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.

Thursday 8 November 2012

Widnes 1937 - 1964

Widnes
Post Grouping Ownership - London & North Western Railwayopened:1888Sep 1938 - Apr 19648D
type: A brick-built 6TS dead-ended shed.closed:Apr-64
location: In the fork of the Widnes South to Warrington and St. Helens lines.
AbbreviationsA - AspinallBW - Barton WrightClf - CauliflowerF - FowlerFb - Fairburn
H - HughesI - IvattJ - JohnsonSt - StanierWb - WebbWh - Whale
B-C Bowen-CookeBm - BeamesBR - British RailwayWD - War Department
LMS - London, Midland & Scottish RailwayLNW - London & North Western RailwayL&Y - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
Sunday 7 March 19378D3.25pm - 3.35pmtotal:33
cl 3P 2-6-2T (F)cl 1F 0-6-2T (Wb)cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 2F 0-6-0 (Wb)cl 6F 0-8-0 G1cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
67276092768174872809381879060907590749170
cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)cl 2P 0-6-2T (Wb)cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)2809581919067907690799220
23626899690611448813882219071911891059347
cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)cl 1F 0-6-0ST (Wb)81458277
77942735881868289
Sunday 27 February 19388Dtotal:30
cl 3P 2-6-2T (F)cl 2P 0-6-2T (Wb)cl 2F 0-6-0ST (BW)cl 2F 0-6-0 (Wb)cl 6F 0-8-0 G1cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
68689969191142411446813881879054907190249082
76906cl 3F 0-6-0 (A)814582219060907590739299
cl 3F 0-6-0T120881214081869067907690749347
74641213012438
Allocation December 1945 (25)cl 3P 2-6-2T (F)LMS1cl 2P 0-6-2T (Wb)LNW1
cl 1F 0-6-2TLNW1cl 2F 0-6-0 (Wb)LNW10cl 6F 0-8-0 G1LNW5
cl 7F 0-8-0 G2aLNW7
Sunday 27 October 19468Dtotal:23
cl 3P 2-6-2T (F)cl 2P 0-6-2T (Wb)cl 2F 0-6-0 (Wb)cl 6F 0-8-0 G1cl 7F 0-8-0 G1
88D69068D280958D282398D89398D89078D
cl 3P 2-6-2T (St)cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)281078D282538D90588Dcl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
1306A78338D281178D282628D92158C90208D
281458D282788D92259D92169D
282218Dcl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
965825D
shed codes6A Chester Midland8C Speke Junction8D Widnes9D Buxton25D Mirfield
Sunday 24 February 19498Dtotal:24
cl 3P 2-6-2T (St)cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (Clf)cl 8F 2-8-0cl 6F 0-8-0 G1cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
401258D464208D2840310A 84668D90678D90208D
cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)464218D284578D484628D490718D490738D
425686A464228D285858D85548Dcl 3F 0-6-0 (A)490798D
464238D285988D85588D521118A91708D
464248D583938D487728D
shed codes6A Chester Midland8A Edge Hill8D Widnes10A Springs Branch
Allocation September 1950 (27)cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)LMS1J67 0-6-0TLNER1
cl 2MT 2-6-0LMS5cl 2F 0-6-0 (Clf)LNW7cl 7F 0-8-0 G2aLNW5
cl 8F 2-8-0 (St)LMS8
Sunday 25 February 19518Dtotal:25
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (Clf)cl 8F 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
401258D424516A464208D583638D482945B490208D
464218D583838D484628D490738D
464228D583938D4855318A4908710C
464238D584138D485548D491168D
464248D584158D487538D493438D
464348D584308D487718D
shed codes5B Crewe South6A Chester Midland8D Widnes10C Patricroft18A Toton
Sunday 28 September 19528Dtotal:24
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (Clf)cl 8F 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
401348D424256A464218D583838D482875B490798D
401378Dcl 5MT 4-6-0464228D583968D484628D91168D
453826J464238D584138D487208D491198B
464248D285838D487538D493438D
464348D584158D487718D
584308D
shed codes5B Crewe South6A Chester Midland6J Holyhead8B Warrington Dallam8D Widnes
Sunday 1 March 19538Dtotal:28
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (Clf)cl 8F 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
401348D425686A464208D583788D484628D490798D
401378Dcl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)464218D583948D485128A491168D
402018D428115B464228D583968D485588D491268D
cl 0F 0-4-0STcl 5MT 4-6-0464238D584138D487538D493438D
512045B4514710C464248D584158D487718Dcl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
584308D494458A
shed codes5B Crewe South6A Chester Midland8A Edge Hill8D Widnes10C Patricroft
Sunday 2 May 19548Dtotal:23
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (Clf)cl 8F 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
401348D424616A464208D583948D485548D490738D
401378Dcl 5MT 4-6-0464228D584308D485588D490798D
402018D450735B464238DWD 2-8-04873926A491168D
4514210CJ21 0-6-09025625A487538D491268D
651988D9066425D493438D
shed codes5B Crewe South6A Chester Midland8D Widnes10C Patricroft25A Wakefield
25D Mirfield26A Newton Heath
Sunday 13 February 19558Dtotal:23
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (Clf)cl 8F 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
401348D425956A464208D583768D484628D490738D
401378DJ21 0-6-0464218D584278D485588D490798D
402018D651388D464228D584308D487158B491268D
651988D464238DWD 2-8-0cl 0F 0-4-0STcl 6F 0-8-0 G1
464248D9032225G512185B490818D
shed codes5B Crewe South6A Chester Midland8D Widnes8B Warrington Dallam25G Farnley Junction
Sunday 10 June 19568Dtotal:23
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (St)BR 2MT 2-6-0J21 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
401348D424256A780328D651388D480178D490798D
401378Dcl 3F 0-6-0T780338D651578D484628D491168D
474168A780348D651848D484918D493438D
cl 0F 0-4-0ST780358D651988D485039F
512048D780398D487208D
487718D
shed codes6A Chester Midland8A Edge Hill8D Widnes9F Heaton Mersey
Sunday 21 September 19588Dtotal:28
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 3F 0-6-0TBR 2MT 2-6-0J21 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0cl 7F 0-8-0 G2a
401378D474328A780328D651578D480178D490798D
402018D474908D780338D651848D485028D491268D
BR 4MT 2-6-4T476168D780348D651988D485588D491508D
800476Acl 0F 0-4-0ST780358DWD 2-8-0487538D493578D
512048D780398D9012755C487718D493668D
9040755Ccl 7F 0-8-0 (F)
494168D
shed codes6A Chester Midland8A Edge Hill8D Widnes55C Farnley Junction
Allocation March 1959 (28)cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)LMS4BR 2MT 2-6-0BR5
cl 0F 0-4-0STL&Y1J10 0-6-0LNER2cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS2
cl 8F 2-8-0 (St)LMS14
Monday 26 December 19608Dtotal:26
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)BR 2MT 2-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 8F 2-8-0
400038D412178D428879A780348D472858A481368D
400078D412308Dcl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)780358D474908D481398D
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)412378D422136A780398D476168D482968D
401348D412448D0-6-0 dieselscl 4F 0-6-0483088D
401438DD3793D3794443425E484258D
485068C
shed codes5E Alsager6A Chester Midland8A Edge Hill8C Speke Junction485548D
8D Widnes9A Longsight
Sunday 21 May 19618Dtotal:30
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (F)cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)BR 2MT 2-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0
400038D412178D780348D480178E484258D902428D
400078D412308D780358D481368D484519D9037626A
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)412378D780398D481398D485008D904238D
401348D412448Dcl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)482968D485548D0-6-0 diesels
401438Dcl 3F 0-6-0T420786C483268D487532BD3793D3794
476168D484236C
shed codes2B Nuneaton6C Birkenhead8D Widnes8E Northwich
9D Buxton26A Newton Heath
Sunday 15 April 19628Dtotal:23
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)BR 2MT 2-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0
401348D412308D780358D481368D485008D902428D
401438D412378D780398D481398D485548D9036724F
BR 2MT 2-6-2T412448Dcl 3F 0-6-0T483088D486829F0-6-0 diesels
840238D473498D484258D487098DD2372D3794
840248D476168DD3793
shed codes8D Widnes9F Heaton Mersey24F Fleetwood
Sunday 22 September 19638Dtotal:16
cl 2MT 2-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 4F 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0
464238D476168D4458817C480458D485368D905328D W
464248D476568D481298D487098D0-6-0 diesels
481398D4875812AD2372D3794
482968DD2394
shed codes8D Widnes12A Carlisle Kingmoor17C Rowsley
Sunday 8 March 19648Ddiesels not recorded.total:9
464108D481298D483088D
464238D481398D4837212A
464248D482968D487098Dshed codes8D Widnes12A Carlisle Kingmoor
Widnes shed closed on 13th April 1964.
Updated and revised in September 2021.
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  1. Richard20 September 2018 at 13:12

    The 65xxx locos shown as J21s were actually J10s. 🙂

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