/ /1836 | York and North Midland Railway Company incorporated. |
/ /1839 | York and North Midland Railway Line opened. |
05/10/1840 | Manchester and Leeds Railway Normanton to Hebden Bridge opened, worked by the North Midland Railway. |
10/05/1844 | Midland 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. |
/ /1845 | York and Scarborough Line (York and North Midland Railway) Opened from York to Scarborough. |
12/05/1845 | Cheltenham 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. |
21/07/1845 | York and North Midland Railway Act for a branch from Church Fenton to Harrogate via Wetherby. |
/ /1847 | Harrogate Branch (York and North Midland Railway) Opened from Church Fenton to Spofforth. |
23/10/1847 | Cheltenham 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. |
/ /1848 | Harrogate Branch (York and North Midland Railway) Line extended from Spofforth to Harrogate (Brunswick). |
07/08/1850 | Great Northern Railway Opened throughout. Route: London Kings Cross to Boston to Lincoln (not via Peterborough to Retford) to Knottingley on North Midland Railway and not York itself. |
/ /1851 | Donegall Quay [Belfast] Served by Midland Railway steamers from Morecambe. |
01/03/1852 | Midland Railway Worcester Junction renamed Abbots Wood Junction. |
/06/1852 | North Western Railway Line worked by Midland Railway. |
04/06/1853 | West Midland Railway Addlestrop and Stow Road opened. |
/ /1854 | York and North Midland Railway
Malton and Driffield Junction Railway
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
Leeds and Thirsk Railway
West Hartlepool Harbour and Railways
North Eastern Railway Companies merge to form the North Eastern Railway. |
01/10/1855 | Midland Railway Abbots Wood Junction closed. |
/ /1858 | Great Northern Railway Midland Railway start to make use of the line from Hitchin to London Kings Cross. |
/ /1859 | North Western Railway Line leased by Midland Railway. |
/ /1860 | West Midland Railway
Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
Worcester and Hereford Railway Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway, Oxford Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway and Worcester and Hereford Railway merge to form the West Midland Railway. |
/ /1861 | Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway
West Midland Railway Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway leased by the West Midland Railway. |
/ /1862 | Harrogate Branch (York and North Midland Railway) Harrogate (Brunswick) closed. |
01/03/1862 | West Midland Railway Addlestrop and Stow Road renamed Addlestrop. |
01/07/1862 | Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway Leased jointly by the London and North Western Railway, West Midland Railway and Great Western Railway. |
/ /1863 | Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway West Midland Railway builds platforms north of the south facing junction with the Merthyr, Tredegar and Abergavenny Railway. |
13/07/1863 | West Midland Railway, Great Western Railway West Midland Railway merged with Great Western Railway. |
/ /1865 | Scottish 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. |
/ /1865 | Cheshire Lines Committee (Midland Railway, Great Northern Railway, Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway) Incorporated. |
/ /1866 | Scottish 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. |
/ /1866 | Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway) Bill for the line presented with support from the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, Glasgow and South Western Railway and the North British Railway (who did not have a partner other than the North Eastern Railway route to Newcastle Central for taking traffic from the Border Union Railway (North British Railway) (Waverley Route) at Carlisle). |
16/07/1866 | Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway) Act passed. Running powers over the North Eastern Railway to enter Carlisle Citadel given. |
/ /1867 | Glasgow and South Western Railway
Midland Railway A Bill proposing the merger of the Glasgow and South Western Railway and Midland Railway fails. |
/ /1867 | Donegall Quay [Belfast] Served by Midland Railway steamers from Barrow. |
/ /1868 | Settle 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. |
01/10/1869 | Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway Worked by the Midland Railway. |
/ /1870 | Springwell Colliery Branch and Barrow Hill Shed (Midland Railway) Barrow Hill Shed roundhouse opens. |
01/02/1870 | Midland Railway Abbey Houses opened. |
01/04/1870 | Midland Railway Abbey Houses renamed Beauchief. |
/ /1872 | Glasgow and South Western Railway Midland Railway Further merger of the Glasgow and South Western Railway and Midland Railway proposed. Rejected. |
/ /1873 | Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway) Line planned to be open, but was not due to heavy engineering required. |
/ /1873 | Glasgow and South Western Railway Midland Railway Another merger of the Glasgow and South Western Railway and Midland Railway proposed and rejected. |
/ /1873 | London Extension (Midland Railway) St Pancras station hotel opened. |
/07/1873 | Midland Railway Through coaches run from Brecon (Free Street) and Birmingham. |
/ /1874 | Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway Leased by the Midland Railway. |
01/07/1874 | Swansea Vale Railway Leased by the Midland Railway. This gave the Midland Railway access to Swansea via Brecon. |
/ /1875 | Somerset and Dorset Railway London and South Western Railway and Midland Railway take control of the line. |
02/08/1875 | Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway) First goods train. |
01/05/1876 | Settle 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. |
11/08/1876 | Swansea Vale Railway Bought by the Midland Railway. |
17/10/1876 | City 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. |
02/07/1877 | Neath and Brecon Railway Midland Railway starts to operate line from Brecon to Ynysgeinon. |
/ /1878 | Hawes Branch (Midland Railway) Opened from Hawes Junction (now Garsdale) to Hawes. |
/10/1878 | Hawes Branch (North Eastern Railway) Opened for passengers to meet the Hawes Branch (Midland Railway) over which the North Eastern Railway had running powers to Hawes Junction (now Garsdale). Built as a single track line. |
/02/1880 | Nottingham and Melton Line (Midland Railway) Opened to local passenger trains. |
/ /1885 | Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway Merged into the Midland Railway. |
/ /1885 | Portpatrick 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. |
/02/1885 | Nottingham and Melton Line (Midland Railway) Holwell Branch brought into use. |
16/05/1888 | Midland Railway Addingham opened. |
/07/1888 | Nottingham and Melton Line (Midland Railway) London St Pancras - Glasgow St Enoch and Edinburgh Waverley trains start to use line. |
01/07/1888 | ~West Midland Railway Addlestop renamed Adlestrop. |
30/06/1889 | Swansea Vale and Neath and Brecon Junction Railway Midland Railway ceases to operate Colbren to Ynysgeinon at end of agreement. |
22/07/1889 | Swansea Vale and Neath and Brecon Junction Railway Midland Railway re-operates Colbren to Ynysgeinon after Sir Edward Watkin takes the company to court. |
/ /1903 | Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
Midland Railway Purchase of the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway by the Midland Railway approved. |
/ /1903 | Belfast and Northern Counties Railway Absorbed by Midland Railway (Northern Counties Committee). |
/ /1903 | Midland Railway (Northern Counties Committee) Incorporated. |
/ /1904 | Donegall Quay [Belfast] Served by Midland Railway steamers from Heysham. |
/ /1906 | Donegal 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. |
/ /1907 | Limavady and Dungiven Railway Absorbed by Midland Railway (Northern Counties Committee). |
/ /1911 | London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
Midland Railway Authorisation to merge the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway and Midland Railway. |
/ /1923 | Midland Railway (Northern Counties Committee) Absorbed by London, Midland and Scottish Railway (Northern Counties Committee). |
/ /1923 | County Donegal Railways Joint Committee Midland Railway owned share of the committee transfers to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. |
/ /1928 | Donegall Quay [Belfast] Former Midland Railway, London and North Western Railway and Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway steamer routes merged and operate from Heysham. |
/ /1935 | London Extension (Midland Railway) St Pancras station hotel closed. |
/ /1952 | Avenue Coking Works (Chesterfield) New coking works built to the south of Chesterfield beside the North Midland Railway. This site formerly had a colliery and iron works, mostly closed but 1938. |
/ /1959 | Hawes Branch (Midland Railway) Hawes to Garsdale closed. |
/ /1961 | Harrogate Branch (York and North Midland Railway) Wetherby West Junction to Wetherby East Junction closed |
/ /1964 | Harrogate Branch (York and North Midland Railway) Crimple Junction (Harrogate) to Wetherby closed |
22/03/1965 | Midland Railway Addingham closed. |
/ /1966 | Harrogate Branch (York and North Midland Railway) Wetherby to Church Fenton closed |
03/01/1966 | ~West Midland Railway Adlestrop closed. |
29/04/1967 | Nottingham and Melton Line (Midland Railway) Line closed to passenger expresses. It was latterly used by express trains until the WCML was upgraded. |
01/11/1968 | Nottingham and Melton Line (Midland Railway) Last freight train. |
04/11/1968 | Nottingham and Melton Line (Midland Railway) Closed as through route. The line was then developed as a test track and was host to trains such as the APT and Pendolinos as well as the famous test crash of a train into a nuclear flask. |
/ /1970 | Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway) Long Morton, New Biggin, Culgaith, Little Salkeld closed. |
/ /1990 | Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway) Settle and Carlisle Railway Trust formed. |
09/02/1991 | Springwell Colliery Branch and Barrow Hill Shed (Midland Railway) Barrow Hill Shed closes, latterly simply as a sign-on point. |
31/01/1995 | Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway) A guard killed and 40 injured in an accident at Aisgill. |
/ /1996 | Springwell Colliery Branch and Barrow Hill Shed (Midland Railway) Barrow Hill Shed set aside for preservation. |
/ /1997 | Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway) Settle and Carlisle Railway Trust given planning permission to restore Ribblehead station. |
/ /1998 | Springwell Colliery Branch and Barrow Hill Shed (Midland Railway) Barrow Hill Shed opens to the public. |
/03/1998 | Erewash Valley Line (Midland Railway) Sidings relaid into Stanton Iron Works site for pipe traffic. |
/06/2000 | Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway) Ribblehead station visitor^s centre opened. |
/04/2004 | London Extension (Midland Railway)
Channel Tunnel Rail Link Phase 2 London St Pancras closes for complete renovation. |
22/03/2005 | Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway) Prince of Wales formally re-opens the restored Kirkby Stephen station building. |
14/11/2005 | Nottingham and Melton Line (Midland Railway) Neither Network Rail nor the Government express any interest in taking over the now redundant test track. |
17/07/2006 | London Extension (Midland Railway) Channel Tunnel Rail Link Phase 2 Access to the new platforms for Midland Mainline through the Barlow trainshed opens. |
/03/2011 | London Extension (Midland Railway) Completion of renovation of St Pancras station hotel with 34 suites and 211 rooms over 5 floors. |