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began the tourist business, the MCR began organising excursions on its own account, on one occasion conveying some 2,400 people in a single train of 65 four-wheeled carriages and wagons. The fact that MCR's locomotives were all either single driving-wheeled or 0-4-0s, and small at that meant that the
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Contracts were awarded for the Derby to Trent
Junction portion by April 1837 for £3,000 (equivalent to £344,300 in 2023) under the estimate with an forecast of completion by September 1838. The contract for the section from Trent Junction to Sutton Bonington was let in May 1837. The contract for
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timber sleepers. At
Leicester there was another magnificent station in Campbell Street, originally planned as a terminus on a spur from the main line. However, it was built as a loop with a single long platform next to the through running lines. It was replaced by the present London Road station in
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Leicester to the Trent Viaduct was let in December 1837 at which point it was reported that 900 men were engaged in the construction. The contractor for Loughborough to Syston was Messrs. Gordon and Hector McLeod, and the contractor for the Syston to Leicester, and
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campaigned for the line to pass through their town rather than Rugby. Not surprisingly, at that late stage, it was refused. It has been suggested that, having opposed the London and
Birmingham, they had seen the error of their ways. Such a line would have been longer and more expensive, shortening
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Hudson foresaw that the directors of the MCR would 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.
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In
January 2019, Campaign for Better Transport released a report identifying the line between Rugby and Leicester which was listed as Priority 2 for reopening. Priority 2 is for those lines which require further development or a change in circumstances (such as housing developments).
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By that time, the North
Midland Railway and Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway had been formed with the intention of meeting at Derby. The line to Pinxton threatened it, particularly as, in 1834, the Midland Counties had mooted the possibility of an extension to
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At last the plans were ready to put before
Parliament in its 1834 session. However investment fell far short of the expected cost of over £125,000 (equivalent to £15,180,000 in 2023). The scheme was delayed for yet another year, during which time
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The MCR made an agreement with the North
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.
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An Act for making a
Railway, with Branches, commencing at the London and Birmingham Railway in the Parish of Rugby the County of Warwick, to communicate with the Towns of Leicester, Nottingham, and Derby, to be called "The Midland Counties
2071:, is still today the second most busy in the East Midlands, with freight to the south east of the country. The daily southbound Master Cutler travels along it directly from Sheffield to London, while a few expresses divert at
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the works in
Nottingham were signed in June 1837 and construction started immediately. By September 1837 it was reported that 400 men were employed in three different places on the line between Nottingham and Derby.
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On 4 June 1839 the company provided four trains at Nottingham for passenger services on opening day. The first two with six coaches, and the others with two coaches each. Each train was headed by a separate engine,
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Leicester to Rugby portions was Messrs David Macintosh. It had three main obstacles, the first being the crossing of the Trent. This was done by means of an elegant three arched bridge built by the
2012:, it joined near where the three original lines met at Trent Junction, crossing to the up (London) line on the level at Platt's Crossing. This potentially dangerous arrangement was removed when
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arrived at Long Eaton at 12:48 pm, and Derby by 1:19 pm. After a wait in Derby of just over an hour, the trains returned to Nottingham, where the band of the Dragoons struck up
2047:, through what later became the site of Chaddesden Sidings, closed in 1969. Also part of the original route was abandoned when track alterations were put in with the opening of
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There were 148 bridges in all, and three tunnels. The rails were double headed in 15-foot (4.57 m) lengths at 77 pounds per yard (38.2 kg/m) at a gauge throughout of
1632:, the canal owners asking £2 for every hour that it was closed. However quick action allowed the work to be completed, when a drought fortuitously occurred, closing the canal.
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at Rugby. This last was not completed in time for the opening and, for seven weeks, passengers had to alight at a temporary platform, to be taken by road into Rugby.
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and on 26 September 1832 the scheme was formally approved at Eastwood, though at that time the possibility of using steam locomotives had not been discussed. In the
1812:. The whole project required approximately 5,700,000 cubic yards (4,400,000 m) of earthworks. There were only two significant bridges and viaducts, one being
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was retained as engineer, and reporting in 1833, noted that it would not be possible to put it before Parliament that year. Subscriptions had been obtained from
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For many years, the Nottinghamshire coal miners had enjoyed a competitive advantage over their counterparts in Leicestershire, but in 1832 the latter opened the
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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.
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took control of the NMR and adopted Robert Stephenson's suggestion that the best outcome would be for the three lines to merge.
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with four first class and two second class carriages departed for Derby at 12:30 pm. Five minutes later
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of Chorley, Lancashire. The contractor for Long Eaton to Nottingham was Messrs. Taylor, Sharpe and Johnson.
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The total cost of construction was just under £1,400,000 (equivalent to £159,670,000 in 2023).
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1930:. A week later the Leicester Mechanics' Institute returned the compliment to Nottingham." After
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On 16 August 1832, at one of the Nottinghamshire miner's regular meetings at the Sun Inn, at
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2770:, 2nd ed. reprint with a new introduction by C.R. Clinker, Newton Abbot: David and Charles,
1959:. An ensuing price war between the two companies almost drove both of them out of business.
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throughout the country. However, the MCR came about as a result of competition to supply
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heavier the train, the more were added. The excursion must have been a sight to behold.
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Leicester Campbell Street station from the Midland Counties' Railway Companion of 1840
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This underwent many changes over the years, the station finally closing in 1968.
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The Railways of Great Britain and Ireland Practically Described and Illustrated
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2228:"The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)"
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A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Volume 9 The East Midlands
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2700:, Radford, J.B. (intro.), Occasional paper : Derbyshire Record Society,
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was asked to review the plans and become the company's engineer.
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The Midland Counties Railway : 1839-1989 a pictorial survey
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as shown in the Midland Counties' Railway Companion of 1840
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of 17 October 1832, the new railway was referred to as the
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is the main express line (since trains have to reverse at
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was built in 1862 and the whole junction was remodelled.
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At the same time, the Birmingham and Derby link with the
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Whishaw's railways of Great Britain and Ireland, (1842)
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2797:(2nd ed.). London: John Weale. pp. 324–334.
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and Derby, as well as Leicester, using a junction at
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was finally connected in 1847, and the extension to
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2812:(1876) The Midland railway: its rise and progress
30:Map of the route of the Midland Counties' Railway
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2682:The Derby Railway History Research Group (1989)
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1843:The line was finally opened in three stages:
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2657:. Augustus M. Kelley, New York. p. 308.
1640:Nottingham Carrington Street railway station
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2698:The Nottingham and Derby Railway Companion
2686:, Railway & Canal Historical Society,
2571:"Opening of the Midland Counties' Railway"
1569:on 21 June 1836 without the connection to
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2753:, Newton Abbot : David and Charles,
2655:The Rise of the Midland Railway 1844–1874
2224:inflation figures are based on data from
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2751:The Midland Railway : a new history
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1987:Midland Railway (Consolidation) Act 1844
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1277:. The three later merged to become the
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2642:– via British Newspaper Archive.
2614:– via British Newspaper Archive.
2586:– via British Newspaper Archive.
2533:– via British Newspaper Archive.
2492:– via British Newspaper Archive.
2446:– via British Newspaper Archive.
2411:– via British Newspaper Archive.
2383:– via British Newspaper Archive.
2355:– via British Newspaper Archive.
2327:– via British Newspaper Archive.
2299:– via British Newspaper Archive.
2271:– via British Newspaper Archive.
2205:– via British Newspaper Archive.
2177:– via British Newspaper Archive.
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1789:fir timbers with pine cross sleepers.
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2871:British companies established in 1832
2826:Railway companies established in 1832
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2137:. David & Charles. Newton Abbot.
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2059:was closed in 1961. The line between
1947:which also transported coal from the
1945:Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway
1312:had for some years been at centre of
1273:in Derby at what become known as the
1271:Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway
2105:Midland Counties Railway Locomotives
2008:was built in 1862. Now known as the
1265:. The MCR system connected with the
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2550:National Heritage List for England
2504:The Directory of Railway Stations,
2051:in the 1860s. The stretch between
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1354:the idea was mooted to extend the
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2856:Rail transport in Nottinghamshire
2746:, London : Ian Allan, 192 p.
1820:over the valley of the Avon (now
1557:Midland Counties Railway Act 1836
1458:Midland Counties Railway Act 1836
1345:Leicester and Swannington Railway
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2684:The Midland Counties Railway
2431:"Tebutt's Railway Companion"
2403:. England. 23 September 1837
2169:. England. 26 September 1832
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2546:"Railway Viaduct (1380144)"
2525:. England. 23 December 1837
2347:. England. 25 February 1837
2319:. England. 17 February 1837
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2291:. England. 28 January 1837
2197:. England. 17 October 1832
2190:"Midland Counties Railway"
1993:c. xviii) to form the new
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1451:United Kingdom legislation
1372:Midland Counties' Railway.
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2375:. England. 22 April 1837
1895:. The brass band of the
1615:Charles Blacker Vignoles
2846:Rail transport in Derby
2461:. Derby: Breedon Books.
2263:. England. 24 June 1836
2226:Clark, Gregory (2017).
2067:, known locally as the
1565:. c. lxxviii) received
2653:Barnes, E. G. (1969).
2634:. England. 4 July 1840
2578:. England. 8 June 1839
2523:Leicestershire Mercury
2484:. England. 5 June 1839
2438:. England. 23 May 1840
2436:Leicestershire Mercury
2133:Leleux, Robin (1976).
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2502:Butt, R.V.J., (1995)
2373:Sheffield Independent
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1267:North Midland Railway
2749:Williams, R. (1988)
2457:Billson, P. (1996).
1257:and thence, via the
1197:West Coast Main Line
2744:The Midland Railway
2728:Billson, P. (1996)
2604:Leicester Chronicle
2401:Leicester Chronicle
2345:Leicester Chronicle
2160:"Sun Inn, Eastwood"
2069:Erewash Valley Line
2010:Erewash Valley Line
1594:to Trent Junction,
1586:Nottingham to Derby
1389:Rugby, Warwickshire
292:Cross Country Route
198:Stations with dates
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2544:Historic England,
2289:Derbyshire Courier
2222:Retail Price Index
1902:God Save the Queen
1897:5th Dragoon Guards
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2317:Nottingham Review
2261:Nottingham Review
2041:Midland Main Line
1660:Butterley Company
1647:Carrington Street
1619:William MacKenzie
1613:The engineer was
1563:6 & 7 Will. 4
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1464:Act of Parliament
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1939:Competition
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