Mr Tunnicliffe said his late father Dennis was about eight years old when the plane came down near Peartree railway station 80 years ago. He told BBC Radio Derby his father and his friends were ...

Originally called Peartree and Normanton, the station was one of the originals from the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway opening in August 1839. A branch line to Melbourne opened in 1868 but ...

With Peartree being so close to Derby County’s Baseball Ground, I have been told that some fans used the train in the 1920s to get to matches. “With the introduction of the Melbourne to Derby ...

Latest news and stories from the East Midlands Mr Tunnicliffe said his late father Dennis was about eight years old when the plane came down near Peartree railway station 80 years ago. He told BBC ...

Latest news and stories from the East Midlands Mr Tunnicliffe said his late father Dennis was about eight years old when the plane came down near Peartree railway station 80 years ago. He told BBC ...