Carlisle to Leeds and Branches (v. 1) (Midland Railway System Maps: The Distance Diagrams)

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The Duke used Bakewell station for boarding and alighting from trains and it was therefore a far grander affair than one would expect of a small market town. His coat-of-arms was built into stonework on the platform façade. The Duke of Devonshire used Hassop station which was 2 miles from the village from which it took its name. The next station along the line towards Buxton was Longstone, later named Great Longstone, which served the occupants of nearby Thornbridge Hall. Heading farther northwards, the railway passes through the 533 yards Headstone Tunnel, and from this the line bursts spectacularly on to Monsal Dale viaduct. The structure has five spans each of 50 feet. Although resented by a few prominent people when built, it now blends perfectly well with the surrounding countryside.

EMR also operate a twice hourly commuter service from London St Pancras to Corby, which is branded as EMR Connect, using Class 360 Desiro electric trains. [52] Thameslink [ edit ] The Railway between Nottingham and Derby". Stamford Mercury. British Newspaper Archive. 7 June 1839 . Retrieved 5 July 2016. Continue on Butterley Hill (B6179) for some distance until you see the Butterley Reservoir ahead of you. After negotiating a sharp right handed bend, with the reservoir on your left, you will see the Midland Railway – Butterley signposted a short distance from this bend.

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The coat of arms combines the symbols of Birmingham, Derby, Bristol, Leicester, Lincoln and Leeds. The wyvern, a legendary bipedal dragon, was used extensively as an emblem by the Midland, having inherited it from the Leicester and Swannington Railway. The MR, which used a wyvern sans legs (legless) above its crest, asserted that the "wyvern was the standard of the Kingdom of Mercia", and that it was "a quartering in the town arms of Leicester". [40] The symbol appeared on everything from station buildings and bridges down to china, cutlery and chamber pots in its hotels, and was worn as a silver badge by all uniformed employees. However, in 1897 the Railway Magazine noted that there appeared "to be no foundation that the wyvern was associated with the Kingdom of Mercia". [41] It has been associated with Leicester since the time of Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster and Leicester ( c. 1278–1322), the most powerful lord in the Midlands, who used it as his personal crest, and was recorded in a heraldic visitation of the town in 1619. [42] Accidents and incidents [ edit ]

The MR was in a commanding position having its Derby headquarters at the junctions of the two main routes from London to Scotland, by its connections to the London and Birmingham Railway in the south, and from York via the York and North Midland Railway in the north. [7] Consolidation [ edit ]The Leeds and Bradford Railway had been approved in 1844. By 1850 it was losing money but a number of railways offered to buy it. Hudson made an offer more or less on his own account and the line gave the MR an exit to the north, which became the start of the Settle and Carlisle line, and it gave the MR a much more convenient station at Leeds Wellington. [ citation needed] Langley Mill Station is served by the Rainbow 1 bus, which goes to Ripley. We are reachable via ‘The Nines’ bus service which run regularly from Ripley town centre. By Bus The Nines run from Derby (from Corporation Street, outside the Quad), Ripley, Alfreton, Sutton and Mansfield. These buses call at Butterley Station. Main works on next stage of Midland Main Line electrification due to begin". RailBusinessDaily. 21 December 2021 . Retrieved 21 December 2021. World War I prevented the Midland Railway from finishing its direct route through the West Riding to join the Settle and Carlisle (which would have cut six miles from the journey and avoided the need for reversal at Leeds).

In 1850, a train was in a rear-end collision with an excursion train at Woodlesford station, Yorkshire. The cause was a signal not being lit at night. [44] The Midland Main Line is undergoing a major upgrade of new digital signalling and full line electrification from London to Sheffield. [3] High Speed 2 was planned to branch onto the Midland Main Line at East Midlands Parkway railway station. [4] History [ edit ] Midland Counties early developments [ edit ] The Midland Main Line (green) in relation to other main lines British Rail APT-E built at Derby rail technical centre and extensively tested on the Midland Main Line its first run being on 25 July 1972 from Derby to DuffieldOpening of the new Midland terminus in London". Leicester Journal. England. 9 October 1868 . Retrieved 29 July 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.

Barnes, E. G. (1969). The Rise of the Midland Railway 1844–1874. Augustus M. Kelley, New York. p.308. Derby Midland Station is a short walk from Derby City Centre. We area 30 minute bus ride away using the 9.1 bus. For further information about bus services from Derby please see below. Take the exit at the roundabout heading for Ripley Town Centre. Continue up the hill into the town. As you join the one way system (Church Street), take the left hand lane and bear left on the B6179 (Butterley Hill). Now follow the instructions from the second paragraph describing the directions from the town centre below. From SOUTH A610

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After electrification, the North Northamptonshire towns (Wellingborough, Kettering, and Corby) are planned to have an additional 'Outer Suburban service' into London St Pancras, similar to the West Midlands Trains' Crewe – London Euston services, to cater for the growing commuter market. North Northamptonshire is a major growth area, with over 7,400 new homes planned to be built in Wellingborough [25] and 5,500 new homes planned for Kettering. [26] [27]