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.

Monday, 28 January 2013

Bidston 1938 - 1963

Three of the Fowler built 0-6-0T Dock Tanks could be seen at work in the Birkenhead area during the 1950s.  Photo: RuthAS - Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike licence.
Bidston
Pre-Grouping Ownership - Great Central Railwayopened:1897prior to Jan 1950BID
type: A brick-built 2TS dead-ended shed.closed:Feb-63Feb 1950 - Feb 19636F
location: On the west side of the line, north of Birkenhead North station.
AbbreviationsWb - WebbF - FowlerH - HughesI - IvattSt - Stanier
GCR - Great Central RailwayNER - North Eastern RailwayBR - British Railways
Sunday 17 April 1938Sunday 7 September 1941
BIDtotal:13BID12pm - 12.05pmtotal:12
N5 0-6-2T (GCR)J72 0-6-0T (NER)J10 0-6-0 (GCR)N5 0-6-2T (GCR)J72 0-6-0T (NER)J10 0-6-0 (GCR)
55395548218423075120584955222307232051265847
cl 2F 0-6-2T (Wb)J63 0-6-0T (GCR)51245851C13 4-4-2T (GCR)J63 0-6-0T (GCR)J11 0-6-0 (GCR)
78385061J39 0-6-0545651575214
cl 3F 0-6-0T1281O4 2-8-0 (GCR)cl 3F 0-6-0T
750776586376650073897439
Sunday 24 June 1945Sunday 10 August 1947
BID9.40am - 9.45amtotal:10BIDtotal:10
C13 4-4-2T (GCR)J72 0-6-0T (NER)J39 0-6-0J72 0-6-0T (NER)J63 0-6-0T (GCR)O1 2-8-0
5357WRX2307BID30828671BID8205BID3786GOR
J63 0-6-0T (GCR)2320BIDcl 8F 2-8-08714BID8207BIDB7 4-6-0 (GCR)
5157BIDcl 3F 0-6-0T8553GOR8727BIDcl 3F 0-6-0T1384SHF
553873246CO4 2-8-0 (GCR)N5 0-6-2T (GCR)73896C
75076C65549326WRX76746C
Shed CodesBID BidstonGOR GortonSHF SheffieldWRX Wrexham6C Birkenhead
Saturday 19 June 1948Sunday 9 July 1950
BIDtotal:66Ftotal:10
J62 0-6-0ST (GCR)cl 3F 0-6-0TB7 4-6-0 (GCR)N5 0-6-2T (GCR)J94 0-6-0STcl 4P 2-6-4T (St)
8201WRX74506C1382GOR692896F680066F425968A
J63 0-6-0T (GCR)76726CJ72 0-6-0T (NER)cl 3F 0-6-0T680656FO4 2-8-0 (GCR)
8207BID8727BID474726C680666F6386238B
476746CJ72 0-6-0T (NER)O1 2-8-0
687276F6386539A
Shed Codes6F, BID Bidston6C Birkenhead8A Edge Hill38B Annesley
WRX Wrexham39A, GOR Gorton
Allocation September 1950 (8)N5 0-6-2TLNER1J94 0-6-0STLNER3
J72 0-6-0TLNER4
Sunday 19 August 19516Ftotal:15
N5 0-6-2T (GCR)J72 0-6-0T (NER)cl 3F 0-6-0TJ94 0-6-0STJ39 0-6-0O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
692676E686716E473246C680066F6474539A6372239A
cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)687016F475306C680636F6374339A
425978A687146F680656F6389939A
680666F
Shed Codes6C Birkenhead6E Wrexham6F Bidston8A Edge Hill39A Gorton
Sunday 21 June 19536Ftotal:19
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 3F 0-6-0TJ72 0-6-0T (NER)J94 0-6-0STO4 2-8-0 (GCR)
401106C476276F687146C680066F680636F6361439A
401216C476286Fcl 2F 0-6-0T (F)680136F680656Fcl 8F 2-8-0
J39 0-6-0476726F471606F680306F680666F480946C
6474339A476746F471646F680346F
Shed Codes6C Birkenhead6F Bidston39A Gorton
Sunday 18 April 19546Ftotal:20
C13 4-4-2T (GCR)cl 3F 0-6-0TJ94 0-6-0STcl 8F 2-8-0O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
674126E476276F680066F680636F482536F6369539A
cl 2F 0-6-0T (F)476286F680136F680656F486846C6385939A
471606F476726F680306F680666FJ72 0-6-0TJ39 0-6-0
471646F476746F687276F6474539A
471666F
Shed Codes6C Birkenhead6E Wrexham6F Bidston39A Gorton
Saturday 25 June 19556Ftotal:12
cl 2F 0-6-0T (F)cl 3F 0-6-0TJ94 0-6-0STJ39 0-6-0cl 8F 2-8-0O4 2-8-0 (GCR)
471606F476726F680306F6474839A481656F6357539A
471666F476746F680656F482536F6376639A
680666F
Shed Codes6F Bidston39A Gorton
Sunday 17 June 19566F10.15am - 10.20amtotal:20
BR 2MT 2-6-2Tcl 2F 0-6-0T (F)J94 0-6-0STO4 2-8-0 (GCR)cl 8F 2-8-0
840046E471606F680066F680636F6359839A482536F
cl 3F 0-6-0T471646F680306F680656F6384839A486676F
476286F471666F680346F680666F6386239ABR 9F 2-10-0
476746FJ39 0-6-0920466F
6474839A920476F
Shed Codes6E Wrexham6F Bidston39A Gorton
Sunday 24 February 19576Ftotal:16
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)cl 2F 0-6-0T (F)cl 3F 0-6-0TJ94 0-6-0STO4 2-8-0 (GCR)cl 8F 2-8-0
401106C471606F476226F680346F6379439A486676F
K3 2-6-0471666F476286F680456FJ39 0-6-0BR 9F 2-10-0
6191339A476746F680636F6474539A920456F
680666F920466F
Shed Codes6C Birkenhead6F Bidston39A Gorton
Sunday 30 March 19586Ftotal:16
cl 3MT 2-6-2T (St)14xx 0-4-2Tcl 3F 0-6-0TJ94 0-6-0STcl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
401306G14176C S475656F680636F482536F920466F
cl 2MT 2-6-2T (I)43xx 2-6-0476286F680666F486676F920476F
412326E53936C S487646CO4 2-8-0 (GCR)
63506C SS - Stored6364139A
6368139A
Shed Codes6C Birkenhead6E Wrexham6F Bidston6G Llandudno Jct.39A Gorton
Allocation March 1959 (14)cl 2F 0-6-0T (F)LMS1J72 0-6-0TLNER3
cl 3F 0-6-0TLMS2J94 0-6-0STLNER3cl 8F 2-8-0LMS2
BR cl 9F 2-10-0BR3
Sunday 19 April 19596Ftotal:15
cl 2F 0-6-0T (F)J72 0-6-0T (NER)J94 0-6-0STO4 2-8-0 (GCR)cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
471666F686716F680636F635759G482536F920476F
cl 3F 0-6-0T687146F680656F637679G486676FJ39 0-6-0
476226F687276F680666F647489G
476286F
Shed Codes6F Bidston9G Gorton
Sunday 31 July 19606F11.20am - 11.45amtotal:15
cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 2F 0-6-0T (F)J94 0-6-0STO4 2-8-0 (GCR)cl 8F 2-8-0BR 9F 2-10-0
473436F471666F680636F636319G486916C920456F
474956FJ39 0-6-0680656F637439G920476F
476226F647449G680666F
476286F648759G
Shed Codes6C Birkenhead6F Bidston9G Gorton
Sunday 9 July 1961Sunday 14 January 1962
6F8.15am - 8.20amtotal:126Ftotal:10
cl 3F 0-6-0TJ94 0-6-0STBR 9F 2-10-0cl 3F 0-6-0TJ94 0-6-0STBR 9F 2-10-0
473436F680656F920466F474956F680656F920456F
476226F680666F920476F476596C680666F920466F
680686Fcl 8F 2-8-0cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)O4 2-8-0 (GCR)cl 8F 2-8-0
O4 2-8-0 (GCR)482626C427609G638059G486976C
635759G484766C638489G
638629G486318E
Shed Codes6C Birkenhead6F Bidston8E Northwich9G Gorton
Sunday 2 September 1962Sunday 3 February 1963
6Ftotal:96Ftotal:7
cl 3F 0-6-0TJ94 0-6-0STBR 9F 2-10-0cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 2F 0-6-0T (F)BR 9F 2-10-0
473436F680656F920466F473436F471646F920466F
476286F680666F920476F474956F920476F
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 8F 2-8-0921656F476226F
428469G484236C476286F
Bidston shed closed on 11th February 1963.
Revised and updated - September 2021.

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3 comments:

  1. grantd7 July 2015 at 21:01

    68045 error ? loco alloc Darlington 24-Feb-57 Bidston MPD suggest Bidston's 68065
    Best regards

    Grant

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  2. Basil12 May 2021 at 21:57

    The link to the earliest Old Oak Common listing (38-?) brings up the one starting in, I think '58.
    Fantastic site

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  3. Kingsley Auctions21 January 2024 at 13:52

    Bidston is listed as a Merseyside shed. It surely was in Cheshire since Merseyside as such did not exist until 1974

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