Hammersmith Hammersmith is the western terminus of the line; the station consists of two platforms and the secondary line is used as a run-around loop. A
signal box is present at the eastern end of the station and the A38 is visible from the platform to the west.
Butterley This is the headquarters and gateway to the Swanwick Junction site. It consists of a double platform and the station building; the original buildings were demolished after the line closed. The current station building is a near identical match to the one originally at Butterley and was transferred from and built in place of the original. The station building contains the gift shop and the booking office; a café and the Alfreton Model Railway Society are also present in adjacent buildings. The signal box at Butterley was formerly situated at Ais Gill on the
Settle to Carlisle Line. A carriage shed also stands at the eastern end of the yard, neither the signal box or carriage shed are open to the public. The Garden Railway is in the yard; it is an outdoor 16 mm scale model railway, which runs on most Sundays and some Saturdays. There is also the
Star Tugs Trust carriage; a
Mark 1 (no. BG 80590), which is owned by the Star Tugs trust and holds a permanent exhibition of some original models from
TUGS, the sister show of
Thomas & Friends. It is open on certain running days.
Swanwick Junction Swanwick Junction site holds the main complex for the Midland Railway Centre. • Station - it has four platforms; the station building was originally located at and rebuilt on platform 2. The building contains toilets, café, waiting room and booking office. Between platforms 3 and 4 is a waiting room; this is a replica of the original station building at Broom Junction. There is currently only public access on certain events. The original building was intended to be used, but it was destroyed by vandals before recovery. • Signal box – the operational signal box was moved from in 1988. There is no public access. • Matthew Kirtley Museum – the main museum on the Swanwick site houses various locomotives, coaches and wagons. • Historical Model Railway Society – this was opened in 2005. It contains a large display area, study centre and a small shop. Normally only open by appointment, it is sometimes opened at special events. • The West Shed – the home of the Princess Royal Class Locomotive Trust, owners of
6233 Duchess of Sutherland and
46203 Princess Margaret Rose. BR Standard Class 4 Tanks 80080 and 80098, with a small collection of classic LMS saloons including the famous Dynamometer car, are also stationed here. • St. Saviour's Church – moved from
Westhouses, this Railwayman's church also holds occasional services. • Derby St Mary's Gatehouse – situated at the entrance to the site, this small building was moved to Swanwick from the goods yard at Derby St Mary's. This contains Swanwick Junction Model Railway Club. • Static Power Museum – normally open at busy periods and at special events, the building houses a good number of working machines. • Demonstration Signal Box – recovered from . Now in use at Brands Crossing as a demonstration signal box, with public access. • Linby Colliery Sidings Signal Box – currently in use as a bookshop. • Historic Carriage and Wagon Shed – a large number of coaches and wagons await restoration here, either in the sidings or the large shed in which the Society is based. On certain days, it is possible to see work being done inside the shed. • National Fork Truck Heritage Centre and Road Transport Gallery – this recently-completed building houses a collection of heritage buses, lorries, fork lift trucks and other forms of road transport. On certain special events, some of the vehicles are put on display out in the open. • Diesel depot – currently housing some of the centre's diesel fleet.
Butterley Park Miniature Railway Operating on Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays, miniature replicas of classic steam and diesel engines of both and gauge operate on a raised circuit of track. The public are permitted to ride for a small charge. The line consists of about of track, a traverser, tunnel, decorative speed signs and signal box. Details of the stock that the miniature railway uses is shown below:
Riddings There is no station platform located at Riddings, but there is a run-around loop on the northern branch of Codnor Park Junction, from which the line would have run northbound towards . Just before the run around loop is a split in the track, which connects to the main line. The
River Erewash runs underneath the junction. ==Special events==