Visit the Crewe Heritage Centre for a fun family day out. Open 10am-4.30pm (last entry at 3.30pm)
As part of Crewe's Summer Festival of Fun Wednesday 23 July is a FREE ENTRY day for all visitors to celebrate the school holidays, kindly supported by Crewe Town Council.
Explore our Crewe at War Exhibition, Signal Boxes, Model Railways, Miniature Railway, Cafe, Shop and much more.
VR Railway Safety & Working on the Railway talks from Network Rail 10.30 AM - 4 PM:
Chris McLaughin Community Rail Safety Manager and Stephen Kay an Operations Interface Specialist both from Network Rail will be joining us at Crewe Heritage Centre Wednesday 23rd July 2025 with a day of activities planned. From Rail safety related group talks, to railway careers and an interactive Virtual Reality set up which puts you on the railway!.
They will be explaining how to stay safe when using trains, what signs and markings mean, and most of all how to stay safe around the Railway focusing on the importance of “staying off the tracks!”
They will educate visitors about the dangers of trespassing on the railway, the impacts to customers and staff, and most importantly, what could happen to you if you do(!) Using Virtual Reality to emphasise these dangers!
They will also talk about the great careers on the railway, explaining how to apply or what you can do to make it easier to join [as long as you are old enough!].
The talks are open to all ages come along listen, learn and ask them some questions!
http://www.networkrail.co.uk/
https://www.networkrail.co.uk/communities/safety-in-the-community/safety-education/
https://switchedonrailsafety.co.uk/
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