Derby Railway station inc re-building
| Derby railway station, (also known as
Derby Midland) is a main line railway station serving the city of Derby
in Derbyshire, England. Owned by Network Rail and managed by East
Midlands Railway, the station is also used by CrossCountry services and
two daily Northern services. It lies 127 miles 68 chains (205.8 km) north of London St Pancras. It is situated to the south-east of Derby city centre, and is close to the west bank of the River Derwent. It has been re-built twice in its lifetime, once in the 1950s and again in 2005. recently it has had the track and signalling upgraded and a new platform added In 2005, the footbridge connecting the platforms, which had been temporarily supported for at least 30 years, was replaced. Whilst doing this, engineers discovered that there were stresses in the concrete of the 1950s canopy. Work to demolish the canopies and erect new ones began in mid-2007 and was completed in October 2009. In 2018, the station was remodelled and re-signalled as part of a major upgrade programme. A bay platform was removed and a new island platform built on the site of the former goods lines and carriage sidings. At the same time, the remaining platforms were straightened. The updated design has separated the London and Birmingham lines allowing more movements to pass through the station and has increased line speed through all the platforms. There is a service platform numbered as platform 7 which was used for passenger services during the initial phase of the project but is not used in regular service. |
1980s
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Station frontage |
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Station frontage |
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Inside the Porte Cochere |
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North side car park showing footbridge entrance |
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South side offices |
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South side offices |
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Midland Hotel |
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Nelson Street offices |
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South side offices |
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South end of station 1982 |
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Platforms 4, 5 and 6 from the south |
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Platforms 1, 2, 3 and 4 from the south |
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Mail train adjacent to Platform 6 north end 1982 |
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South end approach 1985 |
2007
| In 2005, the footbridge connecting the platforms, which had been temporarily supported for at least 30 years, was replaced. Whilst doing this, engineers discovered that there were dangerous stresses in the concrete of the 1950s canopy. Immediate action was taken to fit additional supports to the canopies. Work to demolish the canopies and erect new ones began in mid-2007 and was completed in October 2009. |
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Platform 6 north end 2005 |
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South end in 2006 showing additional supports |
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North end of platform 1 in 2007 showing additional supports |
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South end of platform 1 in 2007 showing additional supports |
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Platform 5 in 2007 |
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South end in 2007 |
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South end in 2007 |
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Looking from plat 6 to plat 1 in 2007 |
During
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Fencing in place on platform3 |
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removal of canopy |
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Crane in use |
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Canopies removed |
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South end of station |
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South end of platform 1 |
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North end of platform 1 |
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Crane at south end |
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Revealing the old footbridge to the Works |
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General view of north end |
After
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South end of station |
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South end of station |
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New canopies erected on Platform 4 |
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North end from Pride Park |
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Turbostar in platform 3 |
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Looking from platform 5 to platform 1 |
