ðə kɹˈuː ænd ʃɹˈuːsbɛɹi ɹˈeɪlweɪ wʊd ˈɛnd ˌʌp bˌiːɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst ɹˈaʊt ˌɪntʊ ðə tˈaʊn ˈɔːθɚɹˌaɪzd baɪ pˈɑːɹləmənt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː, ɪt wʌz ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli ˈoʊpənd ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt ænd wʌz ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ðə lˈʌndən ænd nˈɔːɹθ wˈɛstɚn ɹˈeɪlweɪ.
The Crewe and Shrewsbury Railway would end up being the first route into the town – authorised by Parliament in 1852, it was eventually opened in September 1858 and was operated by the London and North Western Railway.