History Of Chaddesden Sidings

The yard at chaddesden sidings just north east of derby station was always a fascination to me in my spotting days.

History of chaddesden sidings.

The old village recorded in domesday book as cedesene 2 is situated two and a half miles east of the city. The derby railway works comprised a number of british manufacturing facilities designing and building locomotives and rolling stock in derby england. Photographs maps news queries and more. He moved to field farm chaddesden around 1931 later taking over hall farm and was the tenant of racecourse farm.

John william burnett 1884 1949 of hall farm chaddesden rita m bailey john burnett was a derbyshire farmer s son. Nearby stations derby derby junction mcr derby london road bdjr nottingham road spondon derby friargate. 66305 was operated by jarvis fastline until the company. Locomotive history 66305 was built in 2008 by general motors electro motive division at their factory in london ontario canada and was unloaded at newport docks on the 22nd june 2008.

Here he reminisces about chaddesden sidings once such a prominent feature in the local landscape. There just always seemed to be something running in or out of there and you could often stand on derby station and see locos shunting back and forth prior to the pride park link road obliterating the view. St mary s church the wilmot family the long lost chaddesden hall and the old village with its alms houses the former canal and vanished farms its old flooding brook and parkland plus open countryside on its doorstep indeed many things of note. The first of these was a group of three maintenance sheds opened around 1840 behind derby station this developed into a manufacturing facility called the midland railway locomotive works known locally as the loco and in 1873 manufacturing was.

66305 leads a line of three class 66 3 locomotives operated by jarvis fastline stabled over the weekend at chaddesden sidings derby 15th march 2009. History there is evidence of roman settlement such as nottingham road a roman road. Chaddesden sidings retired footplateman john weston of breedon on the hill was inspired to write to bygones after seeing the name hargate in print. Chaddesden historically has been famous and celebrated for many things over the years.

Heliozincographed and published by the ordnance survey office southampton in 1914. A 25 ordnance survey map of chaddesden sidings spondon junction and the derby nottingham railway. Derby sidings 1958 1960 from 1958 onwards british railways stored withdrawn locomotives in various sidings in the derby area.