Burton and Ashby Light Railway

Owner Midland Railway Company
Opened 13th June 1906 (electric)
Operator Midland Railway Company
Ownership transferred 1st January 1923 (to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company, following its creation at the 1923 railway 'grouping' out of several constituent railway companies, one of them being the 'Midland')
Closed 19th February 1927
Length 10.12 miles
Gauge 3ft 6ins

Button description (Pattern 1) Title ('Midland Railway') surrounding a wyvern
Materials known Nickel

Button Line reference [None]


Button description (Pattern 2) Title ('London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company') surrounding a vertical wing with superimposed cross, all above a garland with roses and thistles
Materials known Nickel; chrome

Button Line reference [None]

Comment There are two distinct variants of the Pattern 1 button, one with coarse lettering and one with fine lettering; the former may be an earlier type, but this is mere speculation.

Thanks to John Burford for confirming - from photographs in his own collection and memorabilia on display at Swadlincote Pottery Museum - that staff of the tramway were issued with the standard Midland Railway 'wyvern' pattern button. Although I have as yet been unable to confirm that staff were issued with London, Midland and Scottish Railway company buttons (Pattern 2) following the 1923 railway 'grouping', I would be very surprised if this were not to have been the case.