But it was on May 30, 1839, that the first railway ... It became known as the Derby Midland Station in 1878 when the Great Northern Railway opened its Derbyshire and Staffordshire extension ...

The factory was opened by the Midland Railway in 1876 and the city of Derby has been building trains continually since 1839. In 2022 ... creating a buzz at mainline stations, heritage railways ...