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British Railways railway wagon

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1950

Derwent V aircraft engine

Aircraft Propulsion

1946; 1946

Radio equipment comprising:- one-valve, home-constructed self-excited transmitter

Radio Communication

1922-1923

locomotive worksplate

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1920

Wall clock, Midland Railway, 18" Dial Fusee movement. Dial marked "John Smith & Sons, Midland Clockworks, Queen St. Derby". LMS No 11583. Overall: 615 mm x 190 mm, 615 mm.

Wall clock, Midland Railway

Railway Timepieces

Carriage, Mark II D Carriage No. 5669 built at Derby Carriage works and completed in October 1971.

Carriage, Mark II D Carriage No. 5669

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

1971

Station clock, pendant, two faces, LMS No. 7394, by John Smith, Derby.

Station clock, London, Midland & Scottish Railway

Railway Timepieces

london midland & scottish railway main and branch lines poster

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

Chair, Midland Railway, wooden, with grey upholstered seat, 'M' carved on back, stamped 'MR Co.' underneath, made by J. Jones of Derby.

Wooden chair, Midland Railway

Railway Furniture

Remains of the models of silk machinery introduced from Italy by Sir Thomas Lombe, Derby, England, c. 1732; the remains being: a reel, three spindles with bobbins and flyers and a segment of a circular frame, all half size.

Remains of the models of silk machinery introduced by Sir Thomas Lombe

Textiles Machinery

1732

Rod from the model of Murray's portable beam engine

Motive Power

1808

Movement with rack-lever escapement

Time Measurement

1805-1846

Radio equipment comprising:- one-valve, home-constructed self-excited transmitter, made by Alan T Lee, founding member of the Derby Wireless Club, Derby, Derbyshire, England, 1922-1923

Radio equipment comprising:- one-valve, home-constructed self-excited transmitter

Radio Communication

1922-1923

RB211-22B Jet Engine

Aircraft Propulsion

1973

Two combined track and rail head profile gauges, high and low rail reading, aluminium, serial nos. CM0113 and CM0114, by CoMech Ltd., Derby, c.1998.

Combined track and rail head profile gauges

Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories

c.1998

Model electric locomotive 4-car set, scale 1:20, British Rail Intercity APT-P (Advanced Passenger Train), comprising Sc48101 cab, Sc48206 passenger coach, Sc48601 passenger guard's brake and Sc49001 power car 'City of Derby', on landscaped track in two sections, probably built at Derby, c1975.

Model electric locomotive 4-car set, scale 1:20, British Rai

Railway Models

1975

Carriage door, ex Pullman Car built by the Pullman Palace Car Company, USA and assembled in the Midland Railway Derby Works, 1875, removed from car body at Cheadle Heath.

Carriage door

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1875

Simple microscope by Davis of Derby, (plaque missi

Microscopy (Wellcome)

1850-1875

Four-dial leading off work, for turret clock movement

Time Measurement

1808

3 bladed fleam, steel blades in brass case, by Smi

Veterinary Medicine

1801-1900

Worksplate, Midland Railway, "M Ry Co Builders Derby 1908", chrome plated brass, painted red, oval.

Worksplate, Midland Railway

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

1908

Model representing Murray's portable beam engine, by James Fox, Derby, 1808

Model of Murray's portable beam engine

Motive Power

1808

Locomotive shed plate, cast iron, Midland Railway, No 1 (Derby).

Shed plate, Midland Railway

Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components

Plaque from the model of an evaporating plant

Industrial Chemistry

1900-1923

Cigar box, silver plated steel, three compartments

Smoking

1887-1910

Two bladed fleam, steel blades in brass case, by H

Veterinary Medicine

1801-1850

Two photographs, London Midland & Scottish Railway 4-6-2 No. 6220 'Coronation' in streamlined form and 4-6-2 No. 6200 'Princess Royal', side views, in glazed mahogany frame, 1820mmx1170mm, from Sir William Stanier's office, Derby Works.

Two photographs, London Midland & Scottish Railway 4-6-2 No.6200 'Princess Royal', side views

Photographic Collections (Railway)

Mining dial, English, 1828-1873

Surveying

1828-1873

Timetable, Midland Railway

Documents

1903

Portrait mezzotint print from engraving, copy of oil painting of Harrison John 1734-1797

Joseph Wright of

1734-1797

Handbill, Newcastle Races

Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

1872

Derby Railway Station

Bemrose

1840

Passes and Season Tickets 1914

Documents

1913

Model diesel-mechanical two car diesel multiple unit on track with plinth with information plaque, approximately 1:32 scale. Class name Derby Lightweight. Model built at BR Derby c1960. British Railways, Derby-built. Vehicle numbers. E79022 and E79614. This class was an evolution of the early Derby Lightweight DMU's, and built in a variety of one, two and four-car sets from 1954 until 1956. They were used for working branch line and suburban services in the Midland, Eastern and North Eastern regions. The Beeching service cuts led to a surplus of DMU's which resulted in these units being withdrawn due to their non-standard coupling codes.

British Railways Derby-built 2-car DMV

Railway Models

1960

print. engraving. [Centrifugal Railway] / Williams

Art

1830-1860

Jubilee of the Business of Thomas Cook and Son

Documents

1891

Safety lamp, Davis and Son, Mueseler type (bonnetted), from the Royal Commission on Accidents in Mines, 1879-86, maker: J. Davis and Son, Derby, marking: makers name, c.1886

Safety lamp, Davis and Son, Mueseler type (bonnett

Mining & Ore Dressing

Lowne type anemometer, made by John Davis and Son, Derby

Lowne type anemometer, made by John Davis and Son,

Mining & Ore Dressing

Rolls-Royce, yellow, 40-50 H.P. Silver Ghost motor car, 1909, Chassis 1119. This is an example of one of the earliest 'Silver Ghost' motor cars to be built. It was used continuously until 1929 by the 5th Marquess of Cholmondely. It is fitted with a Hooper landaulet body, which is supported on a stiff chassis frame of channel-section steel girders. It has a six-cylinder vertical watercooled engine. First introduced in 1907, the 40/50 HP, later to become known as the Silver Ghost, remained in production until 1925. Best-known body styles included the Barker Tourer, Hooper Landaulet, the London-Edinburgh type and Barker enclosed cabriolet. The first cars were built in Royce's Cooke Street factory in Manchester but following the success of the Silver Ghost, the company moved to a custom-built factory in July 1908, designed by Royce, in Nightingale.

Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Motor Car

Road Transport

1909

Safety lamp, Ashworth-Hepplewhite-Gray, Gray type, use: gas testing, maker: J. Davis and Son, Derby, marking: makers name, 1901

Safety lamp, Ashworth-Hepplewhite-Gray, Gray type,

Mining & Ore Dressing

1901

Safety lamp, Ashworth-Hepplewhite-Gray, Gray type, use: gas detecting, maker: Stanley, Derby, marking: makers name and Ashworth-Hepplewhite-Gray, 1888

Ashworth Hepplewhite Gray Safety Lamp, 1887

Mining & Ore Dressing

1887

Rolls Royce Olympus 593 Mark 3B aero-engine, Serial 59351 (from Concorde 002)

Rolls-Royce Olympus 593 Mark 3B aero-engine, c 1969.

Aircraft Propulsion

c. 1969

Griffon aero engine, 37-litre supercharged, water cooled, made by Rolls-Royce, Derby, England, 1942-1945. First fitted to the Mark-22 Spitfire, and replaced the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine on this type of aircraft.

Rolls-Royce Griffon Aero Engine

Aircraft Propulsion

1942-1945

5-inch Hoskold type mining transit theodolite with stand by John Davis & Son, Derby, England, 1871-1900.

Mining transit theodolite, 1871-1900

Surveying

1871-1900

3 colour and 2 black & white prints of British Rail's new Class 140 lightweight diesel multiple unit for local and branch line services, June 1981. The 2 black & white shots were taken by the Central Photographic Unit at the Rail Technical Centre, Derby, while the colour shots were issued by the Eastern Region Publicity Officer and show the unit at Leeds Station.

Class 140 Lightweight Diesel Train

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1981-06

Two colour Polaroid snapshots of Flying Scotsman on display at Derby Locomotive Works, 1973. Photographs taken at Derby Works in 1973 while the Flying Scotsman was in the ownership of Sir William McAlpine, who had funded its restoration on its return from the USA. Prior to being exhibited at Derby, the locomotive worked a season on the Torbay Steam Railway. One of the photographs includes McAlpine's saloon carriages behind the locomotive.

Flying Scotsman at Derby Locomotive Works (supplied title)

Photographic Collections (Railway)

1973

Folder, list of stations with four maps in a pocket showing the London Midland and Scottish Railway in 1939

List of Stations and Map of the London Midland and Scottish Railway

Documents

1939

Safety lamp, Ashworth no.4, Clanny type (bonnetted), from the Royal Commission on Accidents in Mines 1879-86, maker: J. Davis and Son, Derby, marking: makers name, 1884

Safety lamp, Ashworth no 4

Mining & Ore Dressing

Ten inch slide rule, faced with celluloid, with spare log-log slide as arranged by Lt Col H.G. Dunlop R.F.A. and C.S. Jackson M.A. in case.

Ten inch slide rule, faced with celluloid, with sp

Mathematics

Rolls-Royce RB211-22 turbofan engine s/n 10006, 1970

Rolls-Royce RB211 turbofan aero engine, 1970.

Aircraft Propulsion

1970