DERBY AREA SIGNALLING
The National Archives - Material Viewed
This page lists the material I have viewed at the National Archives (though called the Public Record Office when I started!) in the course of my research into Derby Area Signalling. Obviously the comments concerning the usefulness of the material are very subjective!
Where I have copied diagrams and they are in electronic form a link is provided.
14JAN1998
| RAIL 491/778 | MR Distance Diagrams | ||
| RAIL 491/779 | MR Distance Diagrams | ||
| RAIL 491/783 | MR Distance Diagrams | ||
| RAIL 491/784 | MR Distance Diagrams | ||
| RAIL 421/80 | Signal Box opening times | Useful | 1923 - 1947 |
23JAN1998
| RAIL 532/43 | NSR Diagrams | Excellent | 1914 |
| RAIL 963/30 | MR Appendix 10 | Excellent | 1877 |
| RAIL 491/777 | "Sidings at Burton on Trent" | Poor | 1921 |
| MT6/103/5 | Stenson Junc - Weston on Trent opening | 16MAY1873 | |
| MT6/532/11 | Stenson Crossing | 04DEC1890 | |
| MT6/590/11 | Stenson - Melbourne Junc | 1892 | |
| MT6/441/8 | Hargate | SEP1887 | |
| MT6/1149/8 | North Staffs Junc (Burton) | MAR1903 | |
| MT6/586/5 | North Staffordshire Junction (Willington) | 1892 | |
| MT6/158/20 | Ambergate Colliery | JUN1876 | |
| MT6/291/10 | Marehay Crossing | 1881 | |
| MT6/1661/3 | Swains Park Crossing | 1907 | |
| MT6/471/7 | Chaddesden Turntable | 1888 | |
| MT6/517/5 | Chaddesden South Junction | 1900 | |
| MT6/976/4 | Chaddesden South Junction | 1890 | |
| MT6/1040/5 | Chaddesden Centre | 1901 |
24JAN1998
| MT6/5/93 | Forge Mills LC?? | 1848 | |
| MT6/46/9 | Spondon | 1867 | |
| MT29/80 | Inspecting Officers Report | 1921 | |
| MT29/97 | Inspecting Officer’s Report: Sunny Hill. | 1949 | |
| MT29/104 | Inspecting Officer’s Report | 1964 | |
| MT29/81 | Inspecting Officer’s Report: Stretton & Claymills. Marston Jn | 1922 | |
| MT/29/82 | Inspecting Officer’s Report: Sinfin Sidings. Coton Park. Woodville Jn | 1924 | |
| MT/29/84 | Inspecting Officer’s Report: Swains Pk. Butterley causeway | 1928 | |
| RAIL 491/793 | MR Weekly Notices | Useful | 1912-1919 |
| RAIL 491/805 | MR Weekly Notices | Useful | 1912-1919 |
| RAIL 491/806 | MR Weekly Notices | Useful | 1912-1919 |
| RAIL 491/807 | MR Weekly Notices | Useful | 1912-1919 |
| RAIL 491/808 | MR Weekly Notices | Useful | 1912-1919 |
| MT29/85 | Inspecting Officer’s Report | 1930 |
07APR1998
| RAIL 491/110 | MR Way & Works Committee Minutes | Heavy but useful | July 1880 - |
| RAIL 491/111 | MR Way & Works Committee Minutes | Heavy but useful | March 1882 - |
| RAIL 491/112 | MR Way & Works Committee Minutes | Heavy but useful | Jan 1884 – May 1886 |
| RAIL 491/720 | Board of Trade Reports | ||
| RAIL 491/721 | Board of Trade Reports | ||
| RAIL 491/722 | Board of Trade Reports | ||
| RAIL 491/831 | Goods Records | Irrelevant | |
| RAIL 491/856 | Goods Records | Irrelevant | |
| RAIL 491/711 | Fare Notices – Newark | Irrelevant | |
| RAIL 491/1001 | Staff Records at Derby | Very Useful | c. 1876 – 1911 |
| AN93/13 | BR Stoke Division Track Plan | Useful | c. 1971 |
| RAIL 491/836 | Civil Engineering Photographs (inc. Burton & Willington) | Interesting | c. 1880 |
| MT6/1818/2 | Peckwash Mill | 15MAY1909 | |
| MT6/211/1 | Burton, Lancs (LNWR) | Irrelevant | |
| MT6/503/4 | Scropton NSR | Oct1889 | |
| MT6/1201/18 | Derby North Jnc | 1903 | |
| MT6/593/1 | Derby South Jnc | 1892 | |
| MT6/53/2 | Melbourne Jnc - Melbourne | 1868 |
08APR1998
| RAIL 491/157 | MR Traffic Committee Minutes | Heavy but useful | 1888 |
| RAIL 236/475 | GNR Detailed Plan of Heanor Branch | Very Useful | c. 1880 |
| MPS 5/137 | LNWR Map of Burton Branches | Not very detailed | |
| MT6/ 5/101 | Burton NSR | 1848 | |
| MT6/2515/6 | Burton NSR | 1918 | |
| MT6/1240/1 | Clay Mills NSR | 11JUL1901 | |
| MT6/1711/7 | Uttoxeter North Junc NSR | 05JUN1908 | |
| MT6/2090/4 | Hockley Crossing NSR | 18MAR1912 | |
| MT6/459/5 | Horninglow NSR | ||
| MT6/1011/17 | Uttoxeter East Jn NSR | 28NOV1900 | |
| MT6/2141/5 | Pinfold Crossing NSR | 30SEP1912 | |
| MT6/875/7 | Rolleston / Dove Jn NSR | 09OCT1894 | |
| MT6/5/76 | Opening of Stoke – Uttoxeter Line | 07AUG1848 | |
| MT6/287/4 | Inspection of New Station at Uttoxeter | 1881 | |
| MT6/326/11 | Approach Road to Uttoxeter Stn | Irrelevant | 1882-1883 |
| MT6/602/13 | Uttoxeter West Jn | 03DEC1892 |
21JUL1998
| MT6/27/72 | Opening of North – West curve (Ambergate) | MAY1863 | |
| MT6/341/4 | New connections at Johnson’s Sidings | JUN1883 | |
| MT6/362/12 | Realignment of main line near Johnson’s Sidings | 1884 | |
| MT6/856/11 | New connection at Bull Bridge | 1898 | |
| MT6/1895/12 | New connection at Crich Jn | MAR1910 | |
| MT6/2405/6 | Alteration at Ambergate North Jn | JAN1915 | |
| MT6/496/2 | Opening of Branston station (no signalling) | SEP1889 | |
| MT6/134/5 | New junction at Branstone Bridge | DEC1874 | |
| MT6/346/15 | New crossover and cabin at Broadholme | JUL1883 | |
| MT6/2002/7 | New connection at Butterley | JUN1911 | |
| MT6/248/16 | New connection at Hemington Ballast Pit | MAR1880 | |
| RAIL 236/1017 | GNR Two chain Survey Derby, Egginton & Burton | Tremendous | c.1880 |
| AN 31/13 | Photographs of Derby Midland, Friargate & St. Mary’s Goods | Interesting | |
| RAIL 410/1199 | LNWR Map of Burton | Interesting | |
| RAIL 491/1140 | MR Signal box section | Interesting | 1927 |
| RAIL 421/169 | LMS Diagrams of Certain Locations | None relevant | 1933 – 1936 |
| ZLIB6/279 | LMS pamphlet: "Modernised Goods Depot at Derby St Mary’s " | Irrelevant | c.1952 |
| RAIL 909/5 | Working Timetable ER Nottingham | Useful in parts | MAY1949 |
14JUN1999
| MT6/351/6 | Position of connections altered Whatstandwell (old) Station | 29AUG1883 | |
| MT6/524/5 | Opening of Cromford Sidings | 02SEP1890 | |
| MT6/362/9 | Improvement to curves at Cromford (no signalling) | 01MAY1884 | |
| MT6/346/8 | New Up Goods – Dn Passenger connection at Derby North Jn | 01JUN1883 | |
| MT6/234/19 | Down Passr & Goods lines at LNWR Jn and Pl 4 at Derby Station 05JUL1879 | ||
| MT6/338/5 | Alteration to Signal Works connection at Derby Junction | 16MAY1883 | |
| MT6/1769/3 | Death of Thomas Ryder, a signal fitter, at Derby South Jn | 04NOV1907 | |
| MT6/1336/3 | Installation of Siemens frame at Way & Works | 03FEB1905 | |
| MT6/2049/7 | New connection at Derby Station North | 06JUL1901 | |
| MT6/326/1 | (multi) New connection at North Stafford Jn (Burton) | 31DEC1881 | |
| RAIL 421/102-4 | LMS Distance Diagrams | poor detail | c.1925 |
| RAIL 401/86 | LNER Signalling Notices | All NE region | 1928 |
28JUL1999
| MT114/93 | LMR Exemptions from Block Working | Excellent | 1934-60 |
| MT114/219 | Spath L.C. | Excellent | 1958-66 |
| MT114/715 | Dallow Road L.C. accident | Interesting | 1966 |
| MT114/838 | Eagle & Barnsdale L.C. accident | Interesting | 1966 |
| MT114/413 | Correspondence re Egginton Goods L.C. | Not Relevant | 1964 |
| RAIL 1136/71 | LMS Sectional Appendix | 1931 |
10JAN2000
| RAIL 491/121 | Way & Works Committee | Useful | 1899 – 1901 |
| RAIL 491/162 | Traffic Committee | Useful | 1899 – 1902 |
| RAIL 491/245 | General Purposes Committee | Useful | 1898 – 1903 |
| RAIL 491/1207 | 2ch Plan of Burton with Land Agent’s Notes | Very good | 1922 |
| MT6/816/3 | Up & Down Goods Duffield – Milford Tunnel | 1897-98 | |
| MT6/1872/9 | Abolition of Duffield Station Box | 1910 | |
| RAIL 491/508 | Derby widening – prices and specification | Not relevant | 1891 |
| MT6/1092/4 | Duffield - Little Eaton widening | 1901-1902 | |
| MT6/103/2 | Collingham – new x-over and connection to Dn sdg | 1873 | |
| MT6/118/2 | (Out of area – shown as Duffield in error) |
16MAR2000
| RAIL 432/1 | LMS Weekly Special Train Notices | Interesting but not relevant | 1923 |
| MT6/4520/3 | Coton Park – New connection on Dn side | Plan but no detail | 26OCT1872 |
| MT6/298/4 | Coton Park – extension of above | Plan but no detail | 23JAN1882 |
| MT6/1400/2 | Coton Park – Removal of stage & all connections | Not inspected | 12SEP1905 |
| MT6/520/3 | Osmaston Rd – Dn Gds to Dn Passr. | 08JUL1890 | |
| MT6/527/20 | Sunny Hill – New Dn Sdg | 01OCT1890 | |
| MT6/608/10 | Derby Junction – Widening to Derby North Jn | Huge plan! | 09SEP1892 |
| AN13/338 | Goods Lines at Stenson | Brief but Useful | 19JUN1952 |
| AN155/263 | Closure of Ambergate – Chinley | Depressing! | 1966-1968 |
| RAIL 1007/246 | Question re Ambergate old station | Irrelevant | 18DEC1934 |
| MT6/335/12 | Burton new station | No signalling | 21APR1883 |
| MT6/397/17 | Burton Stn north – new connection | 04NOV1885 | |
| MT6/1079/3 | Horninglow Bridge – new connection Dn gds – Dn pass. | 28APR1902 |
07AUG2000
| RAIL 1136/50 | LNER Appendix Southern Area/td> | Useful in places | 1927 |
| RAIL 1136/51 | Supplement No.4 to above | likewise | 1937 |
| RAIL 1136/83 | Supplement No. 4 to Midland area Sectional Appendix | Got it at home! | 1944 |
| MT6/87/5 | Melbourne Brick Sidings | JUL1872 | |
| MT6/292/3 | Melbourne Jn, Willington, Chellaston | Work carried out since 1871 | DEC1881 |
| MT6/316/6 | Chellaston Station | New Sidings | AUG1882 |
| MT6/676/5 | Woodville Station | New Siding | NOV1894 |
| MT6/1231/7 | Woodville Junction | Down Yard | MAR 1904 |
| MT6/2181/7 | Condition of bridge on Woodville branch | Not relevant | 1913 |
| MT6/62/8 | Opening of Sawley – Weston line | Chellaston Jn & Sheet Stores | DEC1869 |
| RAIL 491/1207 | Land Agent’s Plan of Burton | Seen before! | 1923 |
| MT6/314/2 | Swanwick Sidings East | JUL1882 | |
| MT6/544/2 | Breadsall Crossing | Goods Lines to St Mary’s | APR1891 |
01FEB2001
| MT114/412 | Egginton Goods AHBs | Lot of waffle but good diagram | 1964 |
| MT6/1494/3 | New connections at Worthington and Melbourne stations. | Worthington n/r to Melbourne | 1900 & 1906 |
| MT6/304/2 | Mainline Connections. Includes Dunstall, Elford and Haselour Station, Derby Nottingham Road, Hargate & Sunny Hill | Variable | 1871-1880 |
| RAIL418/75 | LMS Traffic Committee minute book 1 | Useful | 1923 |
| RAIL418/93 | LMS Works Committee minute book 1 | Less so! (lot of duplication) | 1923 |
| RAIL418/74 | LMS Traffic Committee minute book 2 | 1924 | |
| RAIL418/75 | LMS Traffic Committee minute book 3 | 1925 | |
| MT6/528/4 | Melbourne Junction | New Earth Siding on Dn side | 1890 |
| MT6/360/11 | Connection at Marehay | Denby Hall g.f. | 1884 |
13MAR2001
| MT6/708/5 | North Stafford Jn (Burton) | 14SEP1895 | |
| MT6/527/21 | Electrical Train Tablet working on the Duffield Branch. | 13OCT1890 | |
| MT6/48/5 | Opening of and Single Line method of working - Wirksworth Branch. | 01OCT1867 | |
| MT6/142/5 | Siding connection at Duffield | On single line | 27AUG1875 |
| MT6/607/12 | New connection at Horninglow Bridge | 14JAN1893 | |
| MT6/291/9 | Alteration at Burton Station. | Plans of Station North and South | 01DEC1881 |
| MT6/988/11 | Wetmore Sidings new connections. | 29OCT1900 | |
| MT6/1060/9 | Burton Station North alterations. | 17OCT1902 | |
| MT6/1079/5 | Leicester Junction, new lead from down sidings to down goods. | Complex plan | 29JAN1902 |
14MAR2001
| RAIL 418/174 | LMS Report on Progress of New Works and Maintenance | Sporadically very useful | November 1924 - January 1926 |
| RAIL 418/78 | LMS Traffic Committee Minute Book 4 | Sporadically very useful | 1929 |
| RAIL 418/94 | LMS Works Committee Minute book 2 | Sporadically very useful | 1926 |
| RAIL 912/61 | WTT Freight LMR(Midland lines) Jun 1953 | Inc trip Workings – wonderful! | JUN1953 |
| MT114/89 | Provision of Block Control | Interesting technical background but not relevant | 1947 - 1956 |
| RAIL 491/999 | Burton - staff records | Very useful but heavy going | |
| RAIL 491/1020 | New appointments to Midland Railway at Derby | Not relevant – insufficient detail of posting | 1902 - March 1913 |
| RAIL 421/33 | A real mish-mash of MR & LMS resignalling notices (mainly major schemes; Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow, Mirfield, Rugby), Local Instructions (Carlton Rd Jn, Shap), rule books/SGI/signalling regs. etc. etc. | Covers every area EXCEPT Derby/Burton! | Mainly LMS period |
| RAIL 421/79 | LMS Traffic Committee minute book 5 | Sporadically very useful | 1930 |
30AUG2001
| MT 109/438 | New A38 Bridge at Derby Road crossing, Willington | Excellent | 1967 |
| RAIL 1007/114 | Misc. papers relating to Powers and goods agreements, Includes MR distance diagram Sheet 26B third edition dated Jan 1902. | Irrelevant | date uncertain (c.1890?). |
| RAIL 1033/17 | Map of Burton dated 1857 with railways added. | No signalling information | 1863 |
| RAIL 418/80 | LMS Traffic Committee minute book 6. | Potentially very good but nothing local! | 1932-1933 |
| RAIL 418/174 | LMS Works Committee reports. | Largely duplicates information already contained in Works Ctte minutes. Very bulky. Not persevered with. | 1924 |
| RAIL 491/122 | MR Way & Works Committee Book 33 | Good | 1910-1903 |
| RAIL 1033/18 | Map of Burton | Interesting and detailed but no signalling. | 1878 |
| RAIL 418/95 | LMS Works Committee | Little of relevance | 1933 |
| RAIL 418/81 | LMS Traffic Committee minute book 7 | Again, had potential but nothing local | 1934-1935 |
| RAIL 912/1 | LMR (Midland Division) wtt passenger. Includes supplement to Sept 1947 Hours of Duty in Signal Boxes wef May 31st 1948. | Very good | 1948 |
| RAIL 912/2 | LMR (Midland Division) wtt freight. Trip workings. | Interesting | 1948 |
02OCT2001
| MT6/2332/3 | Hykeham – moving up side connection | 12NOV1914 | |
| MT6/1241/7 | Carlton & Netherfield. | New Goods Yard SB and enlarge Station SB | 21APR1904 |
| AN 93/3 | LMS sidings plans - various areas & dates. Track layouts but no signalling detail. | Track layouts but no signalling detail. | |
| MT6/439/5 | Newark North - new connection in down line | 02AUG1887 | |
| MT6/322/9 | Newark (New connection), Matlock Bridge (sluing and new connection) & High Peak Jn (new slips). | 15NOV1882 | |
| RAIL 1033/212 | OS 6" map Burton Joyce, Lowdham & Carlton. | No annotation - irrelevant. | c.1910 |
| AN 155/339 | BR(LMR) closure plan for Spondon - Derby North Jn/Derby Jn. Interesting. Some detail of rationalisation plans for power signalling | Some detail of rationalisation plans for power signalling | 1968 |
| MT114/833 | Meardsall Crossing. Installation of miniature red/green lights 1968 | Incl. Inspecting Officer’ Report | 1966 - 1969 |
| RAIL 420/68 | 2ch plan of Belper Goods. Property plan shows track & SB but no signalling detail | Property plan shows track & SB but no signalling detail | June 1923 |
| MT6/2332/8 | Lincoln West – new trailing connection | 12NOV1914 | |
| RAIL 410/1410 | Signal Supt.'s memo's LNWR Crewe. | S&T type general memoranda, no specific relevance. | 1878 - 1903 |
| RAIL 418/82 | LMS Traffic Committee | 1934 | |
| RAIL 418/96 | LMS Works Committee | 1927 | |
| RAIL491/731 | Misc MR papers relating to Board of Trade Inspections | Whatstandwell Sidings, Swains Park & Wichnor | 1906/07 |
03OCT2001
| MT6/293/5 | Sneinton Jn insertion of safety points in goods line connection | 27DEC1881 | |
| RAIL 491/123 | MR Way & Works Committee Book 34 | 1903-1905 | |
| RAIL 946/16 | LNWR wtt July 1909. Not much specific here but worth looking at others | Not much specific here but worth looking at others | July 1909 |
| POWE 14/1057 | Plans for Willington Power Station | No railway info. | 1957 |
| MT6 134/6 | St. Mary's Jn, Chaddesden South Jn and Derby South Jn | 1874 | |
| MT6 172/20 | High Peak Jn new lie by on up side | 26JAN1877 | |
| RAIL 491/163 | MR Traffic Committee minutes book 27 | Traffic Committee seem most productive (Got as far as Sept 17th 1903...) | 1902-1905 |
| RAIL 946/15 | LNWR wtt | Nothing specific. (Derby/Burton is Central District) | 1888 |
| MT6/115/14 | Whatstandwell | Didn't read, ran out of time!! |
27FEB2002
| RAIL 491/124 | MR Way & Works Committee 35 | 1905-1907 | |
| RAIL 491/730 | Board of Trade Inspection Reports | Wingfield Aug1906 | 1906 |
| RAIL 421/104 | LMS System map - NS District | Shows lines, stations and distances. No signalling. | nd |
| MT 114/220 | Level Crossings - Marston | Liidlington, Bedfordshire! | 1958-1971 |
| MT6/1302/8 | Ilkeston & Stanton Jn | Wonderful plan (no numbering) | 1904 |
| RAIL 418/83 | LMS Traffic Committee Minute Book 9 | 1937 | |
| AN155/188 | Closure file: Nutbrook Sdgs - Stanton Jn | Basic track plan at closure | 1963-1965 |
| RAIL 491/164 | MR Traffic Committee Minutes No.28 | 1905-1908 | |
| MT6 211/6 | Denby North and South | 1878 |
13JUN2002
| MT29/85 | Inspecting Officer’s Reports: Rolleston widening. Derby South Jn | 1929-30 | |
| MT29/86 | Inspecting Officer’s Reports: Hykeham | 1931 | |
| MT29/87 | Inspecting Officer’s Reports: Newark South, Ambergate widening | 1932 | |
| MT29/88 | Inspecting Officer’s Reports: Sneinton Jn | 1933 | |
| MT29/90 | Inspecting Officer’s Reports: Woodville Goods Jn, Wirksworth long & short section tokens | 1935 | |
| MT29/91 | Inspecting Officer’s Reports: Dunstall abolition, Fiskerton crossing | 1936 | |
| MT29/98 | Inspecting Officer’s Reports: Boultham Crossing, Marehay & Denby North | 1950 | |
| MT29/100 | Inspecting Officer’s Reports: Drakelow, Rolleston & Castle Donington | 1956 | |
| MT29/101 | Inspecting Officer’s Reports: Leicester Jn, Stenson Jn & Duffield Jn. | 1959 | |
| RAIL921/35 | BR(LMR) Mid wtt (F) | Includes Supplementary Operating Instructions | Jun 1951 |
| RAIL 421/168 | Colour Light signalling explanation of principles | Mirfield type signals | 1931 |
| RAIL 421/207 | LMS War Journal Vol 2 | Very detailed account of LMS activities, mainly transcripts from news articles & notices etc. No relevance to signalling | |
| MT29/99 | Inspecting Officer’s Reports: Stanley Sidings | 1954 | |
| RAIL 912/7 | BR(LMR) Mid wtt (P) | no useful info | June 1949 |
| RAIL 912/8 | BR(LMR) Mid wtt (F) | Includes Supplementary Operating Instructions | June 1949 |
| RAIL 912/13 | BR(LMR) Mid wtt (F) | Includes Supplementary Operating Instructions | Sep 1949 |
11MAR2003
| MT 114/2273 | Cottage Lane – MOT AHB File | Very Interesting – Accident reports | 1967- |
| MT 114/2283 | Collingham Station – MOT AHB File | Swinderby & partial Collingham diagram | 1967- |
| MT 114/2335 | Collingham - Swinderby Road – MOT AHB File | Not much to add to above | 1967- |
| MT6 1336/3 | Way &Works Sidings | Already viewed | 31MAR1905 |
| MT6 833/5 | London Road Junction (Hulland St footbridge) | Full layout inc point Nos. | 07NOV1896 |
| RAIL 491/589 | Land Plan of Ambergate | Very early little signalling | 1874? |
| RAIL 491/634 | Surveyors plan of Bull Bridge – Pye Bridge | Not railway detail |
12MAR2003
| MT 114/2341 | Cross Lane – MOT file | Not a lot to add | 1967- |
| MT 114/718 | Hilton Crossing – MOT file | What might have been – accident report | 1966- |
| MT 114/1310 | Willington – MOT file | Lot of controversy, little substance, couple of “incidents” | 1967- |
| RAIL 432/14 | LMS Special Train Notice | No ME type information at all. | April 6 – 14 1944 |
| MT 29/94 | Inspecting officer’s reports | Fauld, Dovefields etc. | 1939 – 1945 |
| MT6 5/93 | “Level Crossing Derby – Birmingham” | Forge Mills | 1848 |
| MT6 5/101 | NSR Uttoxeter – Burton dated | No signalling | Sept. 11 1848 |
| MT6 821/5 | NSR Uttoxeter | Gas works connection at North Jn | 1898 |
| MT6 2295/2 | GNR New Works at Burton | Little Bytham – Stoke. (ECML!?) | 14JUL1914. |
| RAIL 418/97 | LMS Works Committee Minutes | What little there is, is useful | October 1933 |
| RAIL 491/678 | Misc MR Notices | Instructions to SMs – mainly commercial matters | 1855 |
13JAN2004
| MT6/162/22 | SpondEn | Various places inc new crossover road at Spondon | 1876 |
| MT6/1826/3 | Spondon | Messrs. Morley & Sons Siding connection. | 1903-09 |
| MT6/2465/1 | Spondon | Connections for British Cellulose | 1917 |
| MT6/2545/6 | Spondon | New boxes and extension of connections | 1919 |
| AN13/294 | Derby Station reconstruction | Description of function of ’A‘ Box | Dec1950 – May 1951 |
| AN155/286 | Closure file, Egginton Jn – Stanton Jn | Informative | 1966-1977 |
| RAIL491/131 | MR Way & Works Committee | 1916-1919 | |
| AN31/13 | Photographs of Stations B-D | Inc Derby | 21FEB1950 and/or prior to Mon May 7th 1951 |
| AN31/14 | Photographs of Stations D-L | None of relevance | |
| RAIL491/166 | MR Traffic Committee | 1913-1918 | |
| AN155/25 | Closure file: Friargate – Nottingham Victoria | Very little signalling information. | 1962-1973 |
24AUG2010
| RAIL491/1001 | Staff Records at Derby | Photographed | c. 1876 – 1911 |
| RAIL 491/999 | Burton - staff records | Photographed | |
| MT6/1872/9 | Abolition of Duffield Station Box | Photographed | 1910 |
| MT6/1092/4 | Little Eaton Junction to Duffield | Photographed | 1901-1902 |
| MT6/298/2 | Little Eaton Junction | Photographed | 1882 |
| RAIL 36/31 | B&DJR Willington contract no 10, River Dove - Normanton: field plan; longitudinal section | Photographed | 1837 |
| MFQ 1/427/24 | ‘North Staffordshire Railway. Dove Junction with Great Northern Railway’. Reference notes on portion charged to the Great Northern Railway. Scale: 1 inch to 50 feet. | undated. Photographed | “c.1870” |
| RAIL 1033/137 | Two plans of Burton | Duplicates. A4 size (ish) showing ownership of lines & breweries | 1883 |
| RAIL 1033/317 | Map of Burton-on-Trent showing breweries and their ownership | Detail map of town and two mile radius of old station | Sept. 1879 |
| RAIL 1033/198 | Map of Burton upon Trent issued to Out-Door Assistant, Chief Goods Manager's Office | Incredibly detailed (208.33 ft/inch) of town. | undated but enclosure / index dated 15NOV1920 |
| RAIL 1033/19 | Map of Burton-upon-Trent, with details of the Corporation appended; public buildings and Breweries | poorer quality duplicate of RAIL 1033/317 with parcels of land highlighted. | 1879 |
| RAIL 1030/198 | Plan: Burton on Trent: London & North Western, Midland, Great Northern, North Staffordshire and brewery companies, railways, sidings etc | similar scope and date to RAIL 1033/198, but drawn completely differently. | undated |
| RAIL 236/1021 | GNR Derbyshire & Staffordshire Railways. Plan of Derby Station Ground. Railway No.7. Specimen Drawing No.4. 50' to the inch. | Detailed drawing of proposed Friar Gate station. Engine shed and signal box in completely different locations to 'as built' | |
| RAIL 1033/409 | Burton on Trent four chains to the inch | Yet another detailed yet unique survey of the town with the old station | 1878 |
| RAIL236/1017 | GNR Two chain Survey Derby, Egginton & Burton | Fantastically detailed and coloured. Photographed. | 1904 |
28AUG2013
| RAIL 532/58 | North Staffordshire Railway Company. STAFF RECORDS. Traffic Department | Good (organised by location/role) – photographed. |
| RAIL 532/59 | North Staffordshire Railway Company. STAFF RECORDS. Traffic Department | Good (organised by location/role) – photographed. |
| RAIL 421/9 | LMS Operating Department: history during Second World War | Interesting, extracted photographs |
| RAIL 532/66 | NSR Staff Records | Good (organised by name) - photographed. |
| RAIL 432/5 | LMS Special trains 1926 | very little signalling interest |
| RAIL 236/1021 | Derby Station (GNR) | Seen before, plan of Derby Friargate - not what turned out. |
| MT 114/1182 | Guild Street Crossing | Bass wanting to dispense with gates - photographed |
| RAIL1053/89/17 | Ashbourne accident 1900 | Passenger set off through Advance Starter at Clifton. Names Clifton Station and Ashbourne No.1 signalmen - Photographed |
| MT 114/1309 | Clay Mills: Accident report for 11 June 1966 | DMU with faulty brakes! Photographed. |
| RAIL530/23 | Indenture for Derby Station 1839 | Interesting local history - Photographed |
| RAIL 1071/55 | Churnet Valley Railway Deposited Plan | Not as built - photographed |
| MT 114/1346 | Dovefields Crossing | Post-dates conversion to MRGWL – little signalling interest, mainly road marking, though diagram includes TC controls. |
| AN155/79 | Closure file – Uttoxeter North / Ashbourne | Depressing! No signalling detail - photographed |
| RAIL 1053/77/37 | Accident at Clay Mills 12SEP1888 | Helpful, names signalman etc. - photographed |
| RAIL 1053/130/275 | 21 September 1944 to W G Kirk at Burton-on-Trent (Bass and Company's premises). | No signalling interest but photographed (Includes Soham report) |
27SEP2017
| MT 124/1042 | Derby PSB scheme |
| RAIL 491/104 | WAY & WORKS COMMITTEE No.16830 16/1/1872 – No.18400 4/2/1873 |
| RAIL 491/105 | WAY & WORKS COMMITTEE No.18401 18/2/1873 – No.20104 5/5/1874 |
| RAIL 491/227 | GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE MINUTES No.1 1/3/1870 – No.2114 1/8/1876 |
| AN 155/339 | Spondon Junction – Derby Junction/Derby North Junction closure file |
| RAIL 491/149 | TRAFFIC COMMITTEE No.16973 14/3/1871 – No.18057 1/10/1872 |
| RAIL 491/150 | TRAFFIC COMMITTEE No.18058 15/10/1872 – No.19373 3/11/1874 |
| RAIL 491/151 | TRAFFIC COMMITTEE No.19374 17/11/1874 – No.20617 6/2/1877 |
| AN 156/482 | Derby Station rebuilding 1982 |
| MT6 607/12 | Horninglow Bridge 1893 |
| MT6 127/15 | Clay Mills Junction 1874 |
| MT6 5/101 | Uttoxeter to Willington Junction opening 1848 |
| MT6 472/11 | Sawley Junction 1888 |
| MT6 567/2 | Sheet Stores Junction 1892 |
| MT6 104/15 | Draycott |
| MT6 2090/4 | Uttoxeter |
| MT6 996/2 | Rocester |
| AN31/13 | Railway Station photos (Derby & Burton) |
Dave Harris, Willington, Derby, UK.
Email: dave@derby-signalling.org.uk
Page last updated: Sunday, 8 March 2020
