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

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The bill was resubmitted in 1853 with the support of the people of Bedford, whose branch to the LNWR was slow and unreliable, and with the knowledge of the Northamptonshire iron deposits. An Act for the Construction by the Midland Railway Company of a new Line of Railway between London and Bedford, with Branches therefrom; and for other Purpose". [18]

In 1850, a train was in a rear-end collision with an excursion train at Woodlesford station, Yorkshire. The cause was a signal not being lit at night. [44] Wait finally over for Ilkeston train station as hundreds turn up to opening". Nottingham Post. 2 April 2017 . Retrieved 7 May 2017. [ permanent dead link] Midland Railway". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. British Newspaper Archive. 21 February 1914 . Retrieved 1 August 2016– via British Newspaper Archive. London North Eastern Route Sectional Appendix; LOR LN3201 Seq001 to 030" (PDF). Network Rail . Retrieved 13 January 2018.

Here was the junction for Ingleton and an end-on junction via Sedbergh to Low Gill on the London and North Western Railway (LNW) West Coast Main Line The first part of the Midland's West Riding extension from the main line at Royston (Yorks.) to Dewsbury was opened before the war. However, the second part of the extension was not completed.

By 1860 the MR was in a much better position and was able to approach new ventures aggressively. Its carriage of coal and iron – and beer from Burton-on-Trent – had increased by three times and passenger numbers were rising, as they were on the GN. Since GN trains took precedence on its own lines, MR passengers were becoming more and more delayed. Finally in 1862 the decision was taken for the MR to have its own terminus in the Capital, as befitted a national railway. National Archive RAIL 491, accessed on 21 February 2014 via ancestry.co.uk UK, Railway Employment Records, 1833–1956 for Samuel Waite Johnson Midland Railway. Removal of the Passenger Station at Birmingham". Aris’s Birmingham Gazette. 28 April 1851 . Retrieved 12 July 2016– via British Newspaper Archive. The mid-1870s, saw the Midland line extended northwards through the Yorkshire Dales and Eden Valley on what is now called the Settle–Carlisle Railway. Opening of the new Midland terminus in London". Leicester Journal. England. 9 October 1868 . Retrieved 29 July 2017– via British Newspaper Archive.EMR also operate a twice hourly commuter service from London St Pancras to Corby, which is branded as EMR Connect, using Class 360 Desiro electric trains. [52] Thameslink [ edit ]

The Midland Railway route linking Derby and Manchester across the Derbyshire Peak District must rate as one of the most spectacular lines ever to have existed in the country. Whatever the merits and claims of other lines, the railway, which carved through Derbyshire’s great limestone hills, has been described as the most scenic line in Britain. Because of the terrain, numerous tunnels and other impressive civil engineering features including the magnificent viaducts at Millers Dale and Monsal Dale had to be constructed. Major civil engineering structures on the Midland Main Line include the following. [55] [56] Tunnels, viaducts and major bridges on the Midland Main LineAccessibility enhancements at Elstree & Borehamwood, Harpenden, Loughborough, Long Eaton, Luton, and Wellingborough by 2015 [31] [ needs update] Rail industry welcomes progress on Midland Mainline electrification". www.riagb.org.uk . Retrieved 21 December 2021. Two impressive viaducts remain on the completed part of the line between Royston Junction and Dewsbury as a testament to the Midland's ambition to complete a third direct Anglo–Scottish route. The line served two goods stations and provided a route for occasional express passenger trains before its eventual closure in 1968.

Anderson, P.H. (1985). Forgotten Railways Vol 2: The East Midlands (2nded.). Newton Abbot: David and Charles. The line at Derby was joined on 1 July 1840 by the North Midland Railway to Leeds Hunslet Lane via Chesterfield, Rotherham Masborough, [n 1] Swinton, and Normanton. For marketing and franchising, this is no longer considered part of the Midland Main Line: see Settle–Carlisle Railway.

The New Works of the Midland Railway Company". Birmingham Journal. British Newspaper Archive. 21 December 1867 . Retrieved 10 August 2016– via British Newspaper Archive. Christiansen, Rex (1983). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain, Volume 7 The West Midlands. David St John Thomas David & Charles. p.53. ISBN 0-946537-00-3.