In
1832 colliery owners in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
got together to build a new railway that became known as the Midland
Counties Railway. The chairman of the company was T.
E. Dicey, a Leicestershire landowner. Charles
Vignoles was appointed chief engineer. The main engineering problem
for Vignoles
was the building of the two bridges that crossed the Trent and the
Avon.
The line was opened in 1836 and ran from Derby,
Leicester, Rugby and Nottingham.
After eight years Dicey agreed to George Hudson
organizing an amalgamation with the North Midland and the Birmingham
& Derby lines to form the Midland
Railway.
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