Derby Station (formerly known as Derby Midland Station to distinguish it from the now disused Derby Friargate) 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. 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. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... 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'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 Coat Of Arms Map sources for Leeds at grid reference SE297338 Leeds is a city in the county of West Yorkshire, in the north of England. ... The Cross Country Route (MR) 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 (Obar Dheathain in Scottish Gaelic) is Scotlands third largest city, with a population of 212,125. ... This article is about the city in England. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Manchester is a city in the north-west of England. ... Glasgows location in Scotland Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands. ... St. ... Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough in the north of 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. Matlock is an American television legal drama starring Andy Griffith. ... The Derwent Valley Line is a railway line from Derby to Matlock in Derbyshire. ... Nottingham is a city located in 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. ... This article is about Crewe in England. ... This article is about the city in England. ... Location within the British Isles Hereford (Welsh: Henffordd (pronounced Henfuth)) is a historic city in the west of England, close to the border with Wales and on the River Wye. ... 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). ... The debating chamber or hemicycle of the European Parliament in Brussels. ... 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. ... The North Midland Railway was a British railway company. ... 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 Coat Of Arms Map sources for Leeds at grid reference SE297338 Leeds is a city in the county of 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 bulding 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). ... Double switch aka scissors crossovers A railroad switch (known in British and Australian English as (a set of) points or, in technical usage, a turnout) is a mechanical installation provided at a point where rail track A divides into two tracks B and C. It can be set in either... A traditional signal box A signal box or signal cabin (interlocking tower in US) is a building from which railway signals and points may be controlled. ...

As orginally 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 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...

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, machineguns, and poison gas. ... 1916 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom 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... This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... 1952 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

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 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. 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. 1985 is 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. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

Facilities

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

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External links

• "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
• Train times and station information for Derby station from National Rail
• Street map and aerial photo of Derby station from Multimap.com
• Description of Derby station on the Midland Mainline website

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