| GUYGRANET | Midland Railway General Manager 1906-18, and LMS Chairman 1924-27 (3,6) |
| HAGEN | Walter, 1924-27 US PGA golf champion (5) |
| FOWLER | Midland Railway CME from 1909, later CME of the LMS (5,6) |
| HENRY | Midland Railway CME from 1909, later CME of the LMS (5,6) |
| SPINNER | Nickname for a Midland Railway 4-2-2 locomotive (7) |
| KIRTLEY | Matthew, First Locomotive Engineer of the Midland Railway [appointed 1844] (7) |
| QUEENMARY | LMS 'Duchess'No. 46222 (5,4) |
| MANSFIELD | Midland town of short story writer and misspelt humorist (9,9) |
| NICKSPEED | Midland Angler of the Year 2012, and coach (*picks Eden) (4,5) |
| REGWATSON | The Midland Road was renamed Crossroads by Australian TV producer ____ |
| GREATGLEN | Former Midland station south of Leicester, a long way from the Highlands! (5,4) |
| TRIATHLON | Competition to attempt while speaking before midland town endlessly (9) |
| BARLOW | Civil engineer who designed Midland Railway's terminus at St Pancras (7, 5, 6) |
| WILLIAM | Civil engineer who designed Midland Railway's terminus at St Pancras (7,5,6) |
| LEICESTER | Midland city (9) |
| TULLAMORE | Midland town (9) |
| TEMPER | Moderate when TransPennine Express and East Midlands Railway are confused (6) |
| ALFRETON | Derbyshire station managed by East Midlands Railway (8) |
| NEWCLEE | East Midlands Railway station serving suburb of Grimsby (3, 4) |
| IVATT | CME of the LMS and designer of Class 4 2-6-0 engines (5) |
