The Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway was an early British railway company that operated from 1839 to 1844. It opened in 1839 from Derby to the London and Birmingham Railway at Hampton in Arden, and in 1842 opened its own direct branch to Birmingham with a terminus at Lawley Street. At Derby it connected with the North Midland Railway and the Midland Counties Railway at the station that became known as the Tri Junct Station, and the three companies later merged to form the Midland Railway. Its line now forms part of the Cross Country Route between the West Country and the North East.
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Founded Year SignificanceIts line survives as part of the modern Cross Country Route, the main route between the West Country and the North East. 1 Dissolved Year Sources
1. Wikipedia: Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway Encyclopedia Article
WikipediaHistory, Competition section
The B&DJR opened on 12 August 1839 with the line into Hampton, where the trains would reverse for Birmingham.
Lead section
The line now forms part of the Cross Country Route, the main route between the West Country and the North East.
Midland Railway section
In 1844, the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway, the Midland Counties and the North Midland Railway merged to form the new Midland Railway.
Competition section, 1842 Lawley Street terminus
On 10 February 1842 a new line was opened with a new terminus at Lawley Street.
Lead paragraph, connection at Derby
At Derby, it connected with the North Midland Railway and the Midland Counties Railway at what became known as the Tri Junct Station.
Midland Railway section, 1844 merger sentence
In 1844, the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway, the Midland Counties and the North Midland Railway merged to form the new Midland Railway.
Lead paragraph, first sentence
The Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway (B&DJR) was an early British railway company, from 1839 to 1844.
Origins section, Hampton-in-Arden opening sentence
It originally opened in 1839 from Derby to the London and Birmingham Railway at Hampton-in-Arden.
Origins section, Royal assent sentence
Royal assent for the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway Act 1836 (6 & 7 Will. 4. c. xxxv) was given on 19 May 1836 with the active support of the prime minister Robert Peel, the member for Tamworth.
Origins section, engineer appointment sentence
Robert Stephenson took on the post of engineer, with an assistant, John Cass Birkinshaw.
Origins section, bill route through Whitacre sentence
The bill envisaged the line as running through Whitacre to meet the London and Birmingham Railway with a junction at Stechford.
Present day section, Cross Country Route sentence
The line now forms part of the Cross Country Route, the main route between the West Country and the North East.
Competition section, Lawley Street line and Birmingham and Gloucester Railway sentence
The line into Lawley Street remained important, however, for passengers to the South West, who would join the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway at Camp Hill station or, from 1841, Curzon Street.
Part Of: Midland Railway, Midland Railway section, merger sentence
In 1844, the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway, the Midland Counties and the North Midland Railway merged to form the new Midland Railway.
Part Of: Midland Railway, Midland Railway section, merger paragraph
In 1844, the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway, the Midland Counties and the North Midland Railway merged to form the new Midland Railway.
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