Private company

Chester and Crewe Railway

UK railway company1

The Chester and Crewe Railway was an early British railway company, authorised in 1837 by the Chester and Crewe Railway Act 1837 (7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. lxiii). It was absorbed by the Grand Junction Railway in 1840 via the Chester and Crewe Railway Act 1840 (3 & 4 Vict. c. xlix).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1837)
Photo: Sodacan (ed. Safes007 ), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Chester and Crewe Railway was an early British railway company, authorised in 1837 by the Chester and Crewe Railway Act 1837 (7 Will. 4 & 1 Vict. c. lxiii).2

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