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At the Mickleover end the station buildings survive as a private residence but the cutting which leads east from the station under Station Road and up to the western portal of Mickleover Tunnel has now been completely filled in.

The area of the original Research sidings remains and there is evidence of its former use.

	The shed was still standing in 2002 - this was the rear looking from the road Tom O'Flaherty
	This was the business end Tom O'Flaherty
	The general view of the former sidings looking east in September 2004
	The base of the former workshop and adjacent recessed track. There was never a concrete floor in the workshop, just two tracks on ballast
	The remains of the scale track used within the wind tunnel to test the APT-E model
	A general view of the remains of the wind tunnel in 2003
	The remains of the overbridge at the western exit from the station area
	The site looking towards the former station buildings

The track bed from this point has been converted into a cycle way connecting Derby with Burton and Ashbourne.

	The station approach looking towards the road - the gate was installed when the cutting was in-filled
	This appears to be the remains of a milepost
	The former station buildings today
	The strange sign marking the start of the cycle track is adjacent to the former station building

The line ran across country and generally away from any road access but did cross the road from Etwall to Radbourne near Etwall

	The bridge over the minor road from Etwall to Radbourne
	The bridge from the opposite side

Etwall Station yard was used for many years by a farm machinery supplier and the station buildings survived as offices. However a recent visit showed that the firm had built offices on the site but that they had also re-located . The area is much overgrown and the view from the road bridge reveals nothing but heavy undergrowth.

The line is now severed by the A516 dual carriageway, built to join up with the A50 road between the M1 and the Potteries. This is just to the east of Etwall station.

	The view today looking towards the site of the station at Etwall. The line ran across the picture behind the fence and the signal box was on the opposite side. I remember it still being there in the 1970's
	The overbridge which used to carry the original A516 over the railway adjacent to Etwall station - looking towards the west
	The view along the old trackbed looking towards Egginton from the road overbridge
	The view along the old trackbed looking towards Mickleover from the road overbridge

The station building at Egginton is still in existence, used as the headquarters of the National Federation of Anglers (NFA), although the building has had extensive alterations carried out to accommodate the change of use. The dairy buildings are still there and the junction signal box still survives in operation on the Derby-Crewe line today (2005).

	The former station at Egginton
	The site of the original dairy from the road side
	The road overbridge
	The overgrown trackbed looking towards the station
	The trackbed looking towards Etwall - the original dairy chimney is on the right
	The view along the Crewe line with the signalbox in the distance

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