Rolls-Royce Continental 0-300D light aircraft aero engine, made by Rolls-Royce, Derby, England, under licence from Continental Motors Corporation, Muskegon, Michigan, United States, 1960-1965. The Continental 0-300D light aircraft aero engine was often used in light aircraft such as the Cessna 172. Rolls-Royce Continental 0-300D light aircraft aero engine Aircraft Propulsion 1960-1965
Rolls-Royce, yellow, 40-50 H.P. Silver Ghost motor car, 1909, Chassis no. 1119. 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. Rolling chassis built at Roll-Royce works in Derby. Body built at Hooper & Co in Westminster, London. 40-50HP Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost motor car Road Transport 1909
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 Mining & Ore Dressing
Oral history interview with Timothy Gilbert, conducted and recorded by Chris Kinchin-Smith at Porterbrook offices, Derby on 18 January 2019. Duration: 1 hr. 34 min. 32 sec. Personal background; appointed Senior Technical Officer Leeds Neville Hill; Shift Production Manager Heaton Depot 1982; Depot Manager at York Clifton carriage maintenance depot 1984; Plant & Freight Rolling Stock Engineer British Rail: London Midland Region; management development; Depot Engineer Toton 1988; Trainload Coal Business Manager East Midlands 1990; contracts for moving coal to power stations; Personal Assistant to Bob Reid 2; developing privatised rolling stock companies (ROSCOs); splitting-up passenger fleets; indifference pricing for capital lease costs of fleets; Design and Endemic Faults; Development of Master Operating Lease Agreement (MOLA) for ROSCO leases; sale of ROSCOs; Senior Commercial Manager Porterbrook Leasing; management buyout (MBO) bids; Porterbrook bought by Stagecoach; Bombardier Turbostar; Alstom Class 458 Juniper; Bombardier Electrostar; engineering Director Porterbrook; Development of new ROSCO models; fleet quality in franchise bid evaluation; personal factors; European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS); President European Passenger Trains and Traction Operating Lessors’ Association (EPTTOLA) Timothy Gilbert interviewed by Chris Kinchin-Smith Oral Histories 2019-01-18
Remains of the models of silk machinery introduced from Italy by Sir Thomas Lombe, 1718, and two coloured drawings made at the Science Museum, London, England. Remains of the models of silk machinery introduced by Sir Thomas Lombe Textiles Machinery 1718
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
Worksplate, London Midland & Scottish Railway, "LMS Built 1926 Derby", 0-6-0 Class 4F No. 4217. London Midland & Scottish Railway Derby worksplate Locomotives and Rolling Stock Components 1926
Rolls-Royce 'Trent' 3 shaft Turbofan aero-engine, by Rolls-Royce Limited, Derby, Derbyshire, England, 1964-1969 Rolls-Royce 'Trent' 3 shaft Turbofan aero-engine Aircraft Propulsion 1964-1969
Wheel Rule, South Eastern & Chatham Railway, double wheel on stand, clutch-foot pedal. Both wheels numbered, built by John Davis & Son (Derby) Ltd., All Saints Works. Dimensions: 43" diameter. Wheel Rule for South Eastern & Chatham Railway Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories
Travel Guide, London Midland & Scottish Railway, "LMS Route Book No. 3. The Track of The Royal Scot (Part 1) London (Euston) to Carlisle", 1947, places to see en route, cost new 2s 6d, 76 pages, soft cover with illustration by Littlewood-Moore. travel guide - lms route book no 3 the track of the royal scot Library Collections 1947
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
BREL Derby Locomotive Works Horticultural Society 29th Show & Open Day Programme, Saturday 30th August 1975. Photocopied programme, including details of famous locomotives made at Derby, and list of Horticultural Society displays. Branded as part of BR 150th Anniversary Celebrations. BREL Derby Locomotive Works Horticultural Society 29th Show & Open Day Programme Documents 1975-08
Circular re. funeral of Her Late Majesty Queen Victoria, and the release of any member of staff not required for duty, issued by W L Mugliston, Superintendent of the Line, Derby, Midland Railway. 1 Feb 1901. Circular re. funeral of Her Late Majesty Queen Victoria Documents 1901
Button, Port Talbot Railway & Dock Company. White metal, "PTRD" in scroll script. Dimensions: 1" dia. Button, Port Talbot Railway & Dock Company Railway Uniform & Costume
Button, Caledonian Railway, white metal. Depicting lion and thistle. 1" diam. caledonian railway button Railway Uniform & Costume
Photograph, London Midland & Scottish Railway No. 6233 'Duchess of Sutherland, 3/4 front view, in glazed mahogany frame, 1177mmx655mm, from Sir William Stanier's office, Derby Works. Photograph, London Midland & Scottish Railway No. 6233 Duchess of Sutherland Photographic Collections (Railway)
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
Safety lamp, Marsaut no.6, from the Royal Commission on Accidents in Mines, 1879-6, maker: J. Davis and Son, Derby, marking: makers name, c.1884 Safety lamp Mining & Ore Dressing
Safety lamp, Clanny (bonnetted), maker: J. Davis and Son, Derby, 1889 Safety lamp Mining & Ore Dressing
Safety lamp, Marsaut, maker: J. Davis and Son, Derby, marking: makers name, 1884 Safety lamp Mining & Ore Dressing
Safety lamp, Marsaut, maker: J. Davis and Son, Derby, marking: makers name, 1887 Safety lamp Mining & Ore Dressing
Account book, ledger, paper, card, linen, "New Engines on Order for Capital Account," kept by the Midland Railway Locomotive Superintendent, Derby, 1886-1897. Contains accounts for New Engines on Order for Capital Account, New Engines Abstract, New Engines Completed, Work in Progress, Cost per ton of New Engines. Midland Railway New Engines on Order for Capital Account Archive Collections 1886-1897
Guidebook, London Midland & Scottish Railway, Ireland by the LMS: Train & Steamer Services, printed by Bemrose & Sons Ltd, 1931, containing maps and general information, details od times and prices, soft cover depicitng drawing of steamer at sumset, 40 pages. Ireland by the LMS: Train & Steamer Services Library Collections 1931
Silver gelatin print by Chris Steele-Perkins: Blue Boar Pub, Derby, from the series 'The Teds'. Blue Boar Pub, Derby Photographs 1979
Binder of printed Lecture Notes and Drawings from the British Railways (London Midland Region) M.P. Diesel Training School, Derby, reprinted October 1959. British Railways L.M. Region Motive Power Department Diesel Training School, Derby - Lecture Notes and Drawings Archive Collections 1959
Photography chemical, an empty bottle labelled cleaning fluid. Clear glass bottle labelled R. Blaylock. M.P.S., Chemist, Derby. Bottle, cleaning fluid Photographic Technology
8 boxes of photographs from Derby Works, mainly of EMU exteriors and interiors. Includes several albums marked as "spare parts lists" containing photographs of EMU and DMU parts. Derby Photographs - Atkins Rail donation Photographic Collections (Railway) c. 1970-c. 1989
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 Mathematics
One magnetic reel-to-reel 1/4" audio tape, sound recording for George Stephenson Lecture Set from British Rail Research. The lecture set comprised audio and film, however the film reel is missing. British Rail Research Films reference I97B (from I series: nomilly edited, finished products) Sound recording for George Stephenson Lecture Set from British Rail Research Moving Images
Audio cassette, sound recording for George Stephenson Lecture Set from British Rail Research. The lecture set comprised audio and film, however the film reel is missing. British Rail Research Films reference I97A (from I series: nomilly edited, finished products) Audio cassette Moving Images
apprentice; assistant to chief of motive power; shedmaster; divisional mechanical inspector; assistant motive power superintendent; district motive power assistant; assistant to motive power officer; maintenance assistant; assistant line maintenance engineer; line maintenance engineer; carriage and wagon engineer; rolling stock maintenance engineer, British Rail Headquarters; chief mechanical and electrical engineer, Scottish Region; London Midland Region; chairman, Railway Division, Institute of Mechanical Engineers; d.o.b. 1920-03-17, railway work 1936-1981, Horwich; Newton Heath; Watford; Macclesfield; Lower Darwen, Blackburn; Holyhead; Manchester; Neasden; Carnforth; Paddington; Derby; Woking; King's Cross; Scottish Region; Birmingham; Liverpool; West Coast Main Line; Clements, Frederick George (Fred) M.B.E. Oral Histories 2001-01-29
Oral history recording; Expanding National Archive of Railway Oral History; Brian Clementson; work culture and relationships; canteens; works; engineer; Stratford; ethnic minorities; working on diesel; working on electric; 1960s Clementson, Brian Oral Histories 2004-10-12
Oral history recording; Expanding National Archive of Railway Oral History; Brian Harris; work culture and relationships; canteens; apprentice; engineer; works; pubs/drinking; changes in the railway industry; conditions at work; 1960s; Stratford; Derby Harris, Brian Oral Histories 2004-10-27
locomotive works apprentice; drawing office; research department; d.o.b. 1927-02-25, railway work 1943-1983, Derby; Derby Technical College; Polesworth; Stewarts Lane; Salisbury; Carlisle; Skipton; Rugby; Hatfield; Dunstable; Trowell; Ilkeston; Crewe; Holyhead; Aberdeen; Edinburgh; Loughborough; London King's Cross; Doncaster; Somers Town; Rotherham; Old Dalby; Melton Mowbray; Nottingham; Bournemouth; Mickleover; Etwall; Cromford & High Peak Railway; Rimmer, Alan Oral Histories 2001-03-20;2001-03-27;
Correspondence, paper, Outgoing Correspondence of Alan Inkle, BR Research Assistant Commercial Manager (later Patents Trade Marks & IPR Manager), correspondence made at BR Research offices, Derby, 1985-1997. Correspondence covers registration of BR trade marks, logos and patents, and assoicated intellectual property management issues. Includes later logos such as Inter City and the liveries and logos developed by the Roundel Design Group prior to privatisation. Currently in 3 file boxes with 1 microfilm. Outgoing Correspondence of Alan Inkle, BR Research Assistant Commercial Manager (later Patents Trade Marks & IPR Manager) Archive Collections 1985-1997
Account book, paper, card, linen, "Engines renewed and rebuilt and charged to Revenue," kept by the Midland Railway Locomotive Superintendent, Derby, 1888-1901. Midland Railway Engines renewed and rebuilt and charged to Revenue Archive Collections 1888-1901
Travel Guide, London Midland & Scottish Railway, "Guide to Cheap Fares & other Facilities", 1937, list of different types of tickets, 32 pages, soft cover. travel guide - guide to cheap fares & other facilities Library Collections 1937
Travel Guide, London Midland & Scottish Railway, "LMS Route Book No. 4. The Track of The Royal Scot (Part 2) Carlisle to Glasgow (Central)", 1947, places to see en route, cost new 2s 6d, 40 pages, soft cover. travel guide - lms route book no 4 the track of the royal scot Library Collections 1947
'Tomb Raider' game for the Sony Playstation with original packaging and instructions. Tomb Raider' computer game for the Sony Playstation Computing & Data Processing 1996-2006
Safety lamp, Mueseler no.42, from the Royal Commission on Accidents in Mines, 1879-86, maker: J. Davis and Son, Derby, marking: makers name, c.1883 (glass missing) Safety lamp Mining & Ore Dressing
Safety lamp, Mueseler (bonnetted), maker: J. Davis and Son, Derby, marking: makers name, 1889 Safety lamp Mining & Ore Dressing
Safety lamp, Clanny (bonnetted), use: officals, maker: J. Davis and Son, Derby, marking: makers name, 1889 Safety lamp Mining & Ore Dressing
Safety lamp, Mueseler no.19, from the Royal Commission on Accidents in Mines, 1879-86, maker: J. Davis and Son, Derby, marking: makers name, c.1881 Safety lamp Mining & Ore Dressing
Safety lamp, Ashworth-Hepplewhite Gray, Gray type, Stoke's alcohol tester, use: gas testing, maker: J. Davis and Son, Derby, marking: Stokes patent gas tester, 1901 Safety lamp Mining & Ore Dressing
Map, paper with linen backing in leather-covered card folder, Midland Railway - Map of Lines and Stations 1899, printed by Bemrose and Sons Ltd. of Derby and London. Includes enlargements of Derby and district and St. Pancras and district. Midland Railway - Map of Lines and Stations 1899 Railway Maps & Plans 1899
