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.

Friday 19 October 2012

Blackpool Central 1937 - 1964

Blackpool Central
Post Grouping Ownership - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railwayopened:18851938-195024E
type: A brick-built 8TS dead-ended shed.closed to steam:Nov-641950-195228A
location: On the east side of the line, south of Blackpool Central station.1952-196324E

1963-196610B
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 31 January 193724E6.40am - 6.50amtotal:31
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5P 4-6-0 (L&Y)Jubilee 4-6-0
10715108331219712362284010412104485719Glorious
10724108471225212430cl 5P 2-6-0 (St)10420104555720Indomitable
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)cl 3F 0-6-0 (H)296710429104645721Impregnable
110211951252812542Patriot 4-6-010442104735722Defence
1194cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)5505104445723Fearless
2427
Allocation December 1945 (58)cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)L&Y9cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)L&Y8
cl 3F 0-6-0 (H)L&Y3cl 3P 2-6-2T (F)LMS5cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)LMS3
cl 2P 4-4-0LMS2cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)LMS7cl 5P 4-6-0 (H)L&Y10
cl 5MT 4-6-0LMS4Jubilee 4-6-0LMS7
Sunday 26 May 194624Etotal:41
cl 3P 2-6-2T (F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (H)cl 5P 4-6-0 (H)cl 5MT 4-6-0"Jubilee" 4-6-0
1424E1254224E1041224E492824E557124E South Africa
1524E1255824E1042324E492924E557424E India
6526A1257224E1042924E493024E565324E Barham
cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)1044624E493224E566214B Kempenfelt
243424E1244724E1044824E494724E569724E Achilles
243724Ecl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)1045524E503010A570724E Valiant
262426A272426B1046024E507824E571226A Victory
263624E272624B520223Acl 2P 4-4-0cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)
263824E521425F69024E119224E
539624E119724E
shed codes10A Springs Branch14B Kentish Town23A Bank Hall24B Rose Grove24E Blackpool
25F Low Moor26A Newton Heath26B Agecroft
Sunday 2 May 194824Etotal:29
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)cl 3F 0-6-0 (H)"Royal Scot" 4-6-0"Jubilee" 4-6-0
1072124E1254224E6168
1B The Girl Guide
55529A Silver Jubilee
cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)1255824Ecl 5MT 4-6-0cl 5P 4-6-0 (H)557124E South Africa
263624E1257224E492724E1041224E56251A Sarawak
263724Ecl 3F 0-6-0 (A)493024E1042324E565324E Barham
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)1245924E494724E1043224E569524E Minotaur
119224Ecl 2MT 2-6-01044224E569724E Achilles
119524E641124E1044824E570724E Valiant
641324E1045524E
shed codes1A Willesden1B Camden9A Longsight24E Blackpool
Sunday 24 April 194924Etotal:34
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 5MT 4-6-0"Jubilee" 4-6-0
5080224F5245924E4473024E493024E4557124E South Africa
1088924Ecl 3F 0-6-0 (H)4473224E494724E557424E India
cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)1254224E4473626AM507724E558824E Kashmir
263724E1255824E4475420Acl 5P 4-6-0 (H)4565324E Barham
263824E1257224E477824E1044224E566126A Vernon
cl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)cl 2MT 2-6-0489526A1044824E"Royal Scot" 4-6-0
4119224E641324E4492824E5045524E461268A Royal Army Service Corps
4119524E4492924Ecl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)461319A Royal Warwickshire Regiment
284224F461585A The Loyal Regiment
shed codes5A Crewe North8A Edge Hill9A Longsight20A Leeds Holbeck24E Blackpool
24F Fleetwood26A Newton Heath
Sunday 16 April 195028Atotal:29
cl 2P 2-4-2Tcl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 5P 4-6-0 (H)"Jubilee" 4-6-0
5085028B5221528A4473128A5044228A4557128A South Africa
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)5244728A4473228A5045528A4557428A India
4214828A5245928A4477928Acl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)4558828A Kashmir
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 3F 0-6-0 (H)4492928A4118528A4569528A Minotaur
4263728A5257228A4493028A4119228A4569728A Achilles
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 2MT 2-6-04498828A4119528A"Royal Scot" 4-6-0
4284028B4641128A4509925B461011B Royal Scots Grey
4641228A4522827A
shed codes1B Camden25B Huddersfield27A Bank Hall28A Blackpool28B Fleetwood
Allocation September 1950 (61)cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)L&Y7cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)L&Y15
cl 3F 0-6-0 (H)L&Y1cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)LMS1cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)LMS3
cl 2MT 2-6-0LMS5cl 2P 4-4-0LMS3cl 5P 4-6-0 (H)L&Y1
cl 5MT 4-6-0LMS18Jubilee 4-6-0LMS7
Sunday 29 April 195128Atotal:31
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 5MT 4-6-0"Jubilee" 4-6-0
4263628A5221528A4473028A4495028A4558828A Kashmir
4263728A5235728A4473128A4507728A4563526A Tobago
4263828A5244728A4473328A4520028A4569528A Minotaur
cl 3F 0-6-0 (H)5245928A4492828A4521228B4569728A Achilles
5257228A5246628A4493028Acl 2MT 2-6-04570728A Valiant
5258828Acl 5P 4-6-0 (H)4494728A4641128A"Royal Scot" 4-6-0
5045528A4641328A461001B Royal Scot
461681B The Girl Guide
shed codes1B Camden26A Newton Heath28A Blackpool28B Fleetwood
Sunday 20 July 195224Etotal:22
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)BR 5MT 4-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0"Jubilee" 4-6-0
4263724E7302524E4469626A4492924E4557966A Punjab
4263824E7302724E4473024E4493024E4558824E Kashmir
cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)7302824E4477924E4495024E4565324E Barham
5218224Ecl 4P 4-4-0 (3 cyl)4492624E4521925F4569724E Achilles
5243727C4110024E"Clan" 4-6-2"Patriot" 4-6-0
7200366A Clan Fraser455221B Prestatyn
shed codes1B Camden24E Blackpool25F Low Moor26A Newton Heath
27C Southport66A Polmadie
Sunday 12 April 195324Etotal:31
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)BR 5MT 4-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0"Jubilee" 4-6-0
4263624E7302624E4469724E4495024E4557124E South Africa
4263724E7302724E4473024E4498824E4557424E India
cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)7302824E4473124E4507724E4558024E Burma
5215724E7302924E4473324E4520624F4564226A Boscawen
5224024Ecl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)4492624E4520924A4565324E Barham
5245924E4282026A4492924Ecl 2MT 2-6-0"Royal Scot" 4-6-0
4286924A4493024E4641324E461671B The Hertfordshire Regiment
4648624E
shed codes1B Camden24A Accrington24E Blackpool24F Fleetwood26A Newton Heath
Sunday 18 April 195424Etotal:30
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0"Jubilee" 4-6-0
4263724E4275821A4473024E4498224E4557124E South Africa
4263824E4282316A4473124E4506124E4557424E India
cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)4473224E4507724E4558024E Burma
5243724E4473526A4509211A4558824E Kashmir
"Patriot" 4-6-04492724E4520024E4565324E Barham
4553712A Private E. Sykes VC4492924E4520226A457351B Comet
4554312A Home Guard4493024E453075A"Royal Scot" 4-6-0
4494724E4543624E461255A 3rd Carabinier
shed codes1B Camden5A Crewe North11A Carnforth12A Carlisle Upperby16A Nottingham
21A Saltley24E Blackpool26A Newton Heath
Saturday 1 October 195524Eincludes "Illuminations" traffictotal:54
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0"Jubilee" 4-6-0
4270426A4469227A4493612A4531824E4557124E South Africa
4270926A4473426A4494925B4533925A4557424E India
4271026A4473724E450153B453493D4558024E Burma
4271126A447615A4506219A4538611B4559910B Bechuanaland
4275326B4477824E4506325G4542284G456045A Ceylon
4279419A4483584G4520524B4543624E456473B Sturdee
4282917B4486116A4520825F454393B456845A Jutland
4286125B4487768A4520924BB1 4-6-04570026A Amethyst
4287317D4489625G4521627A6106550B"Royal Scot" 4-6-0
4289824B449143A4523820A6131140A461541B The Hussar
cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)4492624E4526125Acl 4P 4-4-0
5224024E4492724E453083C4110224E
shed codes1B Camden3A Bescot3B Bushbury3C Walsall3D Aston
5A Crewe North10B Preston11B Barrow12A Carlisle Upperby16A Nottingham17B Burton-on-Trent
17D Rowsley19A Sheffield20A Leeds Holbeck24B Rose Grove24E Blackpool25A Wakefield
25B Huddersfield25F Low Moor25G Farnley Junction26A Newton Heath26B Agecroft27A Bank Hall
40A Lincoln50B Leeds Neville Hill68A Carlisle Kingmoor84G Shrewsbury
Saturday 6 October 195624Eincludes "Illuminations" traffictotal:30
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)B1 4-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0"Jubilee" 4-6-0
4010324E6100250A Impala4469325F4558424E North West Frontier
4010924E6108053A447665A4558824E Kashmir
cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)6123750B Geoffrey H. Kitson4494724E4559814B Basutoland
5241524E6133750A4495024E456061B Falkland Islands
5246624Ecl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4498224E4571568A Invincible
4229424A4254924A4499025Fcl 4P 4-4-0cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)
4264324A4520425G4110224E4276916A
4522326A4118924E4286125A
4549412A4119324E
shed codes1B Camden5A Crewe North12A Carlisle Upperby14B Kentish Town16A Nottingham
24A Accrington24E Blackpool25A Wakefield25F Low Moor25G Farnley Junction26A Newton Heath
50A York50B Leeds Neville Hill53A Hull Dairycoates68A Carlisle Kingmoor
Sunday 13 January 195724Etotal:31
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 5MT 4-6-0"Jubilee" 4-6-0
4010324E4262524E4469027A449379A4557124E South Africa
4016424E4263624E4469227A4494724E4558024E Burma
cl 4P 4-4-0cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)4473024E4495024E4558424E North West Frontier
4110224E4279368A4473124E4498224E4558824E Kashmir
4118924Ecl 3F 0-6-0 (A)4473324E4520624F4563526A Tobago
4119324E5236824C4477924E4531824E4570524E Seahorse
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)5241524E4492624E4543624E
4214824E
shed codes9A Longsight24C Lostock Hall24E Blackpool24F Fleetwood
26A Newton Heath68A Carlisle Kingmoor
Allocation March 1959 (39)cl 3 2-6-2T (St)LMS7cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)LMS1
cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)LMS3BR 4MT 2-6-4TBR2cl 5MT 4-6-0LMS20
Jubilee 4-6-0LMS6
Saturday 10 September 196024Eincludes "Illuminations" traffictotal:28
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0"Jubilee" 4-6-0
4009124E4641926A446805A4477924E4555924E British Columbia
4016624EK3 2-6-04473124E448325B4558024E Burma
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)6189350B4473224E4521516D4565324E Barham
4263824Ecl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)4473324E4531824E456555A Keith
BR 5 4-6-04278955C4473724E4543624E4570524E Seahorse
7312726F447595A4544224E"Royal Scot" 4-6-0
4476621E4546424E461548A The Hussar
4477621A
shed codes5A Crewe North5B Crewe South8A Edge Hill16D Annesley21A Saltley
21E Monument Lane24E Blackpool26A Newton Heath26F Patricroft50B Hull Dairycoates55C Farnley Junction
Saturday 16 September 196124Eincludes "Illuminations" traffictotal:39
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 5MT 4-6-0"Jubilee" 4-6-0
4248024C4466715C448675D451378C4557124E South Africa
4255824E4473024E4491816A4520024E4557641C Bombay
4262524E4473324E4492624E4520124E455785A United Provinces
4265626C4473724E4493326A4522624F4558024E Burma
K3 2-6-0447588A450348C4522724E4558424E North West Frontier
6189350B4481515C4507121E4537724E4559041C Travencore
BR 5 4-6-04485117A4507955C4544224E456295A Straits Settlements
7313326F4485616A4510226AEE T4 dieselB1 4-6-0
4486116AD3261B6103150A Reedbuck
shed codes1B Camden5A Crewe North5D Stoke-on-Trent8A Edge Hill8C Speke Junction
15C Leicester Midland16A Nottingham17A Derby21E Monument Lane24C Lostock Hall24E Blackpool
24F Fleetwood26A Newton Heath26C Bolton26F Patricroft41C Millhouses50A York
50B Hull Dairycoates55C Farnley Junction
Saturday 23 September 196124Eincludes "Illuminations" traffictotal:51
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)B1 4-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0"Jubilee" 4-6-0
4255824E6113536A4468927C4507955C4555924E British Columbia
4262524E6126856A447145A4510226A4557124E South Africa
4265326C6127350A4473024E4510426A4558424E North West Frontier
cl 5 2-6-0 (H/F)6136926B4473124E4520024E4559041C Travencore
428869BK3 2-6-04473324E4522724E4561116A Hong Kong
BR 2 2-6-06197040E4480616A4522924B4563526A Tobago
7804127AEE T4 Diesel4487221D4523326A4563955A Raleigh
D3071B4489424B4529512B4564116A Sandwich
"Royal Scot" 4-6-0449161A4531824E4565324E Barham
46109
56F Royal Engineer
4492724E4533315C4566441C Nelson
46136
5A The Border Regiment
4505424L4543624E4566817A Madden
"Britannia" 4-6-24569555C Minotaur
700469A Anzac4570126A Conqueror
shed codes1A Willesden1B Camden5A Crewe North4570226A Colossus
9A Longsight9B Stockport12B Carlisle Upperby15C Leicester Midland4570524E Seahorse
16A Nottingham17A Derby21D Aston24B Rose Grove24E Blackpool24L Carnforth
26A Newton Heath26B Agecroft26C Bolton27A Bank Hall27C Southport36A Doncaster
40E Colwick41C Millhouses50A York55A Leeds Holbeck55C Farnley Junction
56A Wakefield56F Low Moor
Saturday 15 September 196224Eincludes "Illuminations" traffictotal:45
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0"Jubilee" 4-6-0
4220624E4467412A4492624E4520124E4555924E British Columbia
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4469626A4492724E4521155C455955A Southern Rhodesia
4246124E4472824E4494924B4522026A456345B Trinidad
4255026C4473024E4496221A4523326A4568124E Aboukir
4255727D4473224E4496321A4529026C4571026A Irresistible
4255824E4477824E450178F4531824E4573124E Perseverance
4265626C4480616A4507824E4541524E"Royal Scot" 4-6-0
BR 5 4-6-0B1 4-6-04510226A4544224E461108A Grenadier Guardsman
730141A6104441A4519926C4546424E4611216D Sherwood Forester
EE T4 Diesel6115341A"Britannia" 4-6-2"Clan" 4-6-2
D380700535A Moray Firth7200912A Clan Stewart
shed codes1A Willesden5A Crewe North5B Crewe South8A Edge Hill8F Springs Branch
12A Carlisle Kingmoor16A Nottingham16D Annesley21A Saltley24B Rose Grove24E Blackpool
26A Newton Heath26C Bolton27D Wigan L&Y41A Sheffield Darnall41J Langwith Junction55C Farnley Junction
Sunday 6 October 196310Bincludes "Illuminations" traffictotal:40
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0"Jubilee" 4-6-0
4229510B4466410B4494710B4522710B4557916C Punjab
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4473010B4502610B4531810B4558955A Gwalior
4249210D4473110B450578C453682E4569456F Bellerophon
4262510B4477810B4506355C4541510B456988K Mars
Peak T4 diesel4477910B4507710B4543610B"Britannia" 4-6-2
D113448229D4507810BB1 4-6-0700005A Britannia
EE T4 diesel448722J451049D6101850A Gnu"Royal Scot" 4-6-0
D297D3734492610B451425A6131541D4614112B North Staffordshire Reg.
D3264493010B4514812ABR T2 dieselEE T3 diesel
D5852D6736
shed codes2E Saltley2J Aston5A Crewe North8C Speke Junction8K Bank Hall
9D Newton Heath10B Blackpool10D Lostock Hall12A Carlisle Kingmoor12B Carlisle Upperby16C Derby
41D Canklow50A York55A Leeds Holbeck55C Farnley Junction 56F Low Moor
Saturday 11 January 196410Btotal:15
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0"Jubilee" 4-6-0
4229510B4466410B4473310B4495010B4557410B India
4229610D4472810B4488712A451049D4568110B Aboukir
EE T4 diesel4473010B4494710B4531810B4570510B Seahorse
D236
shed codes9D Newton Heath10B Blackpool10D Lostock Hall12A Carlisle Kingmoor
Sunday 18 August 196410Btotal:31
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0"Jubilee" 4-6-0
4214810B4467310D4493010B4530310J455545A Ontario
4215310B W4472810B4494910F4537710B4559816F Basutoland
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4473110B4495010B4541510B4568110B Aboukir
4262510B4473310B4498810C4542110CEE T4 diesel
4265710B4477810B450375D4549510BD292D342
cl 4F 0-6-04481910B4521610FBR 2MT 2-6-0D311
4454810H4492710B452685D7804010B
shed codes5A Crewe North5D Stoke-on-Trent10B Blackpool10C Fleetwood10F Rose Grove
10H Lower Darwen10J Lancaster16F Burton-on-Trent
Blackpool Central closed to steam on 2nd November 1964.
Updated and revised, September 2021.
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