Bank Hall Locomotive Depot in 1948: two ex-Lancashire & Yorkshire engines outside the smaller through Shed: ex-L&Y 1F 0-6-0T No. 11535, fitted with dumb buffers and swinging spark-arrestor for working in the Docks; behind it is Class 30 6F 0-8-0 No. 12782. (Beyond can be glimpsed an 8F 2-8-0 with the unusual combination of 'M' as well as the BR initial '4' added to its number). Photo: 20 June 1848 by Ben Brooksbank, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license.

Recording Locomotive Sightings 1943 - 1968
A generation of enthusiasts recorded the movements of locomotives around the railway system. These records of visits to locomotive depots have been collected and carefully analysed to provide an overall portrait for the period 1943 to 1968. During that period of steam's final years, there was a marked change from the pre-grouping types that still found work at a few depots, to the modern BR designs that worked until the end in 1968. The handling of freight and passenger services was a major undertaking from town and cities, ports, coal mines and factories. All of it traversed the labyrinth of lines that criss-crossed the country. There were numerous 'sheds' spread throughout the length and breadth of the land that provided and serviced the vast army of steam locomotives (20,000 in 1948). Here is just a taste of that history.

Wednesday 24 October 2012

Accrington 1937 - 1960

Accrington
Post Grouping Ownership - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railwayopened:1899Seo 1938 - Mar 196124A
type:An 8TS brick-built dead-ended shed, reduced to a 6TS building.closed:Mar-61
location:On the south side of the line, west of the station.
AbbreviationsA - AspinallBW - Barton WrightClf - CauliflowerF - FowlerFb - Fairburn
H - HughesI - IvattJ - JohnsonSt - StanierWb - WebbWh - Whale
LMS - London, Midland & Scottish RailwayLNW - London & North Western RailwayL&Y - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
BR - British RailwayWR - Wirral RailwayWD - War Department
Sunday 16 May 19374.50pm - 5pmtotal:26
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 3F 0-6-0 (H)cl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
108601194271728641210112305125919614
cl 3P 2-4-2T (A/H)cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)27181216912412cl 6F 0-8-0 (A)cl 7F 0-8-0 (H)
10935109441146711514cl 5P 4-6-0 (H)122061245212782127901294512971
cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)11484104291221212459
2428
Sunday 25 April 194324Atotal:34
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)cl 3P 2-4-2T (A/H)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 6F 0-8-0 (A)
58826A243324A1067424A1091024A1216924A1282124A
68424D243824B1067524A1091124A1221624A1282224A
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)1070324Acl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)1224124A1282424A
110024A273124D1070724A1136124A1230924B1282524A
110124Acl 4F 4-6-01072224A1151424A1241224A1282724A
110224A446024A1081524Acl 3F 0-6-0 (H)1244124A
446224A1256224D1245224A
1245824F
shed codes24A Accrington24B Rose Grove24D Lower Darwen24F Fleetwood26A Newton Heath
Sunday 17 June 194524Atotal:29
cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)cl 4F 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 6F 0-8-0 (A)
1136124A1067424A110024A447924A1217210A1282124A
1151424A1067524A110124Acl 5MT 4-6-01221624A1282424A
cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)1070324A110224A510124A1223824A1282524A
243324A1081524A119524Ecl 5P 4-6-0 (H)1241224A
1087524Dcl 2P 4-4-0 (F)1043724E1244124A
cl 3P 2-4-2T (A/H)67624Acl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)1245224A
1091124A69324A272426B1245924A
shed codes10A Springs Branch24A Accrington24D Lower Darwen24E Blackpool26B Agecroft
Allocation December 1945 (29)cl 2F 0-6-0STL&Y2cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)L&Y5
cl 3P 2-4-2T (A/H)L&Y3cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)L&Y7cl 4F 0-6-0LMS3
cl 2P 4-4-0LMS2cl 4P 4-4-0LMS3cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)LMS2
cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)LMS1cl 5MT 4-6-0LMS2cl 6F 0-8-0 (A)L&Y4
Sunday 3 February 194624Atotal:34
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)cl 4F 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 6F 0-8-0
1067424A67624A243324A446024A1221624A925010B
1070324A68324A243924B447924A1223824Acl 6F 0-8-0 (A)
1081524Acl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)263624Ecl 5MT 4-6-01241224A1282124A
10825110024Acl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)509924A1244124A1282224A
cl 3P 2-4-2T (A/H)110124A268124Acl 5P 4-6-0 (H)1245224A1282524A
1091024Acl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)1044624E1245924Acl 7F 0-8-0 (H)
1091124A1136124A273224B1290624B
1093524A1151424A1293523B
shed codes10B Preston23B Aintree
24A Accrington
24B Rose Grove
24E Blackpool
Sunday 17 August 194724Atotal:27
cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)cl 4F 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 6F 0-8-0 (A)
1136124A110024A243324A446024A1216226B1282124A
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)110124A243624C447924A1223626C1282524A
1065424B119424A243924Bcl 5MT 4-6-01223824A1283124A
119824A249024A539624A1228824Acl 7F 0-8-0 (H)
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)1241224A1291324B
67624A1243124Dcl 8F 2-8-0
68324A1245224A852924C
shed codes24A Accrington24B Rose Grove24C Lostock Hall24D Lower Darwen26B Agecroft
26C Bolton
Sunday 18 July 194824Atotal:33
cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 6F 0-8-0 (A)
1136124A110024A243324A420120H1228824A1282124A
1141024B110124A254924A424024D1244124A1282224A
1151424A110224Acl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)446024A1245224A1282524A
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)119424A282825F447924A1252424A1283124A
67624A119824Acl 5MT 4-6-01252924Bcl 8F 2-8-0
68124Acl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)539624A841624A
68224A229524A846324A
68324A847924A
shed codes20H Hellifield24A Accrington24B Rose Grove24D Lower Darwen25F Low Moor
Sunday 28 August 194924Atotal:29
cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0WD 2-8-0
5141024A4110024A243324A446024A4536724A9033524A
5142324C4110124A4254824A447924Acl 8F 2-8-09061024A
1151424A4110224A4254924A4448624A844824A9063224A
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)4118724A4263424Acl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)7736224B
67624A4118824Acl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)4271724A7745524B
67724A229524A
68024A229824C
68124Ashed codes24A Accrington24B Rose Grove24C Lostock Hall
Allocation September 1950 (31)cl 2F 0-6-0STL&Y2cl 4F 0-6-0LMS3
cl 2P 4-4-0LMS4cl 4P 4-4-0LMS1cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)LMS7
cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)LMS2cl 5 2-6-0 (H/F)LMS4cl 5MT 4-6-0LMS2
WD 2-8-0WD6
Sunday 10 September 195024Atotal:28
cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 4F 4-6-0WD 2-8-0
5133624B4243324A4263424A4271724A4446024A9020624A
5141024A4243624C4264324A4276317B4447924A9040224A
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)4243724A4266124A4284324Acl 5MT 4-6-09041624A
4067724A4254824Acl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 7F 0-8-04539624A9063224A
4068024A4254924A4229524A4955726D9071324A
4068124A4255624C7720724B
shed codes17B Burton-on-Trent24A Accrington24B Rose Grove24C Lostock Hall26D Bury
Sunday 1 July 195124Atotal:25
cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 7F 0-8-0WD 2-8-0
5139024A4215324A4243324A4271624A4953826B9036325A
5141024A4229524A4243724A4272924A9040224A
5151424A4254824A4279624A9041624A
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)4254924A4284324A9059224B
4067724A4263424A4286924A9063224A
4068024A4266124A9071324A
shed codes24A Accrington24B Rose Grove25A Wakefield26B Agecroft
Sunday 20 April 195224Atotal:30
cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0WD 2-8-0
5133624B4215324A4243324A4271624A4493224A9039924A
5139024A4229424A4243724A4271724A4520524A9061024A
5141024A4229524A4254824A4272924A4520924A9070626A
5142324Ccl 2P 4-4-0 (F)4254924A4286924A4531112A
5151424A4068024A4263424A
cl 2P 2-4-2T4068124A4264324A
5085224C4266124A
shed codes12A Carlisle Upperby24A Accrington24B Rose Grove24C Lostock Hall26A Newton Heath
Sunday 15 November 195324Atotal:31
cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 5MT 4-6-0BR 4 4-6-0WD 2-8-0
5139024A4215324A4243324A4493224A7504024A9011224A
5141024A4215824C4243724A4522624A7504324A9034824A
5151424A4229424A4254824Acl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)7504424A9037124B
cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)4254924A4273227B7504724A9039924A
4738624B4001326A4263424Acl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)7504824A9055724B
4264324A4093724A7504924A
4266124A4108524A
shed codes24A Accrington24B Rose Grove24C Lostock Hall26A Newton Heath27B Aintree
Sunday 7 February 195424Atotal:26
cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 5MT 4-6-0BR 4 4-6-0WD 2-8-0
5139024A4093724A4243324A4493224A7504024A9011224A
5141024A4108524A4243724A4522624A7504124A9033124C
5146424Acl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4254824A7504424A9034824A
4215324A4254924A7504524A9059924B
4229424A4263424A7504724A
4265126D7504924A
4266124A
shed codes24A Accrington24B Rose Grove24C Lostock Hall26D Bury
Sunday 22 May 195524Atotal:27
cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 3 2-6-2T (St)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0WD 2-8-0
5139024A4243324A4019027C4282824B4507824A9011224A
5146424A4243524Ccl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4289824B4522624A9012727B
5149724A4243724A4211024Acl 4F 0-6-0BR 4 4-6-09034824A
4254824A4215324A4402526G7504624A9039924A
4262024A4228626A7504724A
4264324A4229524A7504824A
4266124A
shed codes24B Rose Grove24C Lostock Hall26A Newton Heath26G Belle Vue24A Accrington
27B Aintree27C Southport
Sunday 9 September 195624Atotal:26
cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)
5146424A4243324A4262024A4211024A4468924A5217924B
5149724A4243724A4263424A4215324A4488924AWD 2-8-0
4247524B4264027D4215424D4506824A9010727B
4254824A4264324A4229424A4541524A9037424A
4254924A4266124A4229524A"Jubilee" 4-6-0
4261924A45571
24E South Africa
shed codes24A Accrington24B Rose Grove24D Lower Darwen27B Aintree27D Wigan
Sunday 21 September 195824Atotal:20
cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)
4720124A4211024A4243724A4262024A4468924A4279624D
cl 3F 0-6-0T4215324A4243824B4264324A4494724Ecl 4F 4-6-0
4756224A4229424A4248024A4266124A4506824A4404124G
4229524A4261924A4522624A
4541524A
shed codes24A Accrington24B Rose Grove24D Lower Darwen24E Blackpool24G Skipton
Allocation March 1959 (22)cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS2cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)LMS6
cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)LMS4cl 5MT 4-6-0LMS8WD 2-8-0WD2
Sunday 7 June 195924Atotal:22
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)WD 2-8-0
4211024A4243324A4468924A4284124F4720124A9037424A
4214724D4248024A4473324Ecl 3F 0-6-0T9039924A
4215324A4261924A4494024B4756224A
4228726A4263424C4507824A"Jubilee" 4-6-0
4229524A4264324A4522624A4558024E Burma
4541524A
shed codes24A Accrington24B Rose Grove24C Lostock Hall24D Lower Darwen24E Blackpool
24F F leetwood26A Newton Heath
Sunday 24 July 196024Atotal:13 steam + 19 railcars
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T (J)WD 2-8-0
4211024A4264324A429349A4469224A4720124A9037424A
4229424A4266124C4510724Fcl 3F 0-6-0T9064126C
4229524A4522724E4756224A
diesel railcarsM51732M51733M51734M51737M51738M51742M51745M51749M51751M51753
M51758M51762M51763M51768M51770M51772M51774M51776M51778
shed codes9A Longsight24A Accrington24C Lostock Hall24E Blackpool24F Fleetwood
26C Bolton
Accrington shed closed to steam on 6th March 1961.
Updated: September 2021
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  1. Unknown17 June 2021 at 11:25

    Whoever has put this information together, its amazing. Must have taken ages. Most interesting to read.

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