Derby Midland
Location
Place	Derby
Local authority	Derby
Operations
Managed by	Midland Mainline
Platforms in use	6
Annual entry/exit	2.623 million *
History
Key dates	Opened 1839 Partially rebuilt 1952 and 1985
National Rail - UK railway stations
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"Derby station" redirects here. For the station in Derby, Connecticut, see Derby-Shelton (Metro-North station).

Derby Midland Station (often called Derby Station) is a main line 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. The Derby-Shelton Metro-North Railroad station serves residents of Derby and Shelton, Connecticut via the Waterbury Branch of the New Haven Line. ... 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. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... 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 railway operator. ... Midland Mainline (MML) is a British train operating company, created after the privatisation of British Rail. ... Due to historical differences the railway network of the United Kingdom is split into two independent systems: one on the island of Great Britain and one in Northern Ireland, which is closely linked to the railway system of the Republic of Ireland. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 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. ...

Overview

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. British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) Derby consisted of two separate works; Derby Loco works, and Derby Carriage and Wagon works. ... 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 long-distance services on the Cross-Country route from Aberdeen through Birmingham to Penzance (the zero milepost on the Birmingham-bound Cross-Country route is at the south end of platform 1, at the divergence of the two major routes). Until the mid twentieth century, the station was host to through trains from Manchester and 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. This article is about the Midland Main Line railway route. ... The Gothic Revival facade and clock tower of the disused Midland Hotel are the most visible part of St Pancras station. ... Statistics Population: 443,247 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE297338 Administration Metropolitan borough: City of Leeds Metropolitan county: West Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force: West Yorkshire Police Ambulance service... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Aberdeen (disambiguation). ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Penzances old docks with Abbey Slip and St Marys Church behind Penzance (Cornish: Pensans) is a civil parish and port town in the Penwith district of Cornwall, United Kingdom. ... Manchester is a major city in North West England, historically notable for being the worlds first industrialised city, and its subsequent central role in the Industrial Revolution. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional 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. Matlock is the county town of Derbyshire, UK. It is situated at the south eastern edge of the Peak District, and is twinned with Eaubonne in France. ... The Derwent Valley Line is a railway line from Derby to Matlock in Derbyshire. ... Nottingham is a city (and county town of Nottinghamshire) in the East Midlands of England. ... 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. ... Hereford Cathedral Hereford (pronounced hÄ›r-É™-füd or hÄ›r-i-füd) Welsh: (pronounced Henforth) is a city in the west of England, close to the border with Wales and on the River Wye. ... Cardiff (English:  Welsh: ) is the capital of Wales and its largest city. ...

Derby station today has six platforms (all but Platform 5 are through platforms), connected by a footbridge, used as an exit to Pride Park and a new car park. Pride Park is a business park on the outskirts of the city centre of Derby, UK. It includes Pride Park Stadium. ...

History

Early East Midlands railway schemes

After the building of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825, a number of ambitious projects for long distance lines between cities had been mooted. Among these were a 'Grand Trunk railway' between London and Edinburgh, for both goods and passengers, via Bedford and Leeds, taking in the various cities in between and passing between Carlisle and Newcastle. The Stockton and Darlington railway (S&DR), which opened in 1825, was the first railway to use steam locomotives and carry passengers. ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... Edinburgh (pronounced ; Dùn Èideann () in Scottish Gaelic) is the capital of Scotland and its second-largest city. ... Statistics Population: 82,488 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TL055495 Administration District: Bedford Shire county: Bedfordshire Region: East of England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Bedfordshire Historic county: Bedfordshire Services Police force: Bedfordshire Police Ambulance service: East of England Post office and telephone Post town... Statistics Population: 443,247 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE297338 Administration Metropolitan borough: City of Leeds Metropolitan county: West Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force: West Yorkshire Police Ambulance service... Carlisle is a city in the extreme northwest of England, some 16 km from the border with Scotland. ... Newcastle Central Station Newcastle Central Station is the principal railway station in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. ...

Meanwhile a number of short lines were built for specific purposes. Among these were the Mansfield and Pinxton and the Leicester and Swannington. Both these were feeders for canals, the former a wagonway, but were pivotal in later events. Possibly the longest was the Cromford and High Peak Railway, opened in 1833, to connect the Cromford Canal with the Peak Forest Canal. It attracted interest because it provided access to Manchester through the Peak District of Derbyshire, even today an obstacle to transport. The Mansfield and Pinxton Railway was an early horse-drawn railway company in the United Kingdom, constructed in 1819 to transport coal between Mansfield and the head of the Pinxton branch of the Cromford Canal and thence by the Erewash Valley and the Trent to Leicester. ... The Leicester and Swannington Railway (L&S) was one of Englands first railways, being opened in July 1832 to bring coal from pits in west Leicestershire to Leicester. ... Wagonways are the horses, equipment, and tracks used for hauling wagons which preceded steam powered railways. ... The Cromford and High Peak Railway was a railway built in the 1830s and operated by the London and North Western Railway to carry minerals and goods between the Cromford Canal at Cromford Wharf and the Peak Forest Canal at Whaley Bridge. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Cromford Canal ran 14. ... South portal of Hyde Bank Tunnel, early 20th century Greens Hall Bridge near Disley, early 20th century The Peak Forest Canal runs from a junction with the Ashton Canal at the southern end of the Tame Aqueduct at Dukinfield through Newton, Hyde, Woodley, Romiley, Marple, Strines, Disley, New Mills, Furness... Manchester is a major city in North West England, historically notable for being the worlds first industrialised city, and its subsequent central role in the Industrial Revolution. ... The Peak District is an upland area in central and northern England, mainly spanning Derbyshire, but also covering bits of Cheshire, Staffordshire and South and West Yorkshire. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, and boasts some of Englands most attractive scenery. ...

In the 1830s, lines were already in progress between Bristol and London and from each to Birmingham and thence to Liverpool and Manchester, and their promoters were looking ahead. Three schemes came to the fore for the East Midlands. The Grand Junction Railroad would connect Birmingham with Sheffield and Derby, with a branch to Nottingham and another branch from Sheffield to Manchester. There would also be a line to the East Coast at Goole. In 1824 the London Northern Railroad Company was formed to link Birmingham, Derby, Nottingham, Hull and Manchester with London. Two options were proposed. One would branch at Loughborough, with branches for Nottingham and Derby, and proceeding to Manchester by the Cromford and High Peak Railway. The other option would pass through Northampton, with a branch to Birmingham, go on to Derby, with a branch to Nottingham, and thence to the Cromford and High Peak. The Grand Midland Railway was a proposal to branch from the London to Birmingham railway, already under consideration, at Northampton, and bring it through Leicester, Loughborough and Derby to the Cromford and High Peak. Bristol (IPA: ) is a city, unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, 115 miles (185 km) west of London and located at With a population of 400,000, and metropolitan area of 550,000, it is Englands sixth, and the United Kingdoms ninth, most populous city... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in North West England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. ... Manchester is a major city in North West England, historically notable for being the worlds first industrialised city, and its subsequent central role in the Industrial Revolution. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ... Derby (pronounced dar-bee ) is a city in the East Midlands of England. ... Nottingham is a city (and county town of Nottinghamshire) in the East Midlands of England. ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Loughboroughs carillon Loughborough parish church The Brush engineering works Loughborough (pronounced LUFF-burra or LUFF-bruh) is the largest town in Leicestershire, England (the City of Leicester excluded), the population of the town in 2001 was assesed at 55,492. ... Northampton Guildhall, built 1861-4, E.W. Godwin, architect Northampton is a large market town and a local government district in central England on the River Nene, and the county town of Northamptonshire, in the English East Midlands region. ...

Towards the end of the 1820s, however, the economic climate of the country had deteriorated, and many investors were waiting to see how the new Liverpool and Manchester Railway would succeed. Moreover, not everyone shared the dream. For most people the canals were adequate for the carriage of goods, while few travelled very far. Most people lived their lives within a few miles of their birthplace. The later story of the railways was a classic one of a product generating a demand, rather than the other way around. Thus, what investment that was forthcoming was for ventures for which a need could be clearly perceived, with a reasonable expectation of a good, and rapid, return. Although the surveys were useful in the planning of later lines, the three were never built. Events and Trends Nationalistic independence movements helped reshape the world during this decade: Greece declares independence from the Ottoman Empire (1821). ... The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR) was the worlds first intercity passenger railway in which all the trains were timetabled and operated for most of the distance solely by steam locomotives. ...

Derby investors, naturally, favoured the scheme by the Grand Junction Railway, to connect to the Cromford and High Peak Railway and Manchester, through Derby, (at what was to be called the Grand Central Station), since the London and Northern would pass through Sandiacre, some ten miles away. In the event, neither line was built. In addition, the Cromford and High Peak Railway was not ideally suited to passenger working, and an alternative via Bakewell and Chapel-en-le-Frith, would encounter very difficult terrain. (Manchester was not, in fact, reached until later in the century by the Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway and its extensions.) Location within the British Isles Sandiacre is a town in Erewash district, Derbyshire, England. ... Location within the British Isles Bakewell is a small market town in Derbyshire, England, deriving its name from Badecas Well. It is the only town in the Peak District. ... Map sources for Chapel-en-le-Frith at grid reference SK055806 Chapel-en-le-Frith is a small Derbyshire town on the edge of the Peak District, part of the Pennine Range, in northern England. ... The Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midlands Junction Railway initially served neither Manchester or the Midlands, since its connection with the North Midland Railway at Ambergate Junction, was in a northerly direction. ...

Three railways

The Midland Counties Railway was originally proposed to connect the Mansfield and Pinxton Railway to Leicester because of competition to supply coal. However, with the existing canal network, and the navigability of the River Trent to Nottingham, there had been few people willing to invest. 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. ... Leicester city centre, looking towards clock tower Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city in the English East Midlands. ... Coal Coal (IPA: ) is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by underground mining or open-pit mining (surface mining). ... The River Trent is one of the major rivers of England. ...

On the other hand, although the River Derwent flowed from Derby into the Trent, navigation was not easy. The Derby Canal had been opened in 1793 but, due to financial restrictions placed on it by Parliament, and the complex local politics of the day it had not been a resounding success. Thus the financiers in Derby vigorously supported any scheme which would bring a railway to the town. The Derwent is a river in the county of Derbyshire, England. ... The River Trent is one of the major rivers of England. ... The Derby Canal ran 14 miles from the Trent and Mersey Canal at Swarkestone to the Erewash Canal at Sandiacre, Derbyshire, England. ... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

George Hudson was chairman of the York and North Midland Railway, a proposed line from York towards the industrial markets of Manchester and Liverpool. He was interested in a southwards route and encouraged the building of North Midland Railway, later becoming its chairman. Meanwhile financiers in Birmingham, including G.C.Glyn, a banker and chairman of the London and Birmingham Railway, were looking to expand their system. Derby was in between. The Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway would it give a link from Yorkshire to London, and access to the coalfields, as well as other minerals. George Hudson (probably March 10, 1800 - December 14, 1871), English railway financier, known as the Railway King, was born in York. ... Manchester is a major city in North West England, historically notable for being the worlds first industrialised city, and its subsequent central role in the Industrial Revolution. ... Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in North West England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. ... The North Midland Railway was a British railway company, opened in 1840, from Derby to Rotherham (Masborough) and Leeds. ... George Carr Glyn (1797-1873) was a banker with interests in the railways, a partner in the family firm of Glyn, Mills and Company, which was reputed to be the largest private bank in the City of London. ... The London and Birmingham Railway (L&BR) was an early railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed between 1833 and 1846 when it becam a constituent part of the London and North Western Railway. ... The Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway was a British railway company. ...

Meanwhile the promoters of the Midland Counties Railway found investors further afield, who suggested a line linking Nottingham, Derby and Leicester, with an extension to Rugby for London. Their original plan in 1833 had been to bring their line to Derby at Darby's Yard and Exeter Gardens, at the east side of the present Market Place, with a bridge over the Derwent. Following Vignoles's reassessment in 1835 a new route was proposed, either North or South of the Derby Canal to a terminus near St. Mary's Bridge with a branch to Full Street near to John Lombe's Silk Mill. Both options would cross the North Midland lines north of the other station. Rugby is a market town in the county of Warwickshire in the West Midlands region of England on the River Avon. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... // Charles Blacker Vignoles (1793-1875) was an influential early railway engineer, and eponym of the Vignoles rail. ... | Come and take it, slogan of the Texas Revolution 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

The North Midland planned to build their station near Nottingham Road, avoiding a river bridge, while the Birmingham and Derby planned to build theirs nearby. Possibly with encouragement from the Derby financiers, they realised the value of a link with the North Midland, and decided to bridge the river and share its station. It was usual in those days for new railways to build their own termini, but, while Derby people were enthusiastic about railways, they were less so about a multiplicity of stations. In 1836 the Town Council suggested a single station for all three companies. The Midland Counties engineer pointed out to his financiers that a good deal of money would be saved by joining the other two railways on a single site. Charles Darwin 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

An alternative that was considered was an island bounded by the River Derwent and the canal, called The Holmes, now Bass's Recreation Ground. Not only was the space restricted and susceptible to flooding, the necessary trackwork would be complicated. Eventually, the present site was chosen, further south on the west bank, Borough's Fields, in the neighbouring hamlet of Litchurch, at the southern side of the Castlefields estate. It was a mile from the town, but the Council agreed to build a carriageway to the town centre, along Siddals Lane, now Siddals Road. The whole arrangement was confirmed by the North Midland Railway Act of 1839. 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

The Tri Junct Station

Although the intention of its builders seems to have been to call it the 'Great Central Station' (note that this has nothing to do with the later Great Central Railway), it became known as the 'Tri Junct Station', though some literature refers to it as the 'Tripartite Station'. It was 1,050 feet long with one through platform 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. The Great Central Railway (GCR) was the latter day name of a railway company of the United Kingdom which earlier was known as the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR). ...

Although the three lines would terminate there, by virtue of the lines meeting end-on it was in effect a through station. It was therefore built after the pattern of such stations with a single line for passengers to board and alight. This would remove the necessity for them to cross running lines when changing trains. The station was partitioned into three sections, each line having its own offices and maintenance facilities.

Fronting this was a magnificent two-storey stone building designed by Francis Thompson. The North Midland also built a group of workers' houses. It also built a cluster of workers' houses of which the present Midland Terrace remains preserved as a conservation area. Francis Thompson (1808)-(1895) was for many years architect for the North Midland Railway. ... 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. ...

At each end was a hotel. The Midland Hotel, for first class passengers, is said to be the first provincial railway hotel. The Brunswick Inn was for second class passengers and railway workers. The saying went that patrons of the first chatted about hunting and shooting, of the other, shunting and hooting.

The first departure from a temporary platform 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, from another temporary platform further south. The Tri Junct Station finally opened when the North Midland line was completed to Rotherham Masborough on 11 May 1840, reaching Leeds seven weeks later 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. ... Rotherham Masborough railway station was Rotherhams main railway station from the 1840s, until most of its trains were rerouted via Rotherham Central in 1986. ... 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). ... Statistics Population: 443,247 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE297338 Administration Metropolitan borough: City of Leeds Metropolitan county: West Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force: West Yorkshire Police Ambulance service...

Midland Railway

In 1844 all three railways amalgamated to become the Midland Railway, and Derby station became the new company's headquarters. The story goes that Joseph Paxton, a director of the railway, produced his first sketch for the Crystal Palace during a board meeting there. The North Midland had built a repair shop, with the other two building lcosheds. These were amalgamated to form the Midland's main locomotive works. 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. ... Sir Joseph Paxton (1803–1865) was an English gardener and architect of The Crystal Palace. ... The Great Exhibition in Hyde Park 1851. ... British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) Derby consisted of two separate works; Derby Loco works, and Derby Carriage and Wagon works. ...

In 1846 a north facing spur (Derby North Junction) was added from the Midland Counties line. In 1867 a loop was added to the south, allowing through running for trains from London. The original section remained in occasional use for passenger trains until it was closed in 1969. (What nowadays would be considered the major junction, to the south, is called London Road.) 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...

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 and 3, was built with, in 1871, Platforms 4 to 6 (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 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A crossover is a pair of switches that connects two parallel rail tracks, allowing a train on one track to cross over to the other. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

In 1878, the Great Northern Railway opened its "Derbyshire and North Staffordshire Extension" with a station at Derby Friargate Station. It was probably then that the older station became known as 'Derby Midland Station' 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Great Northern Railway (GNR) was a British railway company, founded by the London & York Railway Act of 1846. ... Derby Friargate Station Was the main station in Derby on the Derby Friargate Line, or more accurately the Great Northern Railway. ...

The station and the extensive complex of railway workshops adjoining it were of sufficient strategic importance for them to have been the target of a Zeppelin bombing raid during World War I, in 1916, though only slight damage was inflicted. The famous Zeppelin Hindenburg. ... Combatants Allied Powers: France Italy Russia Serbia United Kingdom United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Commanders Ferdinand Foch Georges Clemenceau Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Paul von Hindenburg Reinhard... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

London, Midland and Scottish Railway

Until the line through Buxton was closed in the Beeching era, the 'main line' was that from London to Manchester, carrying named expresses such as the 'Palatine' and the 'Peaks', while trains to Leeds and Scotland tended to use the Erewash Valley Line and expresses to Edinburgh, such as the 'Waverley' travelled through Corby and Nottingham. The line from Leeds was nevertheless busy with trains to the south west and Cornwall, and summer specials to Paignton and Torquay. It had a named express, the 'Devonian', which ran from Bradford to Bristol. No-one in Buxton buys Buxton Water in the shops — they bring their bottles to St Anns Well and get it for free Buxton is a spa town in Derbyshire, England and is described as the gateway to the Peak District National Park (true from the west). ... Dr. Richard Beeching later Baron Beeching (21 April 1913 — 23 March 1985) was an British physicist and engineer, and former chairman of British Railways. ... The Erewash Valley Line runs from south of Chesterfield along the Erewash Valley to Trent Junction at Long Eaton, joining the Midland Main Line at each end. ... Edinburgh (pronounced ; Dùn Èideann () in Scottish Gaelic) is the capital of Scotland and its second-largest city. ... Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) is a county in South West England on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar. ... Location within the British Isles Paignton seafront in the late evening, at high tide Paignton (pronounced Paynton) is an English coastal town on the English Riviera near Torquay, in the county of Devon. ... Statistics Population: 62,963 [1] Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SX9165 Administration District: Torbay Region: South West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Devon Historic county: Devon Services Police force: Devon and Cornwall Ambulance service: South Western Post office and telephone Post town: TORQUAY Postal... Statistics Population: 293,717 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE165325 Administration Metropolitan borough: City of Bradford Metropolitan county: West Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force: West Yorkshire Ambulance service: Yorkshire... Bristol (IPA: ) is a city, unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, 115 miles (185 km) west of London and located at With a population of 400,000, and metropolitan area of 550,000, it is Englands sixth, and the United Kingdoms ninth, most populous city...

In World War II the station was attacked again, becoming one of the few locations in Derby to suffer significant bomb damage. The overall roof of the train shed and platform six were severely damaged, with the loss of most of the rest of the glass, although the Victorian frontage of the station survived. Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... The Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb, also known as Mother Of All Bombs, produced in the United States. ... Manchester Town Hall is an example of Victorian architecture found in Manchester, UK. The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles predominantly in the Victorian era. ...

British Railways

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. The station signal box was also rebuilt, becoming known to the staff as 'the cupboard under the stairs'. // Events and trends Technology First flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... 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 (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...

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. 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ...

Midland Mainline

Upon the privatisation of British Rail, the station became owned by Railtrack and later Network Rail, though, in common with most British railway stations, the day-to-day operation has been contracted out to the largest user of the station, in this case Midland Mainline. Midland Mainline have continued to refurbish the station with the installation of a large electronic departure board in the station entrance hall and smaller boards on all platforms. Midland Mainline (MML) is a British train operating company, created after the privatisation of British Rail. ... The privatisation of British Rail was the result of the Railways Act 1993 introduced by John Majors Conservative government. ... Railtrack was a group of companies which owned the tracks, signals, tunnels, bridges, level crossings and some stations of the British railway system from its formation in April 1994 until 2002. ... Midland Mainline (MML) is a British train operating company, created after the privatisation of British Rail. ... Midland Mainline (MML) is a British train operating company, created after the privatisation of British Rail. ...

In 2005, the footbridge connecting the platforms was replaced. Whilst doing this, engineers discovered that there were stresses in the concrete of the 1950s canopy. Work is underway to replace the canopy, though it will not be complete until 2009, by which time the station will have a new occupant, as Midland Mainline's franchise is due to expire at the end of 2007. Currently, little in the way of remedial work appears to be taking place. Midland Mainline (MML) is a British train operating company, created after the privatisation of British Rail. ...

Facilities

Sketch of Derby station excluding goods roads and sidings

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

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References

• Pixton, B., (2000). North Midland: Portrait of a Famous Route. Cheltenham: Runpast Publishing.
• Stevenson.P.S. (ed.), (1989). The Midland Counties Railway. Railway and Canal Historical Society.
• Higginson, M, (1989). The Midland Counties Railway: A Pictorial Survey. Derby: Midland Railway Trust.
• Heath, J. & Christian, R., (1985). Yesterday's Town: Derby. Buckingham: Barracuda Books.

External links

• Description of Derby station on the Midland Mainline website
• Train times and station information for Derby Midland railway station from National Rail
• Street map and aerial photo of Derby Midland railway station from Multimap.com
• Map of the station in 1887
• Page with more info on the station
• 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