Bakery Award for most improved station. Crewe Station won TravelWatch North West Award for larger stations. The ceremony, attended by more than 150 guests, shines a light on improvements to stations, from gardening to arts projects and other community […]