Derby railway works

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Derby railway works is a historic British railway engineering and manufacturing complex in Derby that played a major role in the development and maintenance of locomotives and rolling stock.

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Derby Works 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway engineering complex
railway works
adjacentTo Derby railway station
country United Kingdom
employed carriage and wagon builders
locomotive engineers
railway draughtsmen
skilled metalworkers
formedFrom amalgamation of early Midland railways
hasPart Carriage and Wagon Works
Locomotive Works
Railway Technical Centre
heritageStatus historic railway engineering site
inception 1840
industry railway maintenance
railway manufacturing
locatedIn Derbyshire
England
location Derby
majorProduct British Rail first-generation DMUs
LMS steam locomotives
Mark 1 coaching stock (overhauls and construction)
Mark 2 coaching stock
Mark 3 coaching stock components and refurbishment
Midland Railway
surface form: Midland Railway steam locomotives
notableFor major role in British railway locomotive development
major role in British rolling stock development
operator Alstom (formerly Bombardier Transportation)
surface form: Alstom

Alstom (formerly Bombardier Transportation)
surface form: Bombardier Transportation

British Rail Engineering Limited
British Rail
surface form: British Railways

London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Midland Railway
originallyBuiltFor Midland Counties Railway
surface form: Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway

Midland Counties Railway
North Midland Railway
ownedBy Alstom (formerly Bombardier Transportation)
surface form: Alstom

Alstom (formerly Bombardier Transportation)
surface form: Bombardier Transportation

British Rail Engineering Limited
British Rail
surface form: British Railways

London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Midland Railway
railwayNetwork London, Midland and Scottish Railway
surface form: London, Midland and Scottish Railway network

Midland Railway
surface form: Midland Railway network
significantFor construction of diesel locomotives
construction of diesel multiple units
construction of electric multiple units
construction of steam locomotives
design and manufacture of rolling stock
railway research and development

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Derby knownFor Derby railway works
this entity surface form: Derby Works