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Derby Midland Station (commonly known as simply Derby Station) is a mainline railway station serving the city of Derby in England. Owned by Network Rail and managed by the Midland Mainline train operating company, the station is also used by Central Trains and Virgin Trains services. It is situated to the south-east of Derby City Centre, and is close to the west bank of the River Derwent. Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... The Tri Junct Station in Derby, opened in 1839, shared by the North Midland Railway, the primary contractors, the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway and the Midland Counties Railway From about 1825 and the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railways, the East Midlands had been at the centre of... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... Derby (pronounced dar-bee ) is a city in the East Midlands of England. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... Network Rails logo Network Rail is a British not for dividend company limited by guarantee that owns the fixed assets of that part of the British railway system that formerly belonged to British Rail, the now-defunct UK state-owned rail operator. ... This article is about the train operating company Midland Mainline. ... National Rail uses the BR double arrow logo National Rail is a brand name describing the passenger rail service previously provided by British Rail, the now defunct UK state-owned rail operator. ... A Central Trains Class 158/0 unit Central Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom, running local and cross-country trains in central England. ... Virgin Trains is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. ... Derby (pronounced dar-bee ) is a city in the East Midlands of England. ... The Derwent is a river in the county of Derbyshire, England. ...

Derby's central location and former importance as a "railway town" have made it an important node of the rail network. Until recently, major carriage and locomotive workshops as well as the Research Division in the Railway Technical Centre were housed there. The British Rail Research Division came into being in 1964 directly under the control of the British Railways Board, moving into purpose-built premises at the Railway Technical Centre in Derby. ... The Railway Technical Centre was built by the British Railways Board in the early 1960s in Derby to be its technical headquarters. ...

The station is an interchange point between the Midland Main Line from London St Pancras to Leeds and the long-distance services on the Cross-Country route from Aberdeen through Birmingham to Penzance (the zero milepost on the Birmingham-bound Cross-Country route occurs at the South end of platform 1, at the merging of the two major routes). Until the mid twentieth century, the station was host to through trains from Manchester (or even Glasgow) to London. It is still a busy station, the section to Sheffield having the highest train frequency (passenger and freight) of any line in the East Midlands. The Midland Main Line is a main railway line in the United Kingdom and is part of the British railway system. ... The Gothic Revival facade and clock tower of the disused Midland Hotel are the most visible part of St Pancras station. ... Leeds is a city in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire in the north of England. ... The North-East/South-West route (sometimes simply The Cross Country Route) is the name given to a major British rail route, running from South-West England via Bristol, Birmingham, Derby and Sheffield to North-East England and Scotland. ... Aberdeens location in Scotland Aberdeen (Scottish Gaelic: Obar Dheathain) is Scotlands third largest city, with a population of 212,125, and the greatest part of the unitary council area named the City of Aberdeen, which is surrounded by, but not within, the Aberdeenshire council area. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Manchester is a city in the North West of England. ... Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city and unitary council, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands. ... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7. ... This article is about the city in England. ... The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the tradional region of the Midlands. ...

Local services to Matlock along the Derwent Valley Line originate from Derby, and the station also sees local and semi-fast services to Nottingham and Skegness, Stoke-on-Trent and Crewe, and Birmingham, Hereford, and Cardiff. Map sources for Matlock at grid reference SK298601 Matlock is the county town of Derbyshire, England. ... The Derwent Valley Line is a railway line from Derby to Matlock in Derbyshire. ... ||:This article is about the English city. ... Skegness is a seaside resort town in Lincolnshire, England, with a permanent population of about 30,000. ... This page is about Stoke-on-Trent in England. ... Map sources for Crewe at grid reference SJ705557 Crewe is a town in south Cheshire, in the north west of England. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Location within the British Isles Hereford Cathedral Hereford (Welsh: Henffordd (pronounced Henfuth)) is a city in the west of England, close to the border with Wales and on the River Wye. ... The Norman Keep, Cardiff Castle Aerial view of the Millennium Stadium The Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay Cardiff (Welsh: Caerdydd) is the capital and largest city of Wales. ...

Derby station today has six platforms (all but Platform 5 are through-platforms), connected by a footbridge. Today, this end of the bridge is used as an exit to Pride Park and a new car park. (Another bridge which gave access to the area had been removed when the Locomotive Works (part of BREL, Derby Railway Works closed.) Pride Park is a business park on the outskirts of the city centre of Derby, UK. It includes Pride Park Stadium. ... for the singer see Jacques Brel BREL stands for British Rail Engineering Limited, which was the engineering division of British Rail Categories: Stub | British Rail(ways) ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Derby Station history

1836 saw the approval by Parliament of plans for the construction of three railways to Derby: the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway from the south, the Midland Counties Railway from the east, and the North Midland Railway from the north. Separate stations were initially envisaged but the town council farsightedly suggested the three companies build a joint station, and after much haggling a site was finally selected beside the River Derwent on the south-eastern side of the town. The first departure from the Tri Junct Station, as it was known, was on 4 June 1839 when a Midland Counties train ran to Nottingham. The first train to Birmingham departed on 12 August in the same year, though construction of the North Midland line took longer: it was opened from Derby to Masborough on 11 May 1840, and completed to Leeds seven weeks later. 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... An aerial view of Parliament of India at New Delhi. ... The Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway was a British railway company. ... The Midland Counties Railway (MCR) was an early railway company in the United Kingdom which existed between 1832 and 1844, connecting Nottingham, Leicester and Derby with Rugby and thence to London. ... The North Midland Railway was a British railway company, opened in 1840, from Derby to Rotherham (Masborough) and Leeds. ... The Tri Junct Station in Derby, opened in 1839, shared by the North Midland Railway, the primary contractors, the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway and the Midland Counties Railway From about 1825 and the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railways, the East Midlands had been at the centre of... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Leeds is a city in the metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire in the north of England. ...

As originally built by the North Midland, with the others paying a share, it was 1,050 feet long with one through platform edge (plus a north and a south bay), the main platform and bays connected to seven stabling roads by a series of carriage turntables (rolling-stock was moved around the station by hand). These platform and stabling roads were all beneath a three-bay train shed, which allowed the three companies a degree of independence. Fronting this was a magnificent two storey stone building designed by Francis Thompson. The North Midland also built a group of worker's houses, some of which are now a conservation area. A conservation area is a tract of land that has been awarded protected status in order to ensure that natural features or biota are safeguarded. ...

In 1844 all three railways amalgamated to become the Midland Railway, and Derby station became the new company's headquarters. 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom which existed from 1844 to 1922. ...

In 1858 the station was extended with extra offices, improved facilities and a covered areas for carriages for arriving and departing passengers. Traffic increased such that an island platform the present 2 & 3 was built, with Platform 4 to 6 in 1871. (platform 5 being a bay to the south) At this time the turntables were removed and replaced by scissors crossovers, the whole complex controlled by a signal box on the centre platform. 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A traditional signal box A signal box or signal cabin (interlocking tower in US) is a building from which railway signals and points are controlled. ...

As originally built, the Birmingham and the North Midlands lines met end on, with the Midland Counties arriving at the north of the station. The Midland Railway decided that the last named would be the main London line, and in 1867 a loop was added to the south, allowing through running. The original section remained in occasional use for passengers trains until it was closed in 1969. 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ...

The station and the extensive complex of railway workshops adjoining it were of sufficient strategic importance, it seems, for them to have been the target of a Zeppelin bombing raid during World War I, in 1916, though only slight damage was inflicted. In World War II, however, the station was attacked again, becoming one of the few locations in Derby to suffer significant bomb damage. LZ127 Graf Zeppelin, the most travelled airship in history A Zeppelin is a type of rigid airship (or dirigible) pioneered by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century based on an earlier design by David Schwarz. ... World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machine guns, and poison gas. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... This is the current Improvement Drive collaboration! World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ... Massive ordinance air-burst bomb. ...

The overall roof of the train shed and platform six was severely damaged, with the loss of most of the rest of the glass, although the Victorian frontage of the station survived. The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles during the Victorian era: Neoclassicism Gothic Revival Italianate Second Empire Neo-Grec Romanesque Revival (Includes Richardsonian Revival) Renaissance Revival Queen Anne Jacobethan architecture (the precusor to the Queen Anne style) British Arts and Crafts movement painted...

Comparison of photographs taken of the street side of the station in the early 1900s and the 1970s show little outward change. On the track side, however, extensive rebuilding of the platform buildings, footbridge and awnings in 1952, using pre-stressed concrete, gave the station a very different appearance, with simple functional lines. // Events and Trends Technology Lawrence Hargrave makes the first stable wing design for a heavier-than-air aircraft Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first documented flight in a powered heavier-than-air aircraft Mass production of automobile Wide popularity of home phonograph Panama Canal is built by the United... The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

With the advent of power signalling in 1969, the signal box and the crossovers disappeared, and the tracks approaching the station were relaid to allow trains from any direction to enter or leave any platform 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ...

Further work in 1985 saw the final replacement of the ageing Victorian station entrance and booking hall by a more modern design. The entrance's original clock was moved to the north end of the car park and the coats of arms of the Midland Railway and of the City of Derby were affixed to the new frontage. More recent refurbishments have seen the installation of a very large electronic departure board in the station entrance hall and the opening of a new footbridge in 2005. This article is about the year. ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Reference

• Pixton, B., (2000) North Midland: Portrait of a Famous Route, Cheltenham: Runpast Publishing

Facilities

• Cash points
• WH Smith
• Upper Crust
• Dry cleaners
• Photo booths

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External links

• Train times and station information for Derby Midland Station from National Rail
• Street map and aerial photo of Derby Midland Station from Multimap.com
• "Science and Society" Trackside view of original Station
• "Science and Society" 'Derby Railway Station and Midland Hotel', 1840
• "Derbyshire Photographs" Derby Station as it was in 1902
• "Geograph British Isles" Derby Station as it is now
• Description of Derby station on the Midland Mainline website

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Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Peartree		Central Trains (Cardiff-Nottingham)		Long Eaton
Spondon		Central Trains (Crewe-Skegness)		Peartree
Terminus		Central Trains (Derwent Valley Line)		Duffield
Long Eaton		Midland Mainline (Midland Main Line)		Belper
Burton-upon-Trent		Virgin Trains (Cross-Country Route)		Chesterfield