Rebecca Woods
BBC News

At its height, Crewe Works employed 20,000 people. Today, transport manufacturer Bombardier employs about 320 on the same site.

"It's lost its heritage. All the old buildings have gone. They've knocked a lot of the wrong buildings down as well," says Neil Jones, who we met at Nantwich Road Working Men's Club - itself built to serve the town's railway workers.

Image source, Bombardier

If HS2 goes ahead, Bombardier's prospects might get a boost if it secures a contract to service the line's rolling stock, but for locals that feels like a big if at the moment.

"If HS2 comes here, you may as well say 'happy days'," says Ian Smyth, who worked for British Rail Engineering Ltd. "But I think a lot of authorities have put all their eggs in one basket with HS2. If it doesn't happen, what then?"

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Crewe and Nantwich are the two main urban areas in the parliamentary constituency, but are almost a study in contrasts.

Crewe has a history as an industrial town, having been a hub for the railway industry in the 19th Century and now is a home for firms such as Bentley Motors, Bombardier, Rymans stationery and porridge oat maker Mornflake.

It has a population of 72,900 and some of those live in several pockets of deprivation, such as those that lie towards the west end of the town., external

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Nantwich has just over 17,000 living in the area and is a market town on the River Weaver., external

As well as its old buildings and St Mary's Church (pictured), the town is known for events such as the annual International Cheese Show and the jazz, blues and music festival every Easter.

The two urban areas in the constituency are surrounded by countryside, dotted with villages such as Wybunbury, Barthomley and Haslington.

Faisal Islam
BBC Economics Editor

There's a big disparity on government spending per head depending on where you live in the UK.

When it comes to trains, about £843 is spent per passenger in London each year compared to £240 in north-west England and as little as £130 in parts of Yorkshire and the North East.

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It's a self-fulfilling prophecy, as the Treasury looks at where passengers are and targets money there, creating a giant circle where funds are re-invested in the same areas.

The end result of that, especially when you look at local transport, is best shown when compared to other countries - you will find underground train systems in the six biggest cities in Spain, but no such systems in big UK cities like Birmingham and Manchester.

BBC Breakfast

After weeks on the move, the BBC Breakfast tour is pulling into Crewe for its final stop. All change please.

Crewe is a hugely important transport hub. In the 1830s the UK's first passenger train came through the town and HS2, if it gets the go-ahead, will come through too.

Crewe Works, pictured below, is also where hundreds of trains and locomotives were built.

Image source, Crewe Heritage Centre

So we can expect voters in this town built on the railways to want to know more about what the next government plans for high speed rail, with just three days before they take office.

The Conservative government launched a review of the project in August, and the Greens and Brexit Party have both said they would scrap it altogether. Labour and the Liberal Democrats, meanwhile, want it to go ahead.

Two towns, one constituency. Traditionally, one votes Labour, the other Conservative but will Brexit change that?

Riyah Collins
BBC News

Hello, the BBC is throwing the election spotlight today on Crewe and Nantwich and hearing what people want from this election and politicians.

We'll be talking to people in the area and local businesses about as many issues as possible, from Brexit to the NHS and local ones too.

BBC Breakfast, Victoria Derbyshire and 5 live Drive will be coming live from the area throughout the course of today and, if you have a question, you can tweet it using the hashtag #BBCyourquestions or email yourquestions@bbc.co.uk.