| Administrative History | The Derby Locomotive works first came about in 1840 when the Midland Railway Company acquired a small site, opposite the present Midland Station, for a workshop to repair their rail vehicles. This site soon expanded and in 1876 a further site was acquired, which became the Carriage & Wagon Works. The original site was then devoted to the building and repair of locomotives. In 1923 the works came under the control of the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) and in 1948 the British Transport Commission Workshops Division. Then in 1970 British Rail Engineering Limited (BREL) was formed by the British Railways Board, encompassing all BR workshops. Then in 1990, BREL announced the impending closure of the works. The majority of the original buildings now no longer survive. |
| Custodial History | These photographs were donated to Derbyshire Record Office by a former employee of the Locomotive Works in May 2006. |