1908:
37:
2124:
46:
1259:
897:
935:
904:
1674:
1666:
1201:
755:
677:
1267:
954:
911:
883:
856:
739:
691:
670:
1433:
1308:
1185:
1178:
1143:
890:
863:
774:
582:
1415:
1407:
1208:
1169:
1162:
730:
1537:
1529:
1512:
1441:
1372:
1315:
1066:
961:
815:
808:
788:
781:
747:
615:
589:
556:
468:
435:
1711:
1704:
1682:
1657:
1615:
1607:
1598:
1576:
1487:
1379:
1193:
1073:
684:
622:
549:
461:
428:
363:
1521:
1480:
1425:
1350:
1121:
1099:
1022:
1000:
505:
1286:
1251:
1044:
834:
648:
527:
406:
2159:, and struggled on as such with only one daily passenger train until 1917, when this train was withdrawn as a wartime economy measure. The line remained open until 1935 for freight-only closing when one of the original timber bridges failed. The old Birmingham and Derby Junction station building at Hampton can still be seen.
2105:
The B&DJR offered a time from Derby to London of around seven hours, but when the MCR began operating it was able to make the journey in an hour less. The B&DJR lowered its fares but this simply resulted in a price war. In a war of "dirty tricks", the MCR made an agreement with the North
1880:
The promoters came into conflict with those of the
Midland Counties Railway even before the bills were presented to Parliament since the lines would compete with each other. In the end, the Birmingham and Derby line agreed to withdraw its branch to Hampton if it the Midland Counties withdrew its
2116:
Hudson foresaw that the directors of the MCR world resist the idea and made a secret agreement with the B&DJR for the NMR to take it over. This would of course take away the MCR's customers from Derby and the North and, when news leaked out, shares in the B&DJR rose dramatically.
2035:, 56 pounds per yard (28 kg/m), set in chairs upon cross sleepers. Although the standard gauge was used to match the other railways it was associated with, the rails were actually set at 4 ft 9 in (1,450 mm) apart to allow extra play.
2106:
Midland for exclusive access to its passengers. In retaliation the
Birmingham board opposed a bill that the MCR had submitted to Parliament. Both lines were in dire straits and paying minuscule dividends.
324:
1966:
The
Hampton branch was removed, but when the Midland Counties presented its bill, it still contained the Erewash line (although it was later dropped on the insistence of the North Midland Railway).
1866:
195:
317:
2549:
2519:
2202:
2083:
From the start the joint use of Curzon Street terminus, with the London and
Birmingham, gave problems. On 10 February 1842 a new line was opened with a new terminus at
1925:
An Act for making a
Railway from the London and Birmingham Railway near Birmingham, to Derby, to be called "The Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway," with a Branch.
2544:
2509:
1817:
network (indeed, it is suggested they were a factor in its growth as an engineering centre), there were technical problems since
Birmingham was on rising ground.
310:
2102:
Strong competition between the line and the
Midland Counties Railway for transport, particularly of coal, to London, almost drove both of them out of business.
2120:
Hudson was able to give the MCR directors an ultimatum, and persuaded the line's shareholders to override their board and the stage was set for amalgamation.
2021:(also known as the Croxall Viaduct), seventy eight bridges and a cutting at the approach to Derby, consideration being given to the danger of flooding by the
1970:, the Birmingham and Derby solicitor, immediately issued the statutory notices for its branch and was able to incorporate it in the act. Royal assent for the
2099:(later renamed Coleshill). The line from Whitacre to Stechford which had not been built, was abandoned, and that to Hampton was reduced to single track.
2048:
The B&DJR opened on 12 August 1839 with the line into
Hampton, where the trains would reverse for Birmingham. There were six stations in addition to
2013:. Some 42 miles (68 km) long, there was no gradient steeper than 1 in 339. The design included two viaducts (the Anker Viaduct, now known as the
241:
2534:
1008:
273:
2539:
1732:
1725:
1637:
1630:
1930:
711:
704:
2147:
immediately lost all importance when the companies merged, since London traffic was redirected through the shorter
Midland Counties route via
2514:
2187:
200:
981:
974:
2191:
2109:
The North
Midland was also suffering severe financial problems arising from the original cost of the line and its buildings. At length
2163:
2073:
2069:
1495:
1030:
278:
267:
230:
1557:
1550:
1461:
1454:
2529:
2284:
2049:
1912:
1690:
262:
178:
2480:
2113:
took control of the NMR and adopted Robert Stephenson's suggestion that the best outcome would be for the three lines to merge.
2088:
842:
215:
210:
2136:
In 1844, the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway, the Midland Counties and the North Midland Railway merged to form the new
2468:
2084:
1858:
1821:
513:
190:
344:
2092:
1967:
220:
2077:
656:
481:
284:
36:
2123:
2167:
2096:
2061:
1862:
1840:
was in the air. The North Midland had been floated in 1833 and a proposal was made to connect to its terminus at
1358:
1294:
235:
225:
2352:
2324:
2256:
45:
2524:
2065:
2057:
1790:
1584:
1221:
1083:
535:
289:
246:
184:
2479:
2162:
The line into Lawley Street remained important, however, for passengers to the South West, who would join the
17:
1958:
1990:
1107:
257:
205:
2028:
The Anker Viaduct is 807 feet (246 m) long, and the Croxall Viaduct is 1,310 feet (400 m) long.
1825:
1129:
252:
2183:
2053:
1920:
1794:
1786:
414:
294:
632:
2473:
1229:
2488:
2179:
2152:
2148:
1994:
1820:
As early as 1824, Birmingham businessmen had been looking at the possibilities of the railway. The
1389:
377:
1829:
1802:
1052:
566:
2450:
2006:
1846:
445:
386:
2144:
2014:
1979:
1935:
1870:
2406:
2137:
2018:
2010:
107:
2444:
1983:
1854:
599:
147:
71:
2503:
2110:
1882:
1771:
2195:
2032:
1948:
1798:
2156:
2022:
1986:
119:
2446:
The Railways of Great Britain and Ireland Practically Described and Illustrated
2236:
Ronalds, BF (Spring 2018). "Samuel Carter (1805-78): Early Railway Solicitor".
2492:
1850:
1833:
1778:
2454:
303:
1837:
1774:
1721:
1626:
1546:
1450:
1324:
1217:
970:
700:
477:
372:
1874:
1982:. c. xxxv) was given on 19 May 1836 with the active support of the
2122:
1841:
1814:
1782:
64:
50:
Map of the route of the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway
2178:
It is now part of the main line from the North East and
1873:, where it would join the L&B for connections to
2449:(2nd ed.). London: John Weale. pp. 15–18.
1957:
1947:
1942:
1929:
1919:
1893:
1797:. It now forms part of the main route between the
154:
118:
113:
103:
80:
70:
60:
55:
2351:
2323:
2255:
2203:Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway Locomotives
2009:took on the post of engineer, with an assistant,
1192:
1184:
1177:
2423:Whishaw's Railways of Great Britain and Ireland
1813:Although Birmingham was served by an extensive
1974:Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway Act 1836
1895:Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway Act 1836
18:Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway Act 1842
2430:Birmingham-Derby: Portrait of a Famous Route,
2127:Transfer freight near Burton-on-Trent in 1957
318:
8:
2383:. Augustus M. Kelley, New York. p. 308.
29:
2325:"The Birmingham and Derby junction railway"
2198:is now the principal operator on the line.
2394:The Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway,
1890:
1673:
1665:
352:
325:
311:
163:
44:
35:
2469:The Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway
2411:The Railways of Great Britain and Ireland
2381:The Rise of the Midland Railway 1844–1874
2550:British companies disestablished in 1844
2520:Railway companies disestablished in 1844
1865:to travel into the latter's terminus at
2213:
1993:. The branch later became known as the
1258:
1250:
746:
738:
308:
2396:Avon-AngliA Publications and Services.
2368:– via British Newspaper Archive.
2340:– via British Newspaper Archive.
2310:Mogg's Handbook for Railway Travellers
2272:– via British Newspaper Archive.
1853:envisaged the line as running through
28:
2545:British companies established in 1836
2510:Railway companies established in 1836
1959:Text of statute as originally enacted
1869:. It would also run from Whitacre to
1768:Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway
30:Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway
7:
1614:
1606:
1528:
1520:
1432:
1424:
1414:
1406:
174:Original stations shown in bold type
2401:The Midland Railway: A New History,
1832:in 1833 and a scheme for a line to
2289:National Heritage List for England
896:
25:
2164:Birmingham and Gloucester Railway
1266:
934:
910:
903:
882:
669:
2312:. Edward Mogg. pp. 229–230.
1913:Parliament of the United Kingdom
1906:
1849:surveyed the route in 1835. The
1709:
1702:
1680:
1672:
1664:
1655:
1613:
1605:
1596:
1574:
1535:
1527:
1519:
1510:
1485:
1478:
1439:
1431:
1423:
1413:
1405:
1377:
1370:
1348:
1313:
1306:
1284:
1265:
1257:
1249:
1206:
1200:
1199:
1191:
1183:
1176:
1167:
1160:
1142:
1141:
1119:
1097:
1071:
1064:
1042:
1020:
998:
959:
952:
933:
909:
902:
895:
889:
888:
881:
862:
861:
854:
832:
813:
806:
786:
779:
773:
772:
754:
753:
745:
737:
728:
689:
682:
676:
675:
668:
646:
620:
613:
587:
580:
554:
547:
525:
503:
466:
459:
433:
426:
404:
361:
2535:Early British railway companies
2425:Newton Abbot: David and Charles
2403:Newton Abbot: David and Charles
2257:"Imperial Parliament. Thursday"
2238:Midland Railway Society Journal
2087:This proceeded to Whitacre via
1207:
1168:
1161:
953:
855:
729:
690:
2540:1836 establishments in England
2170:or, from 1841, Curzon Street.
1536:
1511:
1440:
1371:
1314:
1307:
1065:
960:
814:
807:
787:
780:
614:
588:
581:
555:
467:
434:
1:
1859:London and Birmingham Railway
1828:had obtained their necessary
1822:London and Birmingham Railway
1710:
1703:
1681:
1656:
1597:
1575:
1486:
1378:
1072:
683:
621:
548:
460:
427:
362:
2515:Railway lines opened in 1839
2474:The Hampton to Whitacre Line
2285:"Bolehall Viaduct (1293304)"
1793:at what became known as the
1479:
1349:
1120:
1098:
1021:
999:
504:
2360:. England. 14 February 1842
1285:
1043:
833:
647:
526:
405:
2566:
2060:(later renamed Maxstoke),
1888:United Kingdom legislation
482:Derby Litchurch Lane Works
2443:Whishaw, Francis (1842).
2358:Aris’s Birmingham Gazette
2332:. England. 15 August 1839
1905:
1900:
1718:
1696:
1689:
1649:
1623:
1590:
1583:
1568:
1544:
1504:
1494:
1472:
1448:
1397:
1386:
1364:
1357:
1342:
1322:
1300:
1293:
1278:
1274:
1241:
1215:
1154:
1150:
1135:
1128:
1113:
1106:
1091:
1080:
1058:
1051:
1036:
1029:
1014:
1007:
992:
968:
946:
942:
927:
918:
875:
870:
848:
841:
826:
822:
800:
795:
766:
762:
722:
698:
662:
655:
640:
629:
607:
596:
574:
563:
541:
534:
519:
512:
497:
475:
453:
442:
420:
413:
398:
370:
355:
43:
34:
1791:Midland Counties Railway
1084:South Staffordshire line
196:Birmingham Curzon Street
191:Birmingham Lawley Street
2530:Rail transport in Derby
2392:Clinker. C.R., (1982)
2221:Williams, F.S. (1888).
2190:, to the south West at
712:Staffordshire Extension
167:Stations and landmarks
2353:"On Wednesday Last..."
2264:. England. 21 May 1836
2128:
1826:Grand Junction Railway
982:Burton-upon-Trent Line
336:Derby Junction Railway
2399:Williams, R., (1988)
2379:Barnes, E.G. (1969).
2308:Mogg, Edward (1840).
2188:Birmingham New Street
2126:
1787:North Midland Railway
1328:Birmingham Intermodal
201:Birmingham New Street
158:42 miles (68 km)
2482:March 1843 Timetable
2192:Bristol Temple Meads
2155:, it became a minor
2033:single parallel form
1230:West Coast Main Line
2428:Pixton, B., (2005)
2413:London: John Weale
2223:The Midland Railway
2153:Stonebridge Railway
1995:Stonebridge Railway
1861:with a junction at
1390:Cross Country Route
378:Cross Country Route
31:
2432:Runpast Publishing
2283:Historic England,
2262:Birmingham Journal
2129:
1830:Acts of Parliament
1053:Central Rivers TMD
705:GNR Derbyshire and
567:Sinfin Branch Line
81:Dates of operation
2489:Bradshaw's Guides
2330:Worcester Journal
2168:Camp Hill station
2007:Robert Stephenson
1989:, the member for
1980:6 & 7 Will. 4
1964:
1963:
1936:6 & 7 Will. 4
1901:Act of Parliament
1847:George Stephenson
1795:Tri Junct Station
1764:
1763:
1760:
1759:
1738:
1737:
1726:Rugby-Birmingham-
1643:
1642:
1631:Rugby-Birmingham-
1563:
1562:
1558:Peterborough Line
1496:Whitacre Junction
1467:
1466:
1462:Peterborough Line
1337:
1336:
1236:
1235:
1031:Barton and Walton
987:
986:
796:Horninglow Wharf
717:
716:
492:
491:
446:Midland Main Line
393:
392:
387:Midland Main Line
302:
301:
279:Burton upon Trent
268:Barton and Walton
231:Whitacre Junction
162:
161:
16:(Redirected from
2557:
2496:
2486:
2458:
2385:
2384:
2376:
2370:
2369:
2367:
2365:
2355:
2348:
2342:
2341:
2339:
2337:
2327:
2320:
2314:
2313:
2305:
2299:
2298:
2297:
2295:
2280:
2274:
2273:
2271:
2269:
2259:
2252:
2246:
2245:
2233:
2227:
2226:
2218:
2145:Hampton-in-Arden
2015:Bolehall Viaduct
1976:
1975:
1910:
1909:
1896:
1891:
1871:Hampton-in-Arden
1781:it connected at
1722:
1713:
1712:
1706:
1705:
1691:Hampton-in-Arden
1684:
1683:
1676:
1675:
1668:
1667:
1659:
1658:
1627:
1617:
1616:
1609:
1608:
1600:
1599:
1578:
1577:
1547:
1539:
1538:
1531:
1530:
1523:
1522:
1514:
1513:
1489:
1488:
1482:
1481:
1451:
1443:
1442:
1435:
1434:
1427:
1426:
1417:
1416:
1409:
1408:
1381:
1380:
1374:
1373:
1352:
1351:
1333:Freight Terminal
1325:
1317:
1316:
1310:
1309:
1288:
1287:
1269:
1268:
1261:
1260:
1253:
1252:
1218:
1210:
1209:
1203:
1202:
1195:
1194:
1187:
1186:
1180:
1179:
1171:
1170:
1164:
1163:
1145:
1144:
1123:
1122:
1101:
1100:
1075:
1074:
1068:
1067:
1046:
1045:
1024:
1023:
1002:
1001:
971:
963:
962:
956:
955:
937:
936:
913:
912:
906:
905:
899:
898:
892:
891:
885:
884:
865:
864:
858:
857:
836:
835:
817:
816:
810:
809:
790:
789:
783:
782:
776:
775:
757:
756:
749:
748:
741:
740:
732:
731:
701:
693:
692:
686:
685:
679:
678:
672:
671:
650:
649:
633:Crewe–Derby line
624:
623:
617:
616:
591:
590:
584:
583:
558:
557:
551:
550:
529:
528:
507:
506:
478:
470:
469:
463:
462:
437:
436:
430:
429:
408:
407:
373:
365:
364:
353:
327:
320:
313:
304:
263:Wichnor Junction
179:Hampton-in-Arden
164:
150:
144:
140:
138:
137:
133:
130:
99:
97:
91:
89:
48:
39:
32:
21:
2565:
2564:
2560:
2559:
2558:
2556:
2555:
2554:
2525:Midland Railway
2500:
2499:
2478:
2465:
2442:
2439:
2437:Further reading
2389:
2388:
2378:
2377:
2373:
2363:
2361:
2350:
2349:
2345:
2335:
2333:
2322:
2321:
2317:
2307:
2306:
2302:
2293:
2291:
2282:
2281:
2277:
2267:
2265:
2254:
2253:
2249:
2235:
2234:
2230:
2225:(5th ed.).
2220:
2219:
2215:
2210:
2176:
2151:. Known as the
2138:Midland Railway
2134:
2132:Midland Railway
2089:Castle Bromwich
2046:
2041:
2031:The rails were
2019:Wichnor Viaduct
2011:John Birkinshaw
2003:
1973:
1972:
1915:
1907:
1894:
1889:
1881:line along the
1811:
1740:
1714:
1707:
1685:
1678:
1677:
1670:
1669:
1660:
1645:
1619:
1618:
1611:
1610:
1601:
1579:
1540:
1533:
1532:
1525:
1524:
1515:
1500:
1490:
1483:
1444:
1437:
1436:
1429:
1428:
1419:
1418:
1411:
1410:
1393:
1382:
1375:
1353:
1318:
1311:
1289:
1270:
1263:
1262:
1255:
1254:
1211:
1204:
1197:
1196:
1189:
1188:
1181:
1172:
1165:
1146:
1124:
1102:
1087:
1076:
1069:
1047:
1025:
1003:
964:
957:
938:
923:
914:
907:
900:
893:
886:
866:
859:
843:Burton-on-Trent
837:
818:
811:
791:
784:
777:
758:
751:
750:
743:
742:
733:
694:
687:
680:
673:
651:
636:
625:
618:
603:
592:
585:
570:
559:
552:
530:
508:
471:
464:
449:
438:
431:
409:
366:
347:
338:
337:
335:
331:
292:
288:
282:
276:
271:
265:
260:
255:
250:
244:
239:
233:
228:
223:
218:
216:Castle Bromwich
213:
211:Bromford Bridge
208:
203:
198:
193:
188:
182:
176:
146:
142:
135:
131:
128:
126:
125:4 ft
124:
108:Midland Railway
95:
93:
87:
85:
51:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
2563:
2561:
2553:
2552:
2547:
2542:
2537:
2532:
2527:
2522:
2517:
2512:
2502:
2501:
2498:
2497:
2476:
2471:
2464:
2463:External links
2461:
2460:
2459:
2438:
2435:
2434:
2433:
2426:
2417:Clinker, C.R.
2404:
2397:
2387:
2386:
2371:
2343:
2315:
2300:
2275:
2247:
2228:
2212:
2211:
2209:
2206:
2175:
2172:
2133:
2130:
2085:Lawley Street.
2045:
2042:
2040:
2037:
2002:
1999:
1984:prime minister
1962:
1961:
1955:
1954:
1951:
1945:
1944:
1940:
1939:
1933:
1927:
1926:
1923:
1917:
1916:
1911:
1903:
1902:
1898:
1897:
1887:
1810:
1807:
1777:company. From
1762:
1761:
1758:
1757:
1755:
1753:
1751:
1749:
1747:
1745:
1742:
1741:
1736:
1735:
1729:
1728:
1719:
1717:
1715:
1708:
1701:
1699:
1697:
1694:
1693:
1688:
1686:
1679:
1671:
1663:
1662:
1661:
1654:
1652:
1650:
1647:
1646:
1641:
1640:
1634:
1633:
1624:
1622:
1620:
1612:
1604:
1603:
1602:
1595:
1593:
1591:
1588:
1587:
1582:
1580:
1573:
1571:
1569:
1566:
1565:
1561:
1560:
1554:
1553:
1543:
1541:
1534:
1526:
1518:
1517:
1516:
1509:
1507:
1505:
1502:
1501:
1498:
1493:
1491:
1484:
1477:
1475:
1473:
1470:
1469:
1465:
1464:
1458:
1457:
1447:
1445:
1438:
1430:
1422:
1421:
1420:
1412:
1404:
1403:
1402:
1400:
1398:
1395:
1394:
1387:
1385:
1383:
1376:
1369:
1367:
1365:
1362:
1361:
1356:
1354:
1347:
1345:
1343:
1340:
1339:
1335:
1334:
1330:
1329:
1321:
1319:
1312:
1305:
1303:
1301:
1298:
1297:
1292:
1290:
1283:
1281:
1279:
1276:
1275:
1273:
1271:
1264:
1256:
1248:
1247:
1246:
1244:
1242:
1239:
1238:
1234:
1233:
1225:
1224:
1214:
1212:
1205:
1198:
1190:
1182:
1175:
1174:
1173:
1166:
1159:
1157:
1155:
1152:
1151:
1149:
1147:
1140:
1138:
1136:
1133:
1132:
1127:
1125:
1118:
1116:
1114:
1111:
1110:
1105:
1103:
1096:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1088:
1081:
1079:
1077:
1070:
1063:
1061:
1059:
1056:
1055:
1050:
1048:
1041:
1039:
1037:
1034:
1033:
1028:
1026:
1019:
1017:
1015:
1012:
1011:
1006:
1004:
997:
995:
993:
990:
989:
985:
984:
978:
977:
967:
965:
958:
951:
949:
947:
944:
943:
941:
939:
932:
930:
928:
925:
924:
919:
917:
915:
908:
901:
894:
887:
880:
878:
876:
873:
872:
871:Mosley Street
869:
867:
860:
853:
851:
849:
846:
845:
840:
838:
831:
829:
827:
824:
823:
821:
819:
812:
805:
803:
801:
798:
797:
794:
792:
785:
778:
771:
769:
767:
764:
763:
761:
759:
752:
744:
736:
735:
734:
727:
725:
723:
720:
719:
715:
714:
708:
707:
697:
695:
688:
681:
674:
667:
665:
663:
660:
659:
654:
652:
645:
643:
641:
638:
637:
630:
628:
626:
619:
612:
610:
608:
605:
604:
600:Melbourne line
597:
595:
593:
586:
579:
577:
575:
572:
571:
564:
562:
560:
553:
546:
544:
542:
539:
538:
533:
531:
524:
522:
520:
517:
516:
511:
509:
502:
500:
498:
495:
494:
490:
489:
485:
484:
474:
472:
465:
458:
456:
454:
451:
450:
443:
441:
439:
432:
425:
423:
421:
418:
417:
412:
410:
403:
401:
399:
396:
395:
391:
390:
382:
381:
369:
367:
360:
358:
356:
349:
348:
343:
340:
339:
334:Birmingham and
333:
332:
330:
329:
322:
315:
307:
300:
299:
169:
168:
160:
159:
156:
152:
151:
148:standard gauge
122:
116:
115:
111:
110:
105:
101:
100:
82:
78:
77:
74:
72:Reporting mark
68:
67:
62:
58:
57:
53:
52:
49:
41:
40:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2562:
2551:
2548:
2546:
2543:
2541:
2538:
2536:
2533:
2531:
2528:
2526:
2523:
2521:
2518:
2516:
2513:
2511:
2508:
2507:
2505:
2494:
2490:
2485:
2483:
2477:
2475:
2472:
2470:
2467:
2466:
2462:
2456:
2452:
2448:
2447:
2441:
2440:
2436:
2431:
2427:
2424:
2420:
2416:
2412:
2408:
2405:
2402:
2398:
2395:
2391:
2390:
2382:
2375:
2372:
2359:
2354:
2347:
2344:
2331:
2326:
2319:
2316:
2311:
2304:
2301:
2290:
2286:
2279:
2276:
2263:
2258:
2251:
2248:
2243:
2239:
2232:
2229:
2224:
2217:
2214:
2207:
2205:
2204:
2199:
2197:
2193:
2189:
2185:
2181:
2173:
2171:
2169:
2165:
2160:
2158:
2154:
2150:
2146:
2143:The route to
2141:
2139:
2131:
2125:
2121:
2118:
2114:
2112:
2111:George Hudson
2107:
2103:
2100:
2098:
2094:
2090:
2086:
2081:
2079:
2075:
2071:
2067:
2063:
2059:
2056:. These were
2055:
2051:
2043:
2038:
2036:
2034:
2029:
2026:
2024:
2020:
2016:
2012:
2008:
2005:George's son
2000:
1998:
1996:
1992:
1988:
1985:
1981:
1977:
1969:
1968:Samuel Carter
1960:
1956:
1952:
1950:
1946:
1941:
1937:
1934:
1932:
1928:
1924:
1922:
1918:
1914:
1904:
1899:
1892:
1886:
1884:
1878:
1876:
1872:
1868:
1867:Curzon Street
1864:
1860:
1856:
1852:
1848:
1844:
1843:
1839:
1835:
1831:
1827:
1823:
1818:
1816:
1808:
1806:
1804:
1800:
1796:
1792:
1788:
1784:
1780:
1776:
1773:
1769:
1756:
1754:
1752:
1750:
1748:
1746:
1744:
1743:
1734:
1733:Stafford Line
1731:
1730:
1727:
1724:
1723:
1716:
1700:
1698:
1695:
1692:
1687:
1653:
1651:
1648:
1639:
1638:Stafford Line
1636:
1635:
1632:
1629:
1628:
1621:
1594:
1592:
1589:
1586:
1581:
1572:
1570:
1567:
1559:
1556:
1555:
1552:
1551:Birmingham to
1549:
1548:
1542:
1508:
1506:
1503:
1499:(1st station)
1497:
1492:
1476:
1474:
1471:
1463:
1460:
1459:
1456:
1455:Birmingham to
1453:
1452:
1446:
1401:
1399:
1396:
1392:
1391:
1384:
1368:
1366:
1363:
1360:
1355:
1346:
1344:
1341:
1332:
1331:
1327:
1326:
1320:
1304:
1302:
1299:
1296:
1291:
1282:
1280:
1277:
1272:
1245:
1243:
1240:
1232:
1231:
1227:
1226:
1223:
1220:
1219:
1213:
1158:
1156:
1153:
1148:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1131:
1126:
1117:
1115:
1112:
1109:
1104:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1086:
1085:
1078:
1062:
1060:
1057:
1054:
1049:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1032:
1027:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1010:
1005:
996:
994:
991:
983:
980:
979:
976:
973:
972:
966:
950:
948:
945:
940:
931:
929:
926:
922:
921:Freight lines
916:
879:
877:
874:
868:
852:
850:
847:
844:
839:
830:
828:
825:
820:
804:
802:
799:
793:
770:
768:
765:
760:
726:
724:
721:
713:
710:
709:
706:
703:
702:
696:
666:
664:
661:
658:
653:
644:
642:
639:
635:
634:
627:
611:
609:
606:
602:
601:
594:
578:
576:
573:
569:
568:
561:
545:
543:
540:
537:
532:
523:
521:
518:
515:
514:Ramsline Halt
510:
501:
499:
496:
487:
486:
483:
480:
479:
473:
457:
455:
452:
448:
447:
440:
424:
422:
419:
416:
411:
402:
400:
397:
389:
388:
384:
383:
380:
379:
375:
374:
368:
359:
357:
354:
351:
350:
346:
342:
341:
328:
323:
321:
316:
314:
309:
306:
305:
298:
297:
296:
291:
287:
286:
281:
280:
275:
270:
269:
264:
259:
254:
249:
248:
243:
238:
237:
232:
227:
222:
217:
212:
207:
202:
197:
192:
187:
186:
181:
180:
175:
171:
170:
166:
165:
157:
153:
149:
143:1,435 mm
123:
121:
117:
112:
109:
106:
102:
83:
79:
75:
73:
69:
66:
63:
59:
54:
47:
42:
38:
33:
27:
19:
2491:– via
2481:
2445:
2429:
2422:
2418:
2414:
2410:
2400:
2393:
2380:
2374:
2362:. Retrieved
2357:
2346:
2334:. Retrieved
2329:
2318:
2309:
2303:
2292:, retrieved
2288:
2278:
2266:. Retrieved
2261:
2250:
2241:
2237:
2231:
2222:
2216:
2200:
2196:CrossCountry
2177:
2161:
2142:
2135:
2119:
2115:
2108:
2104:
2101:
2082:
2047:
2030:
2027:
2004:
2001:Construction
1971:
1965:
1949:Royal assent
1879:
1857:to meet the
1845:
1819:
1812:
1799:West Country
1767:
1765:
1388:
1228:
1082:
975:Leicester to
920:
631:
598:
565:
444:
385:
376:
293:
283:
277:
266:
245:
234:
183:
177:
173:
172:
61:Headquarters
26:
2407:Whishaw, F.
2174:Present day
2157:branch line
2097:Forge Mills
2093:Water Orton
2044:Competition
2023:River Trent
1987:Robert Peel
1953:19 May 1836
226:Forge Mills
221:Water Orton
120:Track gauge
92:–1844
2504:Categories
2493:Wikisource
2364:25 October
2336:25 October
2294:30 October
2268:25 October
2208:References
2078:Willington
2017:) and the
1921:Long title
1834:Gloucester
1803:North East
1779:Birmingham
657:Willington
285:Willington
2455:833076248
2409:, (1842)
2201:See also
2180:Newcastle
2062:Kingsbury
2058:Coleshill
1938:. c. xxxv
1863:Stechford
1785:with the
1359:Kingsbury
1295:Wilnecote
242:Wilnecote
236:Kingsbury
185:Coleshill
114:Technical
104:Successor
2244:: 11–13.
2066:Tamworth
1991:Tamworth
1931:Citation
1885:valley.
1855:Whitacre
1824:and the
1801:and the
1789:and the
1585:Maxstoke
1222:Tamworth
1009:Branston
536:Peartree
290:Peartree
274:Branston
247:Tamworth
139: in
56:Overview
2421:(1969)
2050:Hampton
2039:History
1883:Erewash
1838:Bristol
1809:Origins
1775:railway
1772:British
1108:Croxall
258:Croxall
206:Saltley
134:⁄
94: (
86: (
2484:
2453:
2182:, via
2074:Burton
2070:Walton
1875:London
1770:was a
1564:
1468:
1338:
1237:
1130:Elford
988:
718:
493:
488:
394:
345:Legend
253:Elford
155:Length
2415:repub
2184:Derby
2149:Rugby
2054:Derby
1943:Dates
1842:Derby
1815:canal
1783:Derby
1739:
1720:
1644:
1625:
1545:
1449:
1323:
1216:
969:
699:
476:
415:Derby
371:
295:Derby
272:1889
261:1855
256:1840
251:1850
240:1842
229:1864
224:1842
219:1842
214:1842
209:1896
204:1854
199:1854
194:1842
189:1842
65:Derby
2451:OCLC
2366:2017
2338:2017
2296:2017
2270:2017
2186:and
2095:and
2076:and
2052:and
1851:bill
1836:and
1766:The
96:1844
88:1839
84:1839
76:BDJR
2166:at
2506::
2487:.
2419:ed
2356:.
2328:.
2287:,
2260:.
2242:67
2240:.
2194:.
2140:.
2091:,
2080:.
2072:,
2068:,
2064:,
2025:.
1997:.
1877:.
1805:.
145:)
2495:.
2457:.
1978:(
326:e
319:t
312:v
141:(
136:2
132:1
129:+
127:8
98:)
90:)
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
