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Derby No. 3 K01 Goods Yard Box
W (Up) side of St Andrews (L.& N.W.R.) lines opposite telegraph stores
3622 3501
Coal Crossing 570yd
LNWR

22AUG1910? - MR wn by 1900 - map


Communication from the Midland LNW Jn - No.1 - No.2 - No.3 was by gong. Replaced by g.f. controlled by Osmaston Road Shown on 1900, 1914 OS maps but not c. 1920 revision

Oil terminal.
Ticket Platform Temporary s.b. K02


0m 5c 362352
(London Road Junc)?



1877 - Gough 1876




Shown on MT plan for new Spondon Loop junc (i.e. London Road Jnc)


Osmaston Road K03
2 E side of line by Atlas Wks sdg. 0m 31c 3620 3475 3 London Road Junc 682yd - L. & N. W. Goods Junc 990yd - Derby No.2 (LNW) Hinson LM67/01 c1918 MR Type 3b Cantilevered/oversailing at front.. Steps toward traffic. Twolocking room windows flush with edge of non-steps end quite high up. Design B windows. 1. 24 levers, 1 spare - MT6 JUL 1890. 2. Front 31 levers, 5 spare - Hinson 30OCT1932 - Gough 1. 1877 2. 24MAY1903 Open Continuously (1877,1913) {Aerofilms April 1921 5803/5806, 01JUL1925 - C13759}. Controlled g.f.s at "Midland Coal Yard Crossing" & "Midland London Road Wharf" (NS 1920). LNW Goods, MR goods. Dn sdg gf just N of Osmaston Rd bridge (still extant) - Hinson Absolute block from London Road on Down Goods, Telegraph Bells in other three Goods Lines directions - LNW wtt 1922. Six running lines. Replaced by i.b.s. signal - Gough. New crossover from Dn Gds to Dn Psgr - MT6 22JUL1890.
J Walker discharged 11NOV1876, J Chandler 15MAY1877, G Williams 18DEC1877 > 02JUL1879, G Johnson 02SEP1879 >resigned 02AUG1881, G Dunkley 19APR1881 > 21MAY1897, W Walker 18JUL1876, G Hilman 15MAY1877 > 16OCT1877, J Bullock 03SEP1878 > resigned 25SEP1879, A Moulden 17AUG1880 >07DEC1883, F Felstead 19JUN1890 > 21MAY1897. FH Smith ("ex Special Class relief 80/-"), FJ Morgan, FJ Edmunds - NUR1930 Atlas Works g.f. with car park of Litchurch Plaza encroaching on site.
Derby No. 2 K03a Coal Crossing
W of line opposite MR Telegraph Stores building


L&NW Loco 1,072yd - Goods Yard 460yd
LNWR
14 working levers - Newman 22AUG1910? - MR wn Jan 1903 - Newman


Communication from the Midland LNW Jn - No.1 - No.2 - No.3 was by gong. No.2 also had gong communication with the Midland
Osmaston Road box as it crossed trains to the Midland Goods Yard. Had Crossover road in 1905 - LNW SA 1905




L&NW Junction K04 Cotton Lane / Cotton Lane Junction. "Norwest Junction" - colloquially 4 E (Dn) side of Mn, S of Gds Jnc, N of footbridge, tight against Smith's Foundry wall. 0m 76c 3586 3384 3 Osmaston Rd / London Rd Jnc 1690yd - Melbourne Jnc 733yd - Derby No.1 315yd Hinson LM67/02 c1914 4. MR Type 2a MR Type 2a. Two 10'x10' flakes. Locking room windows at ends. Wooden steps (12) facing traffic. Name removed (in 1940 photo as a war time measure?) Wooden 'LNW JNC' nameboards centrally over each end by 1969. Frame at front. Walkway round front and ends. 3. 60 lever tumbler - Newman. 4. Front 24 levers, 11 spare - Hinson. 6in centres - NHA. 28JUN1969 1. c.1868 2. 1871? 3. c.1874? 4. 19APR1891 Open Continuously (1877, 1913, 1942, 1945, 1959) MAKing 13AUG1963 & 05APR1969. NRM DY27393 04SEP1940. MRT 20APR1956 (time of accident) Six running lines N of box, two S. UGL & DG to/from London Rd Jn = PB - SA1960 Controlled g.f. at "L.& N.W. and N.S. Loco Sidings". Up and Dn goods b/w this box and goods yard worked as "Station Yard" in accordance with Rules 87-89 -NS1920. Down home with Melbourne Junction's 3 outer distants carried on a gantry installed after 1940 but before 1956. Box 1 = name 1, Box 2 = name 2 - Gough 3. by 1877,1880 - Trade and (MR dd 1917). Nameboard at closure reads "LNW JCN".
.21JUL1968 (Completion by) - Remodelling. 21JUL1968 - Rolls Royce "Wallside" siding on Down Goods at LNW Jn oou.		 “That was a really horrible place to work – with Ley’s foundry the air was thick with smoke and fumes” - TT T Williams ("ex Class 1 relief"), FA Stone, W Turner - NUR1930

Derby No. 1 K04a L&NW Loco 2 W of lines, directly opposite point where Cotton Lane bends 90º right
SK3596 3409
LNW Jn 315yd - Coal Crossing 1,072yd
LNWR
9 working levers - Newman 22AUG1910? - MR wn 1. ? 2. By w/e 14JAN1899

Ley's g.f. 502yd toward Coal Crossing - Newman. Communication from the Midland LNW Jn - No.1 - No.2 - No.3 was by gong. Had Crossover road in 1905 - LNW SA 1905


Open disused railway land, near to "the Roof Rack Centre" in the adjacent industrial estate.
Melbourne Junction K05
4 E (Dn) side of line immediately opposite jnc. 129m 50c or 1m 27c LnRd 3542 3325 3 L&NW Junc 733yd - Stenson Junc 3mi 483yd / Sunny Hill Goods Junc 1m 484yd / Sunny Hill 940yd - Sinfin Sidings 769yd / Chellaston Station 2mi 998yd FileMT6/590/11 (20JUL1892). Hinson LM67/03 undated 4. MR Type 2a. 4. MR Type 2a , two 15' x 10'flakes, steps at rear parallel to track with door toward end away from traffic. Locking room windows on side at edge front and rear away from traffic. At end facing traffic locking room window flush with front and locking room door flush with rear edge. Wooden nameboard "MELBOURNE JCT" centrally over end windows. Stove chimney at rear with T pipe. Railed walkway along front only. Reframed 30MAR1890 (20 levers inc 1 spare - MT6) & 08APR1906 - Gough. Box 4 had 36 lever frame from new with 13 spare on opening - MT6. Front, 36 levers, 3 spare - Hinson. 20 spare OCT1963, 26 spare 07JAN1968 - NHA. 28JUN1969 1. 01SEP1868 2. 1869? 3. 16APR1888 4. 12OCT1890 Open Continuously (1877, 1913, 1942, 1945). 0600 Mo - 0550 Su (1959). MAKing 06JUN1969 and 21JUN1969. (RCHM England BB90/14665 16JUN1959). HBOliver 17OCT1965 Negative No. MR462A. May 1954 from Osmaston Park Road overbridge GAYeomans. Up & Dn loops. G.f. just N of Sinfin Lane bridge on Dn side. Branch Up Goods extends in front of box as headshunt. At least one siding to rear of box at/around closure. Temporary 3 lever g.f. in use controlling exit from Dn loop during widening (MT6 25MAY1891). Up loop to Sinfin Sidings worked as One Engine in Steam with staff being Round & Black - SA1937. Shown on 1890 widening plan as c. 25'x10' box. (DRO). 27APR1969 - Lay in traps in existing Up Branch. (Single lead junction already in place). Dn Chellaston oou 08MAY1969 - NHA. Down line recovered. Up and Down Chellaston Through Siding not signalled. Will be used as a diversionary route (pilot working) until 1971 when line will be severed in vicinity of Sinfin Crossing
J Chandler, Signalman at Pear Tree & Normanton, RAIL418 25FEB1925, gratuity of £20 on retirement aged 70 after 49yrs service wage 60/- week.. B Manning, J Pullen, GA Martin - NUR1930 Totally cleared, open balllast with no trace of sb Box diagram - Shackerstone Museum
Sunny Hill K06
1 W (up) side of line S of Caxton Street bridge. Stenson Junc 2mi 1157yd, Melbourne Jnc 940yds (SA 1956) 2 miles south of Derby stn (MT29) 1mi 71c 3481 3275
Melbourne Junc 953yd - Stenson Junc 2mi 1303yd / 2mi 1157yd 19MAR1956 - photo. Hinson LM67/04 x2 c1968 & APR1969 LMS/War Dept Brick & Timber (MT29). Type 11c LMS btf two 10' flakes. Frame to rear. Wooden steps (c.16) facing traffic. Brick privy below steps. No locking room door under steps, no windows visible Wooden nameplate centrally on ends flush with top of door/window. Stove chimney at front close to non steps end. Cockscomb ridge tiles. 25 levers including 2 detonator placers plus 5 spares (MT29). 35 levers, inc 4 spare 1956 diagram. Rear, 35 levers with 16 (1968) / 14 (1969) spare - Hinson 29JUN1969 - Gough 27APR1941 0600Mo - 0400 Su (1942), Open Continuously (1945). 0600 Mo - 0150 Su (1959). MAKing 21JUN1969 x2 Up & Dn goods to Melbourne Jnc. Up gds from Stenson Jnc until 1969. Ordnance Depot (former Macintosh cable works) sdgs on Dn side with g.f. at S end of loop. UGL & DGL = PB - SA1960 07JAN1968 Up Mn to Dn Gds, Slip Up Gds and Up Sdgs abolished. 25FEB1969 Dn Gds to Stenson abolished. 16MAR1969 Up Gds from Stenson abolished - NHA.
03NOV1968 - Lay in new connections in main lines. 23FEB1969 - Goods Lines oou. 02MAR1969 - Up Goods severed at Stenson. 09AR1969 - Down Goods severed at Stenson		 Approx. 40 sleepers S of footbridge
Grassed over.
Sunny Hill Goods Junction K07
1 Up side approx 2 ch south of end of Eastcroft Ave. OS 1938. 2m 51c 338329 4 Melbourne Junc 1mi 484yd - Stenson Crossing Goods Junc 2mi 770yd FileMT6/590/11 (20JUL1892) MR

15NOV1931 1. 08NOV1891 2. 08MAR1925 0700 Mo - 0300 Su (1909). 0600 Mo - 0300 Su (1913), Closed on Sudays and Suday nights - LNW wtt 1922.

Up & Dn goods Not visible in above pos'n on 1890 widening plan. 'Sunny Hill Box' which is 1m 1ch to the S moved to control new loops. (DRO) Replaced by g.f. in 1931 - Gough
J Millband, W Smith, A Corden - NUR1930

Sunny Hill Box K08
1 W (Up) side of line one mile N of Stenson Crossing Jnc. Immediately to rear of modern day 'Netherseal Tractors'. Not shown on 1920 OS map
332313
Stenson Crossing Goods Junc - Melbourne Junc
MR 10' square steps facing traffic on Up side 8 levers with 1 spare in 1890, 3 spare 1880 - MT6s 08NOV1891 - Gough by NOV 1875 Closed Su (1877)
New connection described as "Earth Siding" inspected 10OCT1890 - MT6
Shown in 1890 MR widening plan - shouldn't have been in the way as widening to be to E side. (DRO). However, the point of the widening was to quadruple from Melbourne Junction - the Sunny Hill box here was presuamably simply in the wrong place.



Stenson Crossing Goods Junction K09
1 E (Dn) side of line, N of occupation crossing 4m 16c 3202 3029 4 Stenson Junction 748yd - Sunny Hill Goods Junc 2mi 770yd FileMT6/532/11 (1890) MR
20 lever (11 spare) (MT6/532/11) 26JUN1932 26OCT1890 Open Continuously May1913. Closed Su w.e.f. wk ending 12JUN1913 (but the lamps are kept burning!) (MR wn) Open continuously - LNW wtt 1922

Crossing bolted by lever frame (MT6). Box raised on Sun 09JUN1912. Replaced by g.f. controlled from Stenson Junction. Not mentioned in 'Trade'. Shown as c. 12'x10' box on 1891 widening plan (DRO).
HJ Wathen, JT Coxon, HW Kent - NUR1930 P. Grassed area, no trace of sb.
Stenson Junction K10
3 Dn side. 1 - 2 south of junc. With Chellaston line 3. N of jnc. 1 - 2. 4m 50c ex Lon Rd Jnc / 132m 12c 1 - 2. 3145 2986 3. 3157 2995 3 Stenson Crossing Goods Junc 748yd / Melbourne Junc 3mi 483yd / Sunny Hill 2mi 1303yd / 2mi 1157yd - Repton & Willington 1mi 634yd / 1mi 780 - Chellaston West Junc 4mi 305yd - North Stafford Jn 1012yd / Willington Crossing 1mi 882yd / Egginton Jn 3mi 1528y Hinson LM67/06 x2 1956, 1968 MR Type 2a. 3. BR(LMR) Type 14. 2. Type 2a 2x10' flakes c.12 steps toward traffic, name over door, railed walkway.
3. BR(LMR) Type 14. Red brick construction with metal window frames and flat concrete roof. Concrete lintels above and below windows. Three stone framed locking room windows on front. Roof projects some distance outwards. Windows all round. To north is an extension which is nearly full height but half width. Extension has small window on north wall, larger window on east wall and a chimney at rear. Enamelled nameboard on front and north wall of extension. Brick relay room immediately to S of box (with floodlights angled at passing trains) and brick hut to N. Frame to rear (east). Steps facing traffic to front of extension on north end. Two flights of concrete steps (lower flight missing on photo) with upper flight having nine steps and steel handrail on front. Locking room door under steps on W wall of extension. Three locking room windows at rear approx 4' off ground, operating floor windows wrap round edges two panes, centre of back wall is full width butress course.		 Rear 48 levers (44 numbered in frame plus 4 added at lower numbered end) with 3 (1956) / 6 (1968) spares. LMR Standard with 4½in centres 28JUN1969 1. 03NOV1873 2. 26JUN1892 3. 28MAR1954 Closed Su (1877). Open Continuously (LNW1911, 1913, 1942, 1945, 1959). 3. MAKing 05APR1969. RJBuckley, both with sb in distance, 6083 06MAY1956 as B.E.A. connection being laid-in and 9365 03OCT1959 when connection complete. {LM sig cover middle distance uncredited}. MRT of Royal Train passing but excellent view of rear 3/4 of box. MRTx2 of BEA sidings under construction with Chellaston Down Home in six foot of new formation. {Alan Bullimore per Nick Allsop after closure}. Willington Power Station on Dn side. Dn Goods loop planned and even bracket signals provided c.1954 but never installed - NHA. 5 wagon lie-by on Up NS -SA1937, abolished by SA amdt 3 1943. AB to Chellaston Jn with PB allowed for freights. Local instructions relating to working of first passenger train following a freight. Warning acceptance arm (23) below Up Chellaston starter (24). Area extended to control Findern AHB (26NOV1967) and Willington AHB (03DEC1967) - Notice. Box 3 146 yds nearer to Derby. Brick relay room immediately to S of box and brick privy to N. Light coloured brick psb relay room to N CR Mackrill, H Dainty, WL Ludlow - NUR1930. Frank Harris & Colin Smith early 1960s - RPearson. Colin Kenny & Charlie Newman - late 1960's - PDRowe Heavilly overgrown raised earth bank, no trace of sb.
Willington CEGB Panel K10a
1 Inside Discharge Hopper at Power Station


NBP (Power Station Discharge Facility) Photo - DJH CEGB Discharge bunker
Six switch Panel 1999 29 March 1981 - RN

Cripple siding GF released by Switch 5. Slotted DY354 for movements to Hopper Panel now in N.H.Allsop Collection Inside MGR Hopper on Up side
Cleared
North Stafford Junction (Willington) K11 Willington Junction (N.S.) 2 S (Dn) side of Mn E of Jnc 5m16c 3066 2936 3 Stenson Junc 1012yd - Repton & Willington 1408yd - Willington Crossing 902yd File MT6/586/5 05JUL1892. MR
2. 20 lever 4 spare (MT6) 26JUN1932 - Gough 1. by 1877 2. 26JUN1892 Open Continuously (1877,1913)
Lie by siding on Up NS - MT6. Single crossover on NS (NS1920)
Known as "Willington Junction" by NSR (NS1920)
HW Alford, H Thomas, GS Jones - NUR1930 Platelayer's hut on site, burnt down May1998. No trace of sb.
Repton & Willington K12 Willington Station 2 S side of Dn Mn E of Stn. 6m 0c 2962 2862 4 North Stafford Junc 1408yd / Stenson Junc 1mi 634yd / 1mi 780yd - Hargate 1mi 506yd / Clay Mills Junc 2mi 1195yd Hinson LM67/08 1969. NHA x2 2. MR Type2a. Type2a single 15'x10' flake with two finials. Wooden steps (11) facing traffic. Locking room window on steps end at front and two on non-steps end flush with edges. Nameboard "WILLINGTON STATION" centrally over ends with top flush with roof. Single stoove chimney at rear. Railed walkway round front and non steps end (but not between steps landing and front!) Front. 16 levers with 9 spare - Hinson. MR frame with 3 spare c1962 and 9 spare 15JAN1967 - NHA 28JUN1969 1. by 1875 2. 12JUN1892 Closed between trains booked to stop and all night Su (1877). 0600 Mo - 0910 Su, 1530 - 2010 Su (1913). Closed between the running of trains booked to stop at the station on Sudays and on Suday nights - LNW wtt 1922. Open Continuously (1942). 0600 Mo - 1400 Su (1945). Open Continuously (1948). 0400 Mo - 0550 Su (1959). MAKing 05APR1969 x2 BoT p28. HBOliver 19JUN1966 Negative No. X139A from Dn train showing N end of box. GAYeomans across canal. Up lie by (MR1913). Small yard at canal wharf on Up side E of station. URS 45 wagons - SA1960 deleted by 1964. 22JAN1912 ground discs worked from stage at Derby end of up sdg changed to single armed dwarf signals. Amended 2200 14JUN1969 Dn Mn IBS (Hargate) replaced with RW14. Up Mn distant abolished. New colour light Up Mn Hm RW2 735yds from box (DY189). (BR1855) 15SEP1968 - Down side of crossover at Repton & Willington recovered, 22SEP1968 - Up side of crossover at Repton & Willington recovered,
B. James, Signalman at Repton & Willington, RAIL418 30OCT1923, gratuity of £20 on retirement aged 70yrs after 48yrs service wage 55/- week. A Berridge, Signalman at Repton & Willington, RAIL418 17JUN1925, gratuity of £20 on retirement aged 69 after 52yrs service wage 60/- week. (repeated at meeting of 29JUL1925 when he was 70yrs). SH Fletcher, FS Mason, FA James - NUR1930. Reg Potts during WWII - CT. Portacabin on site.
Hargate K13
2 NW (up) side of line 3c S of MP 7¼. 7m 23c 2793 2748 by mileage 4 Repton & Wilington 1mi 506yd - Clay Mills Junc 1mi 682yd File MT6/441/8 20JUL1892 MR 10' square steps facing traffic on Up side - MT6 Front, 8 lever with 3 spare (MT6) 17APR1932 - Gough 1. by 1875 2. 10JUL1877 Closed Su (1877) 0800 Mo - 0300 Su (1909, 1913). Closed on Sudays and Suday nights - LNW wtt 1922.

Superseded by Intermediate Block Section signals worked from Repton & Willington / Clay Mills Jn. Experimental approach-lit colour lights. Had to be checked daily by lineman and entry made accoringly in Repton & Willington train register - KH.
Up IBS 1mi 620yd from Clay Mills box, Down IBS 1mi 593yds from Repton & Willington box - SA1960. A Ratcliffe, TH Ratcliffe, H Liggins - NUR1930

Fleam Bridge K14

n/k exactly
268265
Hargate - Clay Mills Junc (Temporary)
MR

01OCT1877 - Gough 11SEP1877



Not mentioned in 1880 - Trade Not shown on MR dd (1920). Temporary box - bridge works



Clay Mills Junction K15
2 1. W (Up) side of line between crossing and end of goods line. 2. E (Dn) side of line, N of Gds Jnc, S of x-ing 8m 54c 2632 2592 4 Hargate 1mi 682yd / Repton & Willington 2mi 1195yd - Wetmore Sidings 1653yd NHA ~1962 and as at closure. Hinson LM67/10 undated. 2. MR type 2b. Type 2b with two 10'10' flakes. Two locking room windows at non steps end flush with edges of box. Wooden name board centrally above end windows. Wooden steps (12) facing traffic. Door has extra glazing panels in bottom. Railed walkway round front and ends Altered 01MAR1891 - Gough. Front, 20 levers 0 spare - Hinson. 22 levers MR tumbler + gate wheel (i.e. frame extended) - NHA. 27SEP1987 (SRS rn15) 1. By 03DEC1874 - MT6 2. 17SEP1899 Open Continuously (1877, 1913, 1942, 1945, 1959) Rly BoT pl35,37 sig diag & 38. MAKing 30MAR75 x3. (HBOliver 19JUN66 Negative No. B427 from cab of Dn DMU showing N end of box). JAPeden C2019 Trailing connection to water works on Dn side. Up & Dn goods lines S from box. Shunting frame/gate box w.e.f. 14JUN69. UGL & DGL = PB - SA1960 17MAR1968 - Up & Down Goods at Clay Mills plain lined. 31MAR1968 - Down Main to Down Goods at Clay Mills realigned.
G Waterfield, TF Benstead, SA Spalding - NUR1930 P. Site marked by pile of ballast, no trace of sb.
Wetmore Sidings K16 Wetmore Bridge 3 2. & 3. W side of Up Gds S of overbridge 9m 49c 2535 2477 2 Clay Mills Junc 1653yd - North Stafford Junction 663yd Hinson LM67/11Box2 & 19JUN1969. NHA 1. 2. 3. LMS Type 11c. 2. 10'x20' extended to 10'x30' 21OCT1900.
3. LMS Type 11c formed of three flakes - 2 x 10' and 15' at north (non-steps) end. Wooden steps (12) facing traffic. Locking room door under staps toward front. Locking room window in each flake with 2x2 panes in 10' and 3x2 in 15'. Walkway right windows with rail. Two stove chimneys at front. Cockscomb ridge tiles. Wooden nameboard centrally on ends flush with top of windows.		 2. Reframed 21OCT1900 - Gough. Front 44 levers, 4 spare - Hinson. 3. Rear 55 lever REC 4½in centres, 3 spare - NHA. 13OCT1985 (SRS rn9) 1. c.FEB1873 2. 12JUL1891 3. 12JUN1949 Open Continuously (1877, 1913, 1942, 1945). 0400 Mo - 0550 Su (1959,1960). 3. Bot p25. Rly BoT pl33 interior, pl34 ext. (LMS arch pl577). MAKing 12APR69 and 30MAR1975. RJE ad100/10 10APR1965. Up & Dn goods (two Dn goods S of box), English Grains Coy. N of box on Up side, LNW sdgs on Dn Side, MR Klondyke Sdgs on Dn side. Shunting frame w.e.f. 14JUN1969. English Grain Co.'s siding worked as One Engine in Steam with staff being Round & Black - SA1937. UGL & DGL = PB - SA1960

J Upton, C Fairbrother, G Wain - NUR1930. Malcolm Rider - RN. P Grass/waste ballast. No obvious trace.
North Stafford Junction (Burton) K17
3 2. 3. & 4. W (Up) side of main line. 9m 79c 2499 2428 2 Wetmore Sidings 663yd - Horninglow Bridge 678yd - Horninglow 400yd - Hawkins Lane Junc 330yd FileMT6/590/11 (20JUL1892). Hinson LM67/12 1966. 2. MR 20ft long (1882 map). 3. 25'x10' steps toward traffic. 4. ??LMS Type 4e?? Type 4 design C windows 30' x 12'10". Three windows in front of door and 1 behind. Steps facing traffic (c. 18 wooden). Locking room window in centre of each of three flakes. Railed walkway round front and ends. No finials. Stove chimney at rear. Name centrally over door with bottom flush with top of windows, no locking room window on end. 2. 26 levers - Newman. 3. 38 lever in MAR1903 - MT. 4. Front 38 levers, 15 spare - Hinson. 17APR1966 - Gough 1. 1861? 2. JUN1873 3. 18FEB1883 4. 29SEP1907 Open Continuously (1877,1913, 1942, 1945, 1959). 0230 Mo - 0800 Su - WTT(LNER)1937. HBOliver 18OCT1965 Negative No. B417. 11MAY1963 Negative No. X154A or B486 or 0215 from Up train looking back at non steps (N) end of box. (HBOliver 19JUN1966 (B)X144A after closure). Interior -Chris Thacker c.1964 Wagon shops Up side and extensive sdgs both sides - MT6. No wagon shops nor any sdgs on Dn side - Hinson. UGL & DGL = PB - SA1960 1882 map. ??Type 4e dates from 1927-30 but last Gough entry is 1907.?? Bottom of steps level with MP 10. HA Smith, JH Beadman, F Ballard - NUR1930 Reg Potts - CT P (distant) grassed area close to Wagon Shop.
Horninglow Bridge K18
4 3. & 4. W side of Up Gds 10m 27c 2465 2383 3 North Stafford Junc - Burton Station North - Guild Street No.1 - Derby Street Crossing / Horninglow Branch 3. MT6/607/12 3.. MR 20ft x 10ft per 1882 map
24 levers, no spare - 26MAY1902 MT6/1079/3 26NOV1933 - Gough 1. 1864 2. ? 3. 1882 4. 11SEP1898 Open Continuously (1877, 1913)
Lathbury's siding ground frame located in cabin behind box on Horninglow Branch.

See DEC1922 plan in BoT p18. 1882 map H Stacey, HJ Longmire, FH Charman - NUR1930.

Horninglow Bridge K19 Top of Guild Street Branch / Guild Street No1 2 E of Dn Gds in Y of Guild Street branch junc. Slued 09MAR1902 - Gough 10m 30c 2464 2377 4G North Stafford Junc 663yd - Burton Station North 678yd / Burton Station South 1297yd - Brook Street Crossing 308yd / Allsopp's Crossing 433yd - Horninglow Branch (otw) 1004yd Hinson LM67/14 undated. c.1957-65 - DBYIM. >17OCT1965 - NHA 1. (10' x 10' box on site 1882) 2. MR Type 2 (hybrid). MR Type 2 three 10' flakes but windows at steps end are Design A three panes deep (like Type 3/4) suggesting steps end flake to be later extension. (See sketch). Rear frame (stove at front). Enamelled nameboard over end windows (steps end slightly toward front). Woodent steps (11) away from traffic. 2. Reframed 26NOV1933 - Gough. Rear, 53 levers (53 inc 3 lettered) inc 2 spare - Hinson. LMR standard 4½in centres 53 levers - NHA. 14JUN1969 reduce to s.f. Until 02DEC1973 1. by 1882 2. 06AUG1893 Guild Street No.1 box is closed on Sudays, except when required to be open for traffic purposes - LNW wtt 1922. 0230 Mo - 0800 Su - WTT(LNER)1937. Open Continuously (1942,1945). 0400 Mo - 0550 Su (1959). BoT p65. Rly BoT pl93. Sh p187 distance 16OCT1965 CMore. MAKing 05APR1969 & 12APR1969. JASommerfield 123/11a 24JUN1972. RJE ad98/35 10APR1965. Lathbury's sdg g.f. on Horninglow branch. Ind Coope access g.f. on Dn side S of box near footbridge. UGL & DGL = PB - SA1960 Box 1 not BP. Guild Street No.1 box: signals for down goods line only - LNW wtt 1922. Staff for Horninglow branch - round black staff - kept in box for one engine in steam working -Sh/SA1937. Controls Horniglow Wharf Branch, Guild Street Branch, to Hawkins Lane and to/from East and West Yards. "No Block" to Allsopp's Crossing - SA1960. The yards at Dixie and Horninglow used to use the Goods Lines as Shunt Necks. If the signalman at Horninglow Bridge wanted to run a freight through he had to ask the Yard Master to clear the line to “put one by” - CT. RN 1 with Box 2. RN 2 26NOV1933 when original Horninglow Bridge was abolished - Gough See DEC1922 plan in BoT p18 W Bench, H Bowler, D Bosworth - NUR1930. Bill Randall, an ex-North Stafford man, was interested in heraldry and would spend night shifts deep in correspondence on the subject. - CT.

Burton Station North K20 Burton Yard / Burton Goods Yard/Middle Yard 3 W (Up) side of Mn 10m 52c 2436 2343 2 Horninglow Bridge 678yd - Burton Station South 484yd - Guild Street No.1 (Dn Gds only)
3. MR Type 4c. 2. 10' x 20', steps away from traffic - MT6.
3. Type 4c with three 10' flakes 10' wide with 2x2 locking room windows centrally in each flake. Steel steps (15) facing traffic. Enamel nameboard over ends. Locking room door under steps toward rear. Stove chimney at rear. Walkway with rails round front and ends.		 3. Front. MR 42 lever tappet - NHA. 17OCT1965 - Gough 1. by 16AUG1877 2. c.MAR1882 / 1881 - Newman / c. 24NOV1881 - MT6. 3. 21FEB1915 Open Continuously (1877, 1913, 1942, 1945, 1959) - WTT(LNER)1937. BoT p21 & 95. HBOliver 19JUN1966 (B)X134A. RJE ad98/30 10APR1965. TT K46/3 07JUN1961 distance. Yard on Up side. UGL & DGL = PB - SA1960 Block Telegraph introduced 04FEB1878 between here ("Yard Box") and Station Level Crossing Box on up and down platform lines - MR Notice 28JAN1878. Not interlocked by 1880 - Trade On 1882 map. 'Burton Yard Box' 1877, 'Burton Station North' 1945. Gough has Burton Yard, Burton Goods Yard and Burton Station North as three separate boxes with latter two being concurrent until 18JUL1965 when Burton Goods Yard closes (confused with LNWR box??) WW Dolphin, JH Astle, AW Sturmey - NUR1930. Len Smith - CT. Ernie Lee - RN. Jimmy Harlow, Wal Cliff & George Jones - PDRowe

Burton Level Crossing K21 Burton Station Level Crossing 2 N end of original station 2. 10m 63c 2425 2327?
Burton Yard - Moor Street Crossing
MR Small (about 5' square) gateman's hut displaying a Block Post oval disc.
23JUN1883 - Newman. 1. 12AUG1839 (station) 2. By 16AUG1877 Open Continuously 1877 PRO RAIL491/836 dated 04MAY1883 x2.
Block Telegraph introduced 04FEB1878 between here and Moor St Crossing on the up and down passenger lines and between here and Yard Box on up and down platform lines - MR Notice 28JAN1878 Closure: 05DEC1881 (Borough Road bridge opened - Sh) / c.MAR1882 - Gough / c.MAY1883 - photo evidence. / 23JUN1883 - Newman



Burton Station South K22 Moor Street 3 2. & 3. W (Up) side of Mn & Gds. 11m 0c 2402 2300 2 Leicester Junction 613yd - Burton Station North 484yd / Horninglow Bridge 1297yd - Mosley Street Sdgs 330yd Hinson LM67/16 c1960. NHA. 3. MR Type 4c. 2. 10'x20', steps toward traffic.
3. Type 4c with two 12' 10" (?) flakes. Wooden steps (18) facing traffic. Enamelled nameboard centrally over end windows (mounting blocks for MR style nameboard visible on front below walkway). Lockng room window (3 panes wide x 2 panes high) in front of each flake. Locking room door under steps toward rear.		 2. 28 levers - Newman, Reframed 19JUL1896 - Gough. 3. Front, 36 levers inc 5 spare - Hinson. MR 36 levers 4 spare. 01OCT1967, Nos 7,11,13 removed and 11FEB1960 Nos 10 & 23 removed - NHA. 14JUN1969 1. by AUG1877 2. c.MAR1882 / 1881 - Newman / c. 24NOV1881 - MT6 3. 20DEC1914 Open Continuously (1877, 1913, 1945, 1959) - WTT(LNER)1937. BoT p32. Rly BoT pl43 A Moss collection 03OCT62, pl226 distance J Miller 1963. Sh p180 partly hidden 04JUN63. MAKing 05APR69 x2, 10JUN69. Station g.f. on Up side. UGL & DGL = PB - SA1960 Block Telegraph introduced 04FEB1878 between here (" Moor St Crossing") and Station Level Crossing on the up and down passenger lines - MR Notice 28JAN1878. Replaced by g.f. for Moor Street crossing released by DY - gone by 1972. Former name 1877, later name by 1945… by 1882 - Gough. Estimate for £400 for providing simultaneous acting gates - Way & Wks cttee 04APR1882.
FW Bailey ("Rate 34/-") , W Graves, WH Dams - NUR1930. George Kenny, Harry Street and Gordon (Flash) Foster. Flash was a nickname given by enthusiasts and not one you used to his face - RN. Harry Street, Jess Shipley & Freddie Salt - PDRowe, P Rough grass - no obvious trace Up goods line block instrument at sheffield auction Sept2001.
Leicester Junction (Burton) K23
3 3. W (Up) side main line, N of Leicester Branch triangle. 11m 20c 2376 2266 1 Branston Junc 1633yd - Burton Station South 613yd - Birmingham Curve Junc 858yd - Leicester Junc Sdgs - Wellington Street Junc 512yd Hinson LM67/17 undated. MT6/1079/5. 2. 30'x10' in 1882 3. MR Type 3. MR Type 3b four 10' wide x 12' 10" deep flakes with Design B windows. Locking room windows in centre of middle two flakes and two on non-steps end at each extremity. Locking room door under steps toward front. Metal steps (17) facing traffic. Walkway with rail round windows. Enamlled nameboard at ends centrally flush with top of windows. Two stove chimneys at front. Wooden finial at each end. 4. 64 lever MR tumbler prior to reframing - Newman. Rear. Reframed 29JUN24 - Gough. 80 levers (4 lettered) inc 2 spare - Hinson. MR 6in tappet - NHA. 14JUN1969 1. 1847 2.? 3. 09FEB1902 Open Continuously (1877, 1913, 1942, 1945, 1959) - WTT(LNER)1937. BoT p83. LB br pl179 MAKing. MAKing 05APR1969 x2, 10JUN1969 distance. Chrsi Thacker; 2xinternal and 2x views from. Engine shed on Up side S of box. Extensive sdgs on Dn side N of box. UGL & DGL = Permissive Block - SA1960 Block Telegraph introduced 04FEB1878 between here and Moor St Crossing on the up and down passenger lines - MR Notice 28JAN1878. "Telegraph Bells" to Wellington St Jn - SA1960. Signle line to Dale Street worked as Through Sidings on closure of Leicester Jn Sidings box on 30DEC1956. 1882 map
A Turner, A Linthwaite ("rate = 37/-"), GA Jones - NUR1930. Frank Chambers and his son Frank - CT. Freddy Stafford went to Derby PSB when Leicester
Junction closed - RN.		 P (distant) Overgrown, bushes
Branston Junction K24 Branstone Bridge Junction 3 East (Dn) side main line inside south corner of triangle. 12m 15c 229214 2 Leicester Junc 1633yd - Dunstall 1mi 374yd / Barton & Walton 2mi 735yd - Centre of Branston Sdgs / Branston Sdgs 705yd / Birmingham Curve Jn 1318yd Hinson LM67/18 c1930 but certainly Box 2. NHA post 1935. 2. MR Type 2a. 3. MR Type 4d. 2. MR Type 2a. Two 10' flakes, steps toward traffic, pair of locking room windows on non-steps end each flush with corner post. Enamel nameplate on front flush with bottom of window offset so righthand edge in middle of box. Disc indicator ouside non-steps end window worked from Station stage. Finial at each end. Walkway on front only.
3. MR Type 4d. Three 10' flakes with single 2x2 locking room window in each. Locking room door under steps toward front. Wooden steps (14). Enamelled name-board centrally over windows at ends. Two stove chimneys. Walkway with rail round front & ends.		 2. Front 32 levers inc 1 spare- Hinson. 3. Rear 40 levers MR tappet 6in centres - NHA. 14JUN1969 1. 1874 2. 15SEP1889 3. 28JAN1923 Open Continuously (1877, 1913, 1942, 1945). 2200 Su - 0550 Su (1959). 1. Cover Midland Railway Soc. Journal Spr2000. 2. BoT p35 MAKing 13AUG63 x2, 05APR69. RJE ad97/24 & 25 10APR1965. Two sidings trailing on Down side. Down Goods and two Up Goods Lines, with "2nd Up Goods" on Down side. UGL & DGL = PB - SA1960 After Dunstall closed, this box controlled S end of Down Goods loop with IBS. Down home signal on MR wooden bracket. In later view main doll (i.e. left hand arm) replaced with subsidiary arm. Curve to Leicester line worked as "No Block" - SA1960 'Branstone Bridge Jnc' in 1880 - Trade. Box 3 was the first erected LMS Midland Division, hence identical in style to MR boxes.
As soon s possible after 08APR1968 - Recover former Up Through Siding and replace slips in siding by plain line. 29SEP1968 - Recover lead from Down line at Dunstall. As soon as possible after 29SEP1968 - Recover Down Goods Branston to Dunstall.
J Moore, W Hunt, L Whetton - NUR1930 Tower for water tank behind box still extant.
Branston Station K24a
1 Platforms of station 12m 32c (stn)

Station frame
Platford frame

01DEC1912 - wn 01OCT1899

None





Dunstall K25
3 E (Dn) side of line S end of Dn loop, S of x-ing. 13m 32c 2169 1985 by mileage 4 Branston Junc 1m 374yd - Barton & Walton 1m 330yd Hinson LM67/19 1923 (layout only), 22OCT1900. MR 10' square steps away from traffic on Dn side - MT6 Front, 8 levers with 1 spare in 1900 - Hinson 5 spare 1871/80 - MT6 28APR1935 - Gough 1. 1875 2. 1877 3. 20JAN1907 Closed Su (1877). 0500 Mo - 0330 Su (1913)
Dn loop ends at Dunstall. No Up loop Level crossing gates apparently not interlocked in 1900. Replaced by i.b.s.
Box 2 moved b/w 1889-93 - Gough. Dn side S of crossing, just to E of MP Burton 3¼ on Ryknield St. - OS 1938. Up IBS 1m 405yds from Barton & Walton (amended to 1mi 742yds c.1964) and Down IBS 1mi 277yds from Branston Jn - SA1960. GH Ward, FJ Salt, E Mathews - NUR1930

Barton and Walton K26
2 E (Dn) side of Mn, N of stn. 14m 47c 207185 3 Branston Junc 2mi 735yd / Dunstall 1mi 330yd - Wichnor Junc 1mi 841yd Hinson LM67/20 1965 2. MR Type 4a. Type 4a two 10' x 12' flakes. Built on brick footings. Steel steps (13) facing traffic. Locking room window (2x2) in centre of each flake. Locking room door under steps toward rear. Walkway with rails round windows. Enamelled nameboard on ends toward front (fitted 1959-64). Chimney at rear. 1. Reframed 08NOV1896 - Newman 2. Front, 24 levers with no spares - Hinson. 14JUN1969 1. by 1875 2. 22DEC1907 Open Continuously (1877). 0500 Mo - 2100 Su (1913). Open Continuously (1942, 1945). 0600 Mo - 0550 Su (1959). BoT p38 partly hidden by train. MAKing 27JUL1964 & 20MAY1959 distance. Up lie by (MR1913). Dn goods loop. Sdgs both sides N of stn. DGL 60 wagons & URS 70 wagons - SA1960
17APR1968 - Down Goods and Up lie by taken oou. 28APR1968 - Down Main plain lined (apart from crossover). 27OCT1968 - Up Main plain lined (including crossover). 29DEC1968 - Down side of crossover recovered.
WG Hives, EM Crumpstone, F Gassor - NUR1930. Cecil ("Jim") Gosling - CT.

Bombardier Central Rivers Depot K26a
1 Within Central Rivers Depot complex


nbp
Bombardier
Panel - 05:45 19MAY2001 - NHA


Controls intenral movements within Central Rivers Depot and fringes to Derby psb.




Wichnor Junction K27
4 E (Dn) side of line. 16m 4c 193157 3 Barton & Walton 1mi 841yd (1m 821yd 1937) - Wichnor South Sidings 572yd / Wichnor Sidings 646yd / Elford 3mi 789yd / Alrewas 1mi 885yd (>26MAY1968) Hinson LM67/21 x2 c1913, 1965. NHA. 1 - 3 MR 4. BR(LMR) Type 14. LMR Type 14 brick built with wide concrete flat roof. Three locking room windows on front with stone frames.Enamelled nameboard on non steps end and front (can't see steps end which faces traffic). Stove chimney at front. 2. Reframed 09AUG1896 - Gough. 3. Front, 20 levers inc 2 spare - Hinson. MR 6in tumbler - NHA. 4. Rear, 25 levers in 5 spare. 4½in Standard frame - NHA 14JUN1969 1. ? 2. 1873 3. 24SEP1899 4. 09AUG1953 Open Continuously (1877, 1913, 1942, 1945, 1959) 4. BoT P48. MAKing 05APR1969. Dn gds S of box on Tamworth line. LNWR Fletcher Block instruments. Permissive block on Dn Gds - NHA. Worked to Alrewas and Elford on closure of Wichnor Sidings on 26MAY1968. 13APR1969 - New facing junction laid in at site of Wichnor Sidings box. 20APR1969 - New trailing crossover on Walton side of new junction laid-in. 15JUN1969 - New junction commissioned. 22JUN1969 - Up line plain lined at former junction. 06JUL1969 - Down plain lined at former junction. 4. 20yds further south than 3. E Jones, AG Hitchings, ES Sheppard - NUR1930

Wichnor Sidings K28 Wichnor South Sidings 3 2. Dn (E) side of main line, 4ch N of Goods Jn. 3. In 'Y' of Goods Jnc - Up side of both lines. 2. 16m 30c
3 Wichnor Jn 646yd (666yd 1937) - Croxall 1mi 462yd (>27AUG1933) / Elford 3mi 308yd - Alrewas 1mi 239yd
3. LMS to MR Type 4d Type 4d 2 x 10' flakes cantelevered with steps at south end and frame at west side. Base 5' wide with locking room windows in each flake. Window cleaning stage right round. No finials. Steps have two flights. 2. Reframed 23AUG1896 - Newman. 3. 26MAY1968 1. By NOV1875 2. 23MAR1884 3. 25NOV1923 Open continuously (1942). 0400 Mo - 0550 Su (1959). 0600 Mo - 2150 Sa (1962).

Signals Up & Dn Bristol Main lines, Dn Bristol goods lines (Permissive) and Up & Dn Lichfield lines - SA1960.

A Noon, JT Hewitt & FW Harcombe - NUR1930 Coal bunker and air raid shelter still visible.
Croxall K29
3 Up (W) side of line, S of station 17m 51ch
4 Wichnor South Sidings 1mi 462yd - Elford 2mi 22yd



27AUG1933 - Gough 1. Before 01NOV1875. 2. ? 3. 28JAN1906 0600 Mo - 0300 Su (1909)

Replaced by "Approach lit IBS" - Gough

WF Webb, H Webb & H Pegg - NUR1930

Elford K30 Haselour Station 6 2, 5. Up (W) side of line, S of station. 6. Dn (E) side of line, N of Dn loop. 2. 19m 43c 5. 19m 52ch
4 Croxall 2mi 22yd (>27AUG1933) / Wichnor South Sidings 3mi 150yd - Wigginton 1mi 1518yd / Tamworth North Jn / Tamworth High Level 4mi 461yd (4mi 196yd in1937) 2. MT6. 6. NHA 6. LMR Type 15 2. 10' square, steps away from traffic.
6. LMR Type 15. 3 x 10' flakes. Three locking room widows on front. Locking room door at stesp end flush with front. Steps facing traffic. Outside light at floor levelon front. Maroon enamel nameboard on each end, slightly forward of centre with top flush with roofline.		 2 - 12 levers of which 2 are spare. 6. 30 lever LMR Std, 4 spare - NHA Rear. 15JUN1969 1. Before 01NOV1875. 2. ? 3. 24JAN1904. 4. 26APR1908. 5. 05NOV1911. 6. 24MAY1959 0600 Mo - 0300 Su (1909). Open Continuosly (1942). 1900 Su - 0550 Su (1959). King x2. ICI sidings on Dn side. Down Goods Loop. Wigginton IBS 1m 1737yds in advance on Dn, Carters Bridge IBS in 990yds advance on Dn (into use 05APR1942 - Gough). Croxall IBS 1m 1176yds in advance on Up. Renamed 1911 - 1959 - Gough Box 6 265yds N of Box 5 - Gough. R Winter, PV Cook & G Harper (ex goods guard) - NUR1930

Wichnor Sidings (LNW) K39
2


3
Staffs Record Office LNW 2. 18'9" x 12', 7' from rail and 7' above rail height.
24NOV1923 - RAIL418 1. By 1882. 2. c. Aug 1896




New box 17' 6" closer to Alrewas than old box.


Alrewas K40
2 W (Dn) side of South Staff line, N of crossing 22m 09ch

Wichnor Sidings 1mi 239yd / Wichnor Junction 1mi 885yd (>26MAY1968) - Streethay Crossing / Lichfield Trent Valley Jn 3mi 1628yd NHA LNWR LNW Type 4 "Size G" (ie. 2+2+3+2 widow arrangement). Brick to floor with foud arched locking room windows on front. Steps away from traffic, with toilet on landing. Flat gable ends with up & down finials. 2. 25 lever LNWR tumbler frame + gate wheel. 1982; 5 button IFS panel open 1.? 2. 1899 - NHA.
DJH
AB to Lichfield TV, TCB to DY.