What is Derby Carriage and Wagon Works?
'''Derby Carriage and Wagon Works''' was built by the [[Midland Railway]]. They built it in [[Derby]], [[England]] The [[wikt:building|building]] began at [[Derby Works]] in 1840. This was when the [[North Midland Railway]], the [[Midland Counties Railway]] and the [[Birmingham and Derby Railway]] made engine sheds for their Tri Junct Station. These three merged in 1844 to form the Midland Railway. Then, its first [[Locomotive and Carriage Superintendent]] [[Matthew Kirtley]] decided to [[wikt:organise|organise]] their works and persuaded that the railway should build their own rolling stock instead of than buying it. {{UK-stub}} [[Category:Rail transport in England]]