Midland Railway






Dates

10/05/1844Midland Counties Railway Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway North Midland Railway Midland Railway
George Hudson encourages the Midland Counties Railway, Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway and North Midland Railway to merge to become the Midland Railway.
12/05/1845Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway (Great Western Railway)
Kemble to Gloucester (Standish Junction) opened. Stations on this section at: Tetbury Road, Brimscombe, Stroud and Stonehouse [Gloucestershire]. Standish Junction to Gloucester was owned by the Midland Railway.
23/10/1847Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway (Great Western Railway)
Broad Gauge line from Gloucester, Tramway Junction, to Cheltenham, Lansdown Junction, opened. Stations on this section at: Churchdown and Cheltenham. Gloucester to Cheltenham owned by the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway later owned by the Midland Railway.
  /  /1851Donegall Quay [Belfast]
Served by Midland Railway steamers from Morecambe.
01/03/1852Midland Railway
Worcester Junction renamed Abbots Wood Junction.
  /06/1852North Western Railway
Line worked by Midland Railway.
01/10/1855Midland Railway
Abbots Wood Junction closed.
  /  /1858Great Northern Railway
Midland Railway start to make use of the line from Hitchin to London Kings Cross.
  /  /1859North Western Railway
Line leased by Midland Railway.
  /  /1865Scottish Central Railway Caledonian Railway
Scottish Central Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. Running powers for the North British Railway, London and North Western Railway, Midland Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway were preserved.
  /  /1866Scottish North Eastern Railway Caledonian Railway
Scottish North Eastern Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. Confirmation of running powers for the Highland Railway between Perth General and Stanley Junction. Confirmation of running powers for North British Railway, London and North Western Railway, Midland Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway. The SNER's running powers over the Montrose and Bervie Railway are transferred to the Caledonian.
  /  /1867Glasgow and South Western Railway Midland Railway
A Bill proposing the merger of the Glasgow and South Western Railway and Midland Railway fails.
  /  /1867Donegall Quay [Belfast]
Served by Midland Railway steamers from Barrow.
  /  /1868Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway)
An agreement with the London and North Western Railway is reached over use of the Ingleton Branch (London and North Western Railway) and Lancaster and Carlisle Railway by the Midland Railway. The route would involve the North Western Railway. The Midland Railway tries to abandon the Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway). The North British Railway and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway block the abandonment.
01/10/1869Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway
Worked by the Midland Railway.
01/02/1870Midland Railway
Abbey Houses opened.
01/04/1870Midland Railway
Abbey Houses renamed Beauchief.
  /  /1872Glasgow and South Western Railway Midland Railway
Further merger of the Glasgow and South Western Railway and Midland Railway proposed. Rejected.
  /  /1873Glasgow and South Western Railway Midland Railway
Another merger of the Glasgow and South Western Railway and Midland Railway proposed and rejected.
  /07/1873Midland Railway
Through coaches run from Brecon (Free Street) and Birmingham.
  /  /1874Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway
Leased by the Midland Railway.
01/07/1874Swansea Vale Railway
Leased by the Midland Railway. This gave the Midland Railway access to Swansea via Brecon.
  /  /1875Somerset and Dorset Railway
London and South Western Railway and Midland Railway take control of the line.
01/05/1876Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway)
First passenger train. Midland Railway trains run through Carlisle Citadel, continued north by the North British Railway or Glasgow and South Western Railway.
11/08/1876Swansea Vale Railway
Bought by the Midland Railway.
17/10/1876City of Glasgow Union Railway
Glasgow St Enoch opened. Through service from London St Pancras via the Midland Railway starts. Dunlop Street closed. Gorbals Junction on the City of Glasgow Union Railway to South Side on the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway opened.
02/07/1877Neath and Brecon Railway
Midland Railway starts to operate line from Brecon to Ynysgeinon.
  /  /1885Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway
Merged into the Midland Railway.
  /  /1885Portpatrick Railway Wigtownshire Railway
The Caledonian Railway's lease expires - the Portpatrick Railway and Wigtownshire Railway become jointly run as the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway - controlled by the Caledonian Railway, London and North Western Railway, Glasgow and South Western Railway and Midland Railway. The stock was owned by all four companies and operated by the two Scottish companies. The Joint company also owned 4/5 of the Larne and Stranraer Steamship Joint Committee, the remaining 1/5 owned by the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway.
16/05/1888Midland Railway
Addingham opened.
30/06/1889Swansea Vale and Neath and Brecon Junction Railway
Midland Railway ceases to operate Colbren to Ynysgeinon at end of agreement.
22/07/1889Swansea Vale and Neath and Brecon Junction Railway
Midland Railway re-operates Colbren to Ynysgeinon after Sir Edward Watkin takes the company to court.
  /  /1903Belfast and Northern Counties Railway Midland Railway
Purchase of the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway by the Midland Railway approved.
  /  /1904Donegall Quay [Belfast]
Served by Midland Railway steamers from Heysham.
  /  /1906Donegal Railway
Renamed County Donegal Railways Joint Committee, jointly owned by the Great Northern Railway [Ireland] and Midland Railway. The Londonderry Branch (Donegal Railway) ownership was transferred to the Midland Railway as the GNR already owned a route to Londonderry.
  /  /1911London, Tilbury and Southend Railway Midland Railway
Authorisation to merge the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway and Midland Railway.
  /  /1923County Donegal Railways Joint Committee
Midland Railway owned share of the committee transfers to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.
  /  /1928Donegall Quay [Belfast]
Former Midland Railway, London and North Western Railway and Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway steamer routes merged and operate from Heysham.
22/03/1965Midland Railway
Addingham closed.