The growth and decline of a railway junction

Trent railway station was situated near Long Eaton in Derbyshire at the junction of the Midland Railway line from London to Derby and Nottingham. It was unusual in that it did not serve any community, being simply an interchange. Location within the British Isles This article is about a town in England. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, and boasts some of Englands most attractive scenery. ... The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom, which existed from 1844 to 1922. ... London is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom, and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... 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. ...

The complex network of tracks in this area is popularly known as Trent Junction, though strictly this was the junction of the Derby and the Leicester line at the south of the triangular layout, recently renamed Trent South. It was built in 1839 by the Midland Counties Railway which linked Derby and Nottingham with Leicester and thence to London. 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 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. ... London is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom, and is the most populous city in the European Union. ...

Between 1847 and 1862, the Midland built a line from Chesterfield (now known as the Erewash Valley Line). This had a curve to join the northbound line towards Nottingham, but crossed the Derby-Nottingham curve on the level at Platt's Crossing to meet the southbound line. 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Chesterfield is a market town and local government district in Derbyshire, a county in England. ...

At this time passengers from Nottingham travelled to Derby before heading for London, an eighteen mile round trip. Trent Station was built in 1862 as an island platform, in typical "Midland Gothic" style, on the Nottingham-Leicester arm. Through its century long existence it barely changed - even retaining the gas lighting. 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Platt's Crossing was removed and the Derby line brought round in a sharp curve to enter the station from the north. This curve was so tight that it was said that passengers in the leading coaches could see the tail of their own train. At the same time a curve was built from the south of the station on to the Derby line at what was known as Sheet Stores junction.

In 1869 a further line was built from Sawley Junction to Stenson which allowed trains for the West Midlands to bypass Derby. 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The West Midlands refers to western area of The Midlands (central England). ...

Goods traffic increased to such an extent that, in 1893, the quadruple track was extended from Radcliffe to Trent through a second Red Hill Tunnel and, with the growth of the sidings at Toton, the goods line was taken at high level over the Nottingham line in 1901. 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Radcliffe may be refer to: People: Alfred Reginald Radcliffe-Brown Ann Radcliffe, author Charles Radcliffe, magazine editor Daniel Radcliffe, child actor J. A. Radcliffe, British ionospheric physicist and academic Jack Radcliffe, actor [Jeannie A Radcliffe], spagyrist John Radcliffe, physician Mark Radcliffe, DJ Paula Radcliffe, athlete Places: Radcliffe, Iowa Radcliffe, Greater... Map sources for Toton at grid reference SK501347 Toton is a small town in Nottinghamshire located southwest of Nottingham. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Through the early part of the Twentieth century, the station was an important changing point for a variety of local services. In addition the Erewash Valley was used by expresses from London to Leeds and the north, such as the Thames-Clyde Express, which first ran as a named train in 1927. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s The 20th century lasted from 1901 to 2000 in the Gregorian calendar (often from (1900 to 1999 in common usage). ... The Gothic Revival facade and clock tower of the disused Midland Hotel are the most visible part of St Pancras station. ... Leeds is a major city in the northern English county of Yorkshire in the United Kingdom and the urban core of the City of Leeds metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire. ...

Some of the Nottingham expresses instead used the line through Melton Mowbray and Corby, which opened to Kettering in 1880. Derby continued to handle the services from London to Manchester along what is now the Derwent Valley Line, some of which bypassed Trent due the difficulty of negotiating the North Curve. Melton Mowbray or just Melton (as it is commonly known to its inhabitants) is a town of around 26,000 people in the borough of Melton north-east Leicestershire, England, 15 miles from Leicester and 105 miles north of London. ... Corby is an industrial town and a local government district located 8 miles north of Kettering in Northamptonshire, England. ... Map sources for Kettering at grid reference SP8778 Kettering is an East Midlands town in north Northamptonshire, England, situated on the River Ise, a tributary of the Nene with a population of approximately 47,000. ... 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Manchester is a city in England, considered by many to be the countrys second city [1][2]. It is a centre of the arts, the media, higher education and big business. ... The Derwent Valley Line is a railway line from Derby to Matlock in Derbyshire. ...

The station was demolished in 1967 and the North Curve removed, in spite of much local opposition. The name Trent remains however, perpetuated on the Power Signalbox built in 1969. 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...

References

• Higginson, M, (1989) The Midland Counties Railway: A Pictorial Survey, Derby: Midland Railway Trust.
• Kingscott, G., (in print) Last Train from Trent Station

External links

• "Picture the Past" Trent Station c 1905
• History of Trent Station"