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.

Sunday 20 January 2013

Bradford Bowling Junction 1938 - 1957

Ex-GN Ivatt N1 0-6-2T's at Bradford Bowling Junction Locomotive Depot
9459 and 9479 were two of the many N1 0-6-2T's then used for various local services from Bradford Exchange, to Halifax, and Keighley.  Photo: Ben Brooksbank Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0.

Bradford Bowling Junction
Pre Grouping Ownership - Great Northern Railwayopened:1883prior 1949BRD
type: A brick-built 10TS dead-ended shed.closed to steam:Jan-58Jan 1950 - Jun 195637C
location: On the south side of the Laisterdyke line.
July 1956 - Jan 195856G
AbbreviationsF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - HughesI - IvattSt - Stanier
GNR - Great Northern RailwayGCR - Great Central RailwayGER - Great Eastern RailwayBR - British Railways
H&BR - Hull & Barnsley RailwayNER - North Eastern RailwayWD - WarDepartment
Sunday 20 March 1938BRDtotal:53
N1 0-6-2T (GNR)C12 4-4-2T (GNR)J1 0-6-0 (GNR)J3 0-6-0 (GNR)J50 0-6-0T (GNR)Q4 0-8-0 (GCR)
45684574401845303004300833754134323316461776178
456945794528453430063009339841465833166J52 0-6-0ST (GNR)
4572J39 0-6-0J2 0-6-0 (GNR)40354153588317039304272
N2 0-6-2T (GNR)1487297330713080410558931743967
2583258726982981J27 0-6-0 (NER)10373223J55 0-6-0ST (GNR)
258526882354104532243859
N5 0-6-2T (GCR)31593234
59013162
Sunday 15 March 1942BRD9.05am - 9.20amtotal:45
N1 0-6-2T (GNR)B4 4-6-0 (GCR)J1 0-6-0 (GNR)J50 0-6-0T (GNR)O4 2-8-0 (GNR)
4563459460996100300630095831081317032243789
N5 0-6-2T (GCR)C12 4-4-2T (GNR)J2 0-6-0 (GNR)58831593174 R3233J52 0-6-0ST (GNR)
55185897401845303071308058931623223 R323439303967
55275901C13 4-4-2T (GCR)J3 0-6-0 (GNR)10373164J72 0-6-0T (NER)J55 0-6-0ST (GNR)
57675020605640394139 R104531665713859
N7 0-6-2T (GER)J39 0-6-0
265026541980
2652 R2655R - repair shop
Sunday 15 September 1946BFDtotal:46
N1 0-6-2T (GNR)B4 4-6-0 (GCR)J50 0-6-0T (GNR)
4557BFD4605BFD6101BFD3182 RBFD8923BFD8944BFD
4558BFD9482 RBFDB6 4-6-0 (GCR)3185BFD8932BFD8959BFD
4563BFD9483BFD1348BFD3187BFD8933BFD8961BFD
4567BFDN5 0-6-2T (GCR)J3 0-6-0 (GNR)3188BFD8934BFD8969BFD
4569BFD5518BFD R3398BFD8906BFD8939BFDJ39 0-6-0
4577BFD5527BFD4130BFD8908BFD8940BFD2696BFD
4584BFD5547BFD4133BFD8912BFD8941BFDQ4 0-8-0 (GCR)
4598BFDC1 4-4-2 (GNR)J6 0-6-0 (GNR)8922BFD8942BFD3217ARD
4599BFD3300 RCOP3577BFD8922BFD8943BFDR - repair shop
Shed CodesARD ArdsleyBFD BradfordCOP Leeds Copley Hill
Sunday 25 May 1947BRD11.30am - 11.45amtotal:51
N1 0-6-2T (GNR)A3 4-6-2J50 0-6-0T (GNR)
9437BFD9479BFD107KX Royal Lancer R8892BFD R8933BFD
9447BFD9482BFDB4 4-6-0 (GCR)J3 0-6-0 (GNR)8895BFD8934BFD
9448BFD9483BFD1483BFD41088897BFD8940BFD
9449BFD9485BFD1487BFD4130BFD8898BFD8941BFD
9454BFDN5 0-6-2T (GCR)1488BFD41438902BFD8942BFD
9457BFD9253BFDJ39 0-6-041468906BFD8943BFD
9458BFD9256BFD4749COPJ6 0-6-0 (GNR)8908BFD8944BFD
9459BFD9261BFDQ4 0-8-0 (GCR)4170BFD8912BFD8959BFD
9474BFDC14 4-4-2T (GCR)3217BFD4267ARD8922BFD8961BFD
7442ARD4268BFD8923BFD8969BFD
8932BFD
Shed CodesARD ArdsleyBFD BradfordCOP Leeds Copley HillKX King's Cross
Sunday 4 September 1949BFDtotal:42
N1 0-6-2T (GNR)A3 4-6-2J50 0-6-0T (GNR)
69443BFD69479BFD60098
KX Spion Kop
68892BFD68933BFD
69447BFD9483BFDB1 4-6-0J6 0-6-0 (GNR)8895BFD68934BFD
9448BFD9485BFD61267BFD4170BFD8898BFD68940BFD
69449BFDN5 0-6-2T (GCR)1268BFD4226BFD8902BFD68941BFD
9454BFD9253BFD1294BFD64271BFD68906BFD68942BFD
69459BFD69256BFD64274BFD8908BFD8944BFD
69478BFD69261BFDQ4 0-8-0 (GCR)68912BFD8959BFD
69280BFD63217BFD8922BFD8961BFD
68923BFD8969BFD
Shed CodesBFD BradfordKX King's Cross68932BFD
Sunday 12 March 195037Ctotal:44
N1 0-6-2T (GNR)N5 0-6-2T (GCR)J6 0-6-0 (GNR)J50 0-6-0T (GNR)
6944337C6925637C6417037C6889237C6891237C6894137C
6944737C6926137C6420537C6889537C6892237C6894237C
6944937C6928037C6422637C6889737C6892337C6894337C
6945937CB1 4-6-06426837C6889837C6893237C6894437C
6947437C6122937C6427137C6890237C6893337C6895937C
6947837C6123037C6427437C6890637C6893437C6896137C
6947937C6126737CQ4 0-8-0 (GCR)6890837C6894037C6896937C
6948237C6126837C6321737C
6129437CShed Codes37C Bradford
Allocation September 1950 (49)N1 0-6-2TGNR13J50 0-6-0TGNR20
J6 0-6-0GNR7C14 4-4-2TGNR3B1 4-6-0LNER6
Sunday 18 February 195137Ctotal:43
N1 0-6-2T (GNR)B1 4-6-0J6 0-6-0 (GNR)J50 0-6-0T (GNR)
6944337C6947837C6122937C6417037C6889237C6893337C
6944737C6947937C6123037C6420337C6889336A6893437C
6944837C6948237C6126737C6420537C6889537C6894037C
6944937C6948537C6129637C6422637C6890237C6894137C
6945437CC14 4-4-2T6427437C6890637C6894337C
6945937C6744837CJ39 0-6-06890837C894437C
6946437C6745037C6487237A6891237C6895937C
6947137B6745137A6892237C6896937C
6947437C6892337C
Shed Codes36A Doncaster37A Ardsley37B Leeds Copley Hill37C Bradford
Sunday 27 July 195237Ctotal:45
N1 0-6-2T (GNR)A4 4-6-2J50 0-6-0T (GNR)
6943037B6947937C6002934A Woodcock R6889237C6893337C
6943437C6948237CA1 4-6-26889537C6893437C
6943937C R6948537C6012537B Scottish Union6889737C6894037C
6944337CJ6 0-6-0 (GNR)B1 4-6-06889837C6894137C
6944737C6417037C6103137C Reedbuck6890637C6894237C
6944937C6420337C6122937C6129437C6890837C6894337C
6945437C6420537C6123037C6138437A6891237C6894437C
6945937C6422637CJ39 0-6-06892237C6895937C
6947437C6426837C6490337CR - repair shop6892337C6896937C
6947837C6893237C
Shed Codes34A King's Cross37A Ardsley37B Leeds Copley Hill37C Bradford
Sunday 12 April 195337Ctotal:44
N1 0-6-2T (GNR)B1 4-6-0J39 0-6-0J50 0-6-0T (GNR)
6943237C6945437C6114537C6490337C6889537C6893437C
6943337C6945937C6122937C6490737C6889737C6894037C
6943437C6947437C6123037CJ6 0-6-0 (GNR)6889837C6894137C
6944237C6947537C6126737C6417037C6890837C6894237C
6944337C6947837C6126837C6420337C6891237C6894337C
6944437B6948237C6129437C6420537C6892237C6894437C
6944737C6948537C6129637C6422637C6892337C6895937C
6944937C6426837C6893237C6896937C
6893337C
Shed Codes37B Leeds Copley Hill37C Bradford
Sunday 25 July 195437Ctotal:35
N1 0-6-2T (GNR)B1 4-6-0J50 0-6-0T (GNR)
6943237C6945437C6103137C Reedbuck6889237C6893237C
6943337C6945937CJ6 0-6-0 (GNR)J39 0-6-06889537C6893337C
6943437C6946437C6417037C6490337C6889737C6893437C
6943937C6947437C6420837A6490737C6889837C6894237C
6944737C6948237C6426837CO4 2-8-06890837C6894337C
6944937C6948537C6392037C6891237C6894437C
6892237C6895937C
Shed Codes37A Ardsley37C Bradford6892337C6896937C
Sunday 3 April 195537C2.30pm - 2.40pmtotal:37
N1 0-6-2T (GNR)B1 4-6-0J6 0-6-0 (GNR)J50 0-6-0T (GNR)
6943637C6103137C Reedbuck6417037C6889237C6893337C
6943937C6122937C6129637C6420337C6889537C6893437C
6944337C6126837C6138637B R6420537C6889737C6894037C
6944737CJ39 0-6-0diesel railcars6422637C6889837C6894237C
6944937C6490337CE79005E795056426837C6890937A R6894337C R
6947137C6490737CE79000E79500O4 2-8-06891237C6894437C
6947437CE79004E795046392037C6892337C6895937C
6947537CR - repair shopE79003E795036893237C6896937C
Shed Codes37A Ardsley37B Leeds Copley Hill37C Bradford
Sunday 26 August 195656G12.10pm - 12.20pmtotal:33
N1 0-6-2T (GNR)A1 4-6-2J39 0-6-0J50 0-6-0T (GNR)
6943456G60133
56C Pommern R
6483656B6889256G6893356G
6944356GB1 4-6-06490356G6889556G6893456G
6944756G6103156G ReedbuckJ6 0-6-0 (GNR)6889756G6894156G
6945756G6113156B6129656G R6417056G6889856G6894256G
6947456G6122956Gdiesel railcars6422656G6890856G6894356G
6947856GV2 2-6-2E79000E79500O4 2-8-06891256G6894456G
6091656B RE79002E795026392056G6892356G6895956G
R - repair shop6893256G6896956G
Shed Codes56B Ardsley56C Leeds Copley Hill56G Bradford
Sunday 28 April 195756Gtotal:31
N1 0-6-2T (GNR)B1 4-6-0J6 0-6-0 (GNR)J50 0-6-0T (GNR)
6944356G6112356B6417056G6889256G6892256G6894256G
6947456G6123056G6420356G6889556G6892356G6894356G
diesel railcars6129656G6422656G6889756G6893256G6894456G
E79001E795016132056CJ39 0-6-06889856G6893356G6895956G
E79002E795026138556B6480156G6890856G6893456G6896956G
E79003E79503O4 2-8-06490356G6891256G6894056G
6392056G6490756G
Shed Codes56B Ardsley56C Leeds Copley Hill56G Bradford
Sunday 17 November 195756Gtotal:27
B1 4-6-0J39 0-6-0J6 0-6-0 (GNR)J50 0-6-0T (GNR)
61031*56G6479156G6417056G6889256G6892356G6894356G
6113156G6479656G6420356G6889556G6893256G6894456G
6123056G6480156G6422656G6889756G6893456G6896956G
6138356G6488656GO4 2-8-06891256G6894056G
* named Reedbuck6490756G6392056G6892256G6894256G
6494756GShed Codes56G Bradford
Bradford Bowling Junction shed was closed to steam in January 1958. Known as Hammerton Street, it survived until 1984.
Updated and revised - September 2021.
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