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| Derby 'A' Box | C01 | Derby Station | 3 | Platform 2/3 | 128m 37c | 3625 3560 | 2 | Derby Station North Junc 242yd - London Road Junc 268yd | Swift vol 8 | 1. MR special design 2. BR(LMR) 'Room under stairs'. | 1. 20 levers on each side - Newman. 2. 35 lever standard - Swift. 35 levers 4½in tappet 1943 - NHA | 12JUL1969. 14JUL1969 - NHA | 1. ? 2. 06JUL1881 3. 1952?? | Open Continuously (1913, 1942, 1945, 1959) | 1. TSB Pl97. (MR arch). Steam Pl. 13APR51. HCCasserley 11MAY1946 47013. 2. RK Blencowe 33469 interior showing diagram. MAKing 16SEP1989 (empty office). AWVMace per RJC. | Scissors crossover midway along Platforms 1 & 2 | Signalled platforms 1 - 4 only. A Box used to Circuit the trains on to Ambergate. - TT | RN 1881 - Newman. Shown very clearly on Derby Station plan DL230 (1919). Derby 'A' in 1945. 14APR1968 - Platform 3 & 4 scissors oou. 16FEB1969 - Platform 1 & 2 scissors oou | W Coltman 15OCT1878 (23/-) > 21MAY1897 (27/-), G Hewitt 01OCT1879 > 28JUL1898, GJB Platt 20OCT1898 > 21SEP1899, GJ Thompson 15MAR1894 > discharged 02APR1906, C Stapleton 19JUL1906, A Carter 24MAR1908 - DY STAFF. A Hughes, HU Ogdon, I Yeomans, W Barnett, FC Bowser - NUR1930 |
P - Now Station Manager's Office. | |||
| Derby 'B' | C02 | 1 | Platforms 4/6 b/w Refreshment Room and Waiting Room. N end of scissors crossing (slightly further N than 'A') | 128m 37c | 363356 | Derby Station North - London Road Junc | MR c. 8'x10' per DL230 | 4 levers - Newman. | 31DEC1922 - Gough | c. JUL1881 | Closed each night and Suday (1911) 0700 - 0300 (1913) | When s.b. is closed, platform 6 may be used as a siding but not for the arrival of passenger trains (MR1913) | Passenger Station 'B' Signal Box in MR1912. Shown very clearly on Derby Station plan DL230 (1919) | W Joyce 12AUG1897 (22/-) > 17NOV1898 (24/-) to Duffield, W Benham 18MAY1899 (24/-), resigned 17MAR1900, J Allen 15NOV1900 (24/-) retired 07SEP1905, G Salt 19OCT1905 (23/-), W Goodwin 06DEC1881 > 21MAY1897 DY STAFF. | Site swept away when station rebuilt in 1952. | ||||||||
| Engine Sidings No. 2 | C03 | 1 | SE side of stn complex nr S works footbridge. | 363355 | 3g - NUR. Special - TT | Engine Sidings No.1 - London Road Junc | Swift vol 8. NHA (as s.f.) | MR Type 2a. | Type 2a two 10 x 10 ' flakes. Wooden steps (13) toward traffic. No locking room windows (although no view of rear or S end). Wooden name-boards centrally over end windows. N finial missing. Walkway with rails. Stove chimney at rear. | MR 6in Tumber 33 levers, 12 spare post 1969. - NHA. | 08FEB1987 - BR ME notice | 23MAR1890 | Open Continuously (1913, 1942, 1945, 1959) | SRS 0684A/1 03/77 & 2 10/79 both in colour. DLSL Derby Transport 213 21JAN87 interior showing RSmith reversing Dn Loco / Pilot Sdg points (13). BHopper 09MAY86. MAKing 03JUL1971. | N to S; Pilot Siding, Diesel Depot, Vans 1, Vans 2, Vans 3, Machine Line, North Departure, Pit Road, Middle Road, Wallside, Loco (Derby 4 Shed) x2, C.M & E. E. (Derby Loco) x2. E of box; Workshops x3, Top Yard. Engine Sdgs No. 1 g.f. | Shunting frame controlling movements between Up & Dn Loco Lines, the Pilot Sdg, the Diesel Depot, the Loco & C.M.& E.E. sdg w.e.f. 12JUL69 (BR1855). | 'Derby Engine Shed Sidings No.2' in 1945. 'Into use 19JUL1891' - Gough. Shunt Frame from 14JUL1969. | 'Position slightly altered 01APR1906' - Gough. Box removed to MRC after JUL87. | W Taylor 19FEB1891 (24/-) > 21MAY1897 (27/-), W Johnson 20FEB1902 (24/-), J Harbidge 01JAN1879 (24/-) > reduced to 2nd class 12SEP1899 (own request) (30/- TO 24/-), E Whitehead 19DEC1907 (23/-), EG Sandland 17JUL1890 > 11AUG1892, J Roe 16FEB1893 > 21MAY1897, GZ Cullum 18APR1907 DY STAFF. E Whitehead, AW Bird, F Holmes - NUR1930 |
Site cleared and partially landscaped - no trace of sb. | |||
| Engine Sidings No. 1 | C04 | Goods Yard Box, Engine Sidings | 3 | NE corner of stn complex N of still existing brick building. | 363357 | 2g | Derby Junc - Engine Sdgs No.2 - London Road Junc - Derby Station North | Swift vol 8. Hinson LM62/11 1966. | 1.? 2. MR Type 1 single flake. 3. MR Type 2b. | 2. MR Type 1 formed of single 15'x10' flake with pair of finials. Ssteps (c.13) toward traffic to landing offset toward front with door toward rear (ie F- two windows, door, one window- R. No window cleaning stage. Nameboard fitted on front just above floor height Large "number catcher" lamp on front toward steps end. No locking room windows on front. 3.. Type 2b with two 10' flakes and dormer vent at front centrally. Wooden nameplate over door (centrally on front c.18" under walkway in 1930). Single 2x2 locking room window on side at front and locking room door on side at rear. Wooden steps (19) facing traffic. |
3. Front, 28 levers, 2 spare - Hinson | 12JUL1969 | 1. by 16AUG1877 2.FEB1879-FEB1880 3. 18DEC1892 | Mentioned in MR1877 in margin as being 'always open'. Open Continuously (1913, 1942, 1945, 1959) | 2. {Mid Mems p130 from Engineers Office / LMS eng p87 1880's}. 3. JBRadford. AVC 23/10j c1962. RKBlenkow col 33467 09NOV1968. Steam Pl18/ RJB 5173 partial 02JUN1955. (MAKing 27JUN1970 MRT/199034/39). HBPriestley no date but just before psb. RJBuckley 830 24JUN64, 842 14MAY1959, 2121 20JUL1957, 1152 14JUN1957. (GAYeomans undated). MAKing 05APR1969 and 27JUN1970 (oou). AVC LMS109d 21JUN1930 and LMS108b 10MAR1931. RCRiley 25MAY1959. | Signalled goods lines only. | Opened as 'Engine Sidings', renamed when No.2 box opened w/e 29MAR1890.. | Shown very clearly on Derby Station plan DL230 (1919). Box1 immediately to south of Box 2 - brick building subsequently built on end of existing row on the site. | J Cooper 10JAN1879 (24/-) > 21APR1880 (23/-), R Beavis 19APR1881 (22/-) > RESIGNED 13APR1897 (25/-), J Handley 19SEP1897 (26/-) > 18NOV1897 (27/-) J Smith 17SEP1903 (26/-), D Simms 18DEC1877 (23/-) > 21MAY1897 (27/-), J Cox 15NOV1900 (27/-), J Handley 17SEP1903 (27/-), R Smith 19JUN1890 > 15SEP1898, M Wootton 15MAR1906 DY STAFF. E Deacon, GH Norman, R Priestley - NUR1930 |
P - Site of Box 2 occupied by small brick building which is featured directly alongside Box No.3 in photographs. Site of Box 3 overgrown with weeds - no trace of sb. | |||
| Derby Goods Yard | C05 | n/k- probably somewhere around what became London Road Junction | - | - | b/w FEB1879-FEB1880 - Gough | by 16AUG1877 | Mentioned in MR1877 in margin as being 'always open' | Not mentioned in 1880 - Trade nor shown on MR Dist. Daig. 1917. | |||||||||||||||
| Derby Station North Junction | C06 | Bell Box Junction | 3 | 20 yds N of end of P. 3/4 | 128m 40c | 362357 | Sp | Derby Junction 216yd - Derby 'A' 242yd - Derby 'B' - Engine Sidings No.1 30yd | MR Track. Swift vol 8. Hinson LM62/12 undated. | 1.? 2. MR Type 1 3. MR type 2b. | 2. Type 1, three 10' x 10' flakes with steps at south end and front facing east. Nameboard (20' wide) across front above horizontal beam. No apparent walkway. 3. Type 2b, four 10'x10' flakes. Steps toward traffic (facing station). Locking room windows in centre of two centre flakes and on ends flush with front. At rear, locking room windows are flush with outer edges of the centre flakes. Railed walkway all round. Name-board over window at steps end but at non-steps end it is between walkway and bottom of windows. North facing (non-steps end) roof is glazed. Finials at each end. Two full sized opening windows at rear of each centre flake but inner half of each end flake is filled in - stove located there. Locking room door under steps flush with rear of box. |
2. 40 levers - Newman. 3. Front (Up side). 60 lever MR tappet. Reframed 14OCT1917 - Gough. MR 6in tappet 60 lever no spare but spaces 1,2,3,4, 11,12,14,& 15 spare by 05JAN1969 - NHA. | 12JUL1969 | 1. by OCT1868 2. 28OCT1877 3. 09OCT1892 | Open Continuously (1877,1913, 1942, 1945, 1959) | 2. Mid Mems p130 from Engineers Office. MR Port cover nd NRM. {LMS eng p87 1880's JBRadford}. 3. Rly Rndbt by RCRiley p40. PnP p6 partial. RK Blencowe 33474 09NOV68 interior. Steam Pl18 partial distance 02JUN1955, Pl19 22JUN1950, Pl.22 07JUL1958. NRM 16MAY1912 partial with Derby Junc in distance. SRS SE 137/1. RJBuckley 2433 09MAY52, 1598 24JUL50, 1538 22JUN50, 1452 20MAY50. DLSL Derby Transport 214 May63. MAKIng 24AUG1963, 22MAR1969 & 21JUN1969. | Signalled platform lines and Dn Gds only. | Only 1 had former name - Gough. Latter name by 1880 - Trade. Former in 1877. 'Passenger Station North' MR1912. LMS Name board at MRT Butterley. Jan - Feb 1969 and 18MAY1969 - Remodelling. |
Shown as c. 15'x10' on MR 1891 widening plan. Looks to be 2 bay (2x3x4') in LMS eng. Shown very clearly as 10'x40' on Derby Station plan DL230 (1919). | W Eaglesfield, 10JAN1879 (24/-) past 26JUL1900 (31/-), J Holyoake, 14APR1898 (28/-) > 26JUL1900 (died 22SEP1904), J Elson, 15DEC1904 (28/-), C Taylor, 15JAN1891 (27/-) >26JUL1900 (31/-), C Williams, 10JAN1879 died 18APR1880, J Smith, 20JUL1880 > 26JUL1900, J Cox, 17SEP1903, J Barwell, 18JUL1876 > 27JUL1900, J Dudley, 06OCT1876, C Lovelock, 15MAY1877 > died 16JUN1904, J Busby, 14AUG1904 DY STAFF. J Cox, JA Dobbs, W Eaden, JG Allsopp, A Palmer, GT Cook - NUR1930 |
P - Plain ballast. No obvious trace of sb. Sites of platform starting signals visible with openings for wire runs. |