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.

Saturday 20 October 2012

Blackpool North 1937 - 1963

Blackpool North
Post Grouping Ownership - Preston & Wyre Railwayopened:1886subshed to Blackpool Central
type: A brick-built 3TS dead-ended shed.closed:10th February 1964
location: On the north side of the line, east of Blackpool North 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 31 January 1937Blackpool Central subshed (24E)7.30am - 7.35pmtotal:15
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 3F 0-6-0 (H)cl 5MT 4-6-0"Jubilee" 4-6-0
107041078612275124151257250645718Dreadnought
10750107871229012422cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)
1078312309124632703
Sunday 26 May 1946Blackpool Central subshed (24E)total:21
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)cl 3P 2-6-2T (F)cl 4F 0-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 5MT 4-6-0
1071924E1324E435519A1217424E1227524E492724E
1072124Ecl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4P 4-4-01219424E1241524E495024E
1072524E220023A119424E1221524E1243024E522326A
1074924Ecl 4P 2-6-4T (St)cl 5P 4-6-0 (H)
1088924E263724E1043724E
shed codes19A Sheffield23A Bank Hall24E Blackpool26A Newton Heath
Sunday 2 May 1948Blackpool Central subshed (24E)total:17
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 7F 0-8-0cl 5MT 4-6-0
1072524E1076624E1217424E1227524E914110A477824E
1074924E1079924E1219424E1241524E495024E
1075024E1088924E1221524E1243024E498824E
shed codes10A Springs Branch24E Blackpool
Sunday 24 April 1949Blackpool Central subshed (24E)total:17
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0
1072124E5076624E1217424E1241524E641024E4473324E
1072524E1077824E1219424E5243024Ecl 7F 0-8-0492724E
5074924E1084924E1227524E902410A4495024E
5075224E
shed codes10A Springs Branch24E Blackpool
Sunday 16 April 1950Blackpool Central subshed (28A)total:17
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)cl 3F 0-6-0 (FR)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)"Jubilee" 4-6-0
5064228B5249412E5217428A5243028A457413B Leinster
5072128AFurness Railway5219428A5243728Acl 5MT 4-6-0
1072528Aex Horwich Wks5227528Acl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4473028A
5077828A5241528A4255624C4473328A
4492828A
shed codes3B Bushbury12E Moor Row24C Lostock Hall28A Blackpool28B Fleetwood
Sunday 29 April 1951Blackpool Central subshed (28A)total:23
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 4MT 2-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 5MT 4-6-0
1072528A4126328A4301771G5213828A5227528A4469626A
5074628Acl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)ex Horwich Wks5215728A5241528A4469728A
5074928A4214828Acl 2MT 2-6-05217428A5243028A4477928A
5075728A4643528A5219428A5243728A4492928A
5077828A4510728B
5080628A
shed codes26A Newton Heath28A Blackpool28B Fleetwood71G Bath Green Park
Saturday 19 July 1952Blackpool Central subshed (24E)total:20
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 7F 0-8-0cl 5MT 4-6-0
5071224E4641024E5215724E4964825B4473224E4488926A
1072524E4641324E5221524Ecl 8F 2-8-04473724E452705B
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)5241524E487319A447605A453953C
4126224E4276117B5246624Ecl 4F 0-6-04481917A
4455619A
shed codes3C Walsall5A Crewe North5B Crewe South9A Longsight17A Derby
17B Burton-on-Trent19A Sheffield24E Blackpool25B Huddersfield26A Newton Heath
Sunday 12 April 1953Blackpool Central subshed (24E)total:17
cl 2P 2-4-2T (A)cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)"Jubilee" 4-6-0
5071224E4126324E4276117B5213824E4570226A Colossus
5072524E4126424E4287826A5221524Ecl 5MT 4-6-0BR 5MT 4-6-0
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)WD 2-8-0cl 2MT 2-6-05241524E4477924E7302524E
4248024C9035724D4641024E5243724E
5246624E
shed codes17B Burton-on-Trent24C Lostock Hall24D Lower Darwen26A Newton Heath27C Southport
Sunday 18 April 1954Blackpool Central subshed (24E)total:25
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 4F 0-6-0B1 4-6-0cl 5MT 4-6-0
4126324E5221524E4422027D6180839A4488727C4508816A
4126424E5241524E4456819A6185239A4492624E4510226A
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)5246624Ecl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)4495024E4520425A
4247324E4271526A4498824E4521627A
4247424E4276916A450069E452785D
4247624E450735B
shed codes5B Crewe South5D Stoke-on-Trent9E Trafford Park16A Nottingham19A Sheffield
25A Wakefield26A Newton Heath27A Bank Hall27C Southport27D Wigan39A Gorton
Saturday 1 October 1955Blackpool Central subshed (24E)total:39
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 5MT 4-6-0"Jubilee" 4-6-0
4009924E4270526A4466421A4496421A4558824E Kashmir
4017424E4270826A4473124E450031A456435A Rodney
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)4270926A447386G450398A456883B Polyphemus
4126124F4275617B4477621A450513E"Royal Scot" 4-6-0
4287217A448332A4508816A4611612A Irish Guardsman
429439D448275A451495DB1 4-6-0
cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)448691A4518210C6101750B Blacktail
5243727C448715D452575D6131037A
5246624E4488924A452873BBR 4MT 4-6-0
5252724E4494724E453103B7501627C
Numbers considerably increased by traffic associated with Blackpool Illuminations.
shed codes1A Willesden2A Rugby3B Bushbury3E Monument Lane5A Crewe North
5D Stoke-on-Trent6G Llandudno Jct.8A Edge Hill9D Buxton10C Patricroft12A Carlisle Upperby
16A Nottingham17A Derby17B Burton-on-Trent21A Saltley24A Accrington24E Blackpool
24F Fleetwood26A Newton Heath27C Southport37A Ardsley50B Leeds Neville Hill
Saturday 6 October 1956Blackpool Central subshed (24E)total:25
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 5MT 4-6-0"Jubilee" 4-6-0
4016424E4473426A4510526A453223D4564226A Boscawen
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4474622A451143D453443C4570026A Amethyst
4243624C449143A451285B454053BBR 5MT 4-6-0
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)4492624E4522326A4540810A7304615C
4271526A450035A4526127A454293E7312784G
4285514A4504021A4531824E
shed codes3A Bescot3B Bushbury3C Walsall3D Aston3E Monument Lane
5A Crewe North5B Crewe South10A Springs Branch14A Cricklewood15C Leicester Midland21A Saltley
22A Bristol Barrow Road24C Lostock Hall24E Blackpool26A Newton Heath27A Bank Hall84G Shrewsbury
Sunday 13 January 1957Blackpool Central subshed (24E)total:10
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 5MT 4-6-0shed codes
4009924E4248124C5224024E4473224E24C Lostock Hall24E Blackpool
4017424E5246624E4493024E
5252324E4507724E
5252724E
Thursday 11 July 1957Blackpool Central subshed (24E)total:14
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 5MT 4-6-0BR 5MT 4-6-0"Jubilee" 4-6-0
4017424E5246624E447122A7309010C4570024E Amethyst
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)5252324E4480219A7309910CWD 2-8-0
4263824E5252724E4493024E9071227B
4502610A
4515626A Ayrshire Yeomanry
shed codes2A Rugby10A Springs Branch10C Patricroft19A Sheffield24E Blackpool
26A Newton Heath27B Aintree
Sunday 25 January 1959Blackpool Central subshed (24E)total:11
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)cl 5MT 4-6-0"Jubilee" 4-6-0
4010324E4214824E5246624E4493024E4570524E Seahorse
4010924Ecl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4494724E
4016424E4246126B4498224Eshed codes
4017424E24E Blackpool26B Agecroft
Sunday 10 September 1960Blackpool Central subshed (24E)total:13
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 5MT 4-6-0"Patriot" 4-6-0
4009924E4245524E446835A4510226A4551212B Bunsen
4017424E4265724E449136H451985B
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4506666A452568B
4220624E4507724E4538721B
shed codes5A Crewe North5B Crewe South6H Bangor8B Warrington12B Carlisle Upperby
21B Bescot24E Blackpool26A Newton Heath66A Polmadie
Saturday 16 September 1961Blackpool Central subshed (24E)total:28
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 5MT 4-6-0"Jubilee" 4-6-0
4215324E4245524E4466021A4535321D4562167A Northern Rhodesia
4220624E4255924E447428C4538721B4567367A Keppel
4229424E4263824E4476621B4541021B4570126A Conqueror
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)4264324E4491021B4543624E4570524E Seahorse
428929B4502512B4544521E"Royal Scot" 4-6-0
"Britannia" 4-6-2450335A4544721A461355A The East Lancashire Regiment
7002921D Shooting Star451895A461539E The Royal Dragoon
Numbers boosted by extra traffic for Blackpool Illuminations.
shed codes5A Crewe North8C Speke Junction9B Stockport9E Trafford Park12B Carlisle Upperby
21A Saltley21B Bescot21D Aston21E Monument Lane26A Newton Heath67A Corkerhill
Saturday 23 September 1961Blackpool Central subshed (24E)total:33
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0"Jubilee" 4-6-0
4215324E4481821A4501212A452405A456718B Prince Rupert
422096A448332A450398A4528721B4567367A Keppel
4229424E4487321B4506521D4533412A4568012B Camperdown
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4487521B4507121E4541021B4572767A Inflexible
4255924E4489024E450935A4541524E"Royal Scot" 4-6-0
4264127D4491816A4511212ABR 5MT 4-6-0461539E The Royal Dragoon
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)4491921A4517064C7307967A"Clan" 4-6-2
4275026A4494724E7200512A Clan MacGregor
shed codes2A Rugby5A Crewe North6A Chester Midland8A Edge Hill9E Trafford Park
12A Carlisle Kingmoor12B Carlisle Upperby16A Nottingham21A Saltley21B Bescot21D Aston
21E Monument Lane24E Blackpool26A Newton Heath27D Wigan L&Y64C Dalry Road67A Corkerhill
Saturday 15 September 1962Blackpool Central subshed (24E)total:29
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0"Jubilee" 4-6-0
4214824E446845A4505821D453501A4559321D Kolaphur
4215324E447145A4506521D4537724E4563617B Uganda
4229424E4476621B4507724E4541021B4569724E Achilles
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)4487221D4518021E4544821D4571527A Invincible
4245524E4487321B4520024EBRMT 5 4-6-0457351A Comet
4262524E4489424F4530821C7302689A
4494724E453116G
shed codes1A Willesden5A Crewe North6G Llandudno Jct.17B Burton-on-Trent21B Bescot
21D Aston21C Bushbury21E Monument Lane24E Blackpool27A Bank Hall89A Shrewsbury
Sunday 6 October 1963Blackpool Central subshed (24E)total:16
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 5MT 4-6-0"Jubilee" 4-6-0
4215324E4245524E4473224E4518621A45705
24E Seahorse
4246124E4476621B452765Dcl 8F 2-8-0
4255824E4488412A453148F482089F
4255924E4518021EBR 5MT 4-6-0
4265724E730736G
shed codes
5D Stoke-on-Trent
6G Llandudno Jct.8F Springs Branch9F Heaton Mersey12A Carlisle Kingmoor
21B Bescot21E Monument Lane24E Blackpool
Blackpool North shed closed on 2nd November 1964.
Updated and revised, September 2021.
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  1. Geoff Kerr3 March 2023 at 21:36

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  2. Geoff Kerr3 March 2023 at 21:43

    Although officially closed in 1964, Blackpool North was used to service steam locomotives until at least February 1968.

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