Gorton Works | ||||||||||||
Built by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway and opened in 1848 | ||||||||||||
access: | The Works entrance was on Lawton Street, a narrow street off Cornwall Street, Openshaw, Manchester | |||||||||||
Site Location: http://www.bing.com/maps/?lvl=14&cp=53.4696259632776~-2.17319941815727&FORM=MMREDR | ||||||||||||
Aerial Photograph: http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/epw019383 | ||||||||||||
Visits | ||||||||||||
Sunday 24 January 1960 | erecting shop & yard | |||||||||||
O4 2-8-0 (GCR) | O1 2-8-0 (GNR) | WD 2-8-0 | EM1 & EM2 locos | |||||||||
63587 | 40E | 63776 | 41J | 63594 | 40E | 90013 | 36C | 90376 | 26A | 26004 | 26030 | |
63618 | 36A | 63798 | 41F | 63712 | 52H | 90032 | 36C | 90557 | 24B | 26026 | 26046 | |
63686 | 9G | 63853 | 41J | 63786 | 31B | 90232 | 36C | 90576 | 26A | 26027 | 27001 | |
J11 0-6-0 (GCR) | J10 0-6-0 (GCR) | 90288 | 40E | 90602 | 36A | |||||||
64450 | 36E | 65134 | 8E | 90364 | 26D | 90729 | 26C | |||||
works dump | ||||||||||||
O4 2-8-0 (GCR) | J11 0-6-0 (GCR) | C13 4-4-2T (GCR) | C14 4-4-2T (GCR) | N5 0-6-2T (GCR) | ||||||||
63733 | 41A W | 64298 | 9G W | 64421 | 36C W | 67417 | 9G W | 67445 | 41G W | 69262 | 34E W | |
63753 | 41F W | 64331 | 9G W | 64429 | 36C W | 67450 | 9G W | 69292 | 34E W | |||
63804 | 41H W | 64389 | 9G W | 64438 | 40E W | 69343 | 41G W | |||||
63889 | 41A W | 64407 | 36C W | |||||||||
Sunday 28 February 1960 | ||||||||||||
works yard | works dump | |||||||||||
O4 2-8-0 (GCR) | WD 2-8-0 | O4 2-8-0 (GCR) | J11 0-6-0 (GCR) | N5 0-6-2T (GCR) | ||||||||
63692 | 40B | 90089 | 56A | 63733 | 41A W | 64298 | 9G W | 69292 | 34E W | |||
63716 | 9G | 90133 | 36C | J10 0-6-0 (GCR) | 64396 | 41H W | 69299 | 41J W | ||||
63737 | 41A | 90269 | 34E | 65169 | 8E W | 64433 | 41H W | 69308 | 41F W | |||
63801 | 41J | 90525 | 26E | 64438 | 40E W | 69314 | 41A W | |||||
Sunday 24 April 1960 | erecting shop | |||||||||||
O4 2-8-0 (GCR) | O1 2-8-0 (GNR) | WD 2-8-0 | EM1 electrics | |||||||||
63575 | 9G | 63718 | 41F | 63796 | 16D | 90143 | 24B | 90657 | 41J | 26008 | 26036 | |
63598 | 9G | 63767 | 9G | BR 9F 2-10-0 | 90358 | 41F | 90701 | 2F | 26015 | |||
63600 | 9G | 63785 | 36E | 92110 | 15C | 90439 | 34E | 90715 | 26A | |||
63632 | 41F | 63846 | 41A | |||||||||
63637 | 36E | 63884 | 41F | |||||||||
works yard | ||||||||||||
O4 2-8-0 (GCR) | J11 0-6-0 (GCR) | WD 2-8-0 | EM1 electric | |||||||||
63681 | 9G | 63716 | 9G | 64315 | 36E W | 90046 | 2F | 90499 | 41F | 26046 | ||
63713 | 9G | 63829 | 41J | 64405 | 9G W | 90103 | 40E | 90519 | 41F | |||
90154 | 34E | |||||||||||
works dump | ex works on shed | |||||||||||
O4 2-8-0 (GCR) | J39 0-6-0 | N5 0-6-2T (GCR) | O1 2-8-0 (GNR) | O4 2-8-0 (GCR) | WD 2-8-0 | |||||||
63733 | 41A W | 64824 | 9G W | 69257 | 14D W | 63755 | 52H | 63602 | 36E | 90163 | 26A | |
63753 | 41F W | J10 0-6-0 (GCR) | 69265 | 27E W | 63727 | 41F | 90253 | 34E | ||||
J11 0-6-0 (GCR) | 65133 | 27E W | 69298 | 27E W | 63735 | 41H | 90568 | 26D | ||||
64357 | 9G W | 69319 | 14D W | 63772 | 41F | |||||||
Sunday 26 June 1960 | erecting shop | |||||||||||
O4 2-8-0 (GCR) | O1 2-8-0 (GNR) | BR 9F 2-10-0 | WD 2-8-0 | |||||||||
63616 | 40E | 63800 | 41J | 63689 | 16D | 92085 | 15A | 90043 | 41J | 90507 | 2F | |
63736 | 36E | 63862 | 9G | J11 0-6-0 (GCR) | 92106 | 15B | 90449 | 41J | 90548 | 26A | ||
63763 | 41J | 63880 | 36C | 64362 | 40A | J39 0-6-0 | 90502 | 34E | 90634 | 40E | ||
63794 | 9G | 64801 | 56F | EM1 electrics | EM2 electric | |||||||
26049 | 26050 | 27005 | ||||||||||
works yard | ||||||||||||
O4 2-8-0 (GCR) | J11 0-6-0 (GCR) | J39 0-6-0 | BR 9F 2-10-0 | EM1 electric | ||||||||
63716 | 9G | 64332 | 41J | 64717 | 9G | 92122 | 15C | 26035 | ||||
works dump | stored - shed yard | stored - Belle Vue | ex works on shed | |||||||||
cl 3F 0-6-0 (J) | cl 2P 2-4-2T (A) | J11 0-6-0 (GCR) | L1 2-6-4T | L1 2-6-4T | O4 2-8-0 (GCR) | |||||||
43329 | 9D W | 50781 | 27C W | 64387 | 41A W | 67762 | 9G | 67747 | 9G | 63840 | 41J | |
43627 | 21A W | 50795 | 55F W | 67798 | 9G | 67748 | 9G | J11 0-6-0 (GCR) | ||||
cl 2F 0-6-0ST | O4 2-8-0 (GCR) | 67751 | 9G | 67756 | 9G | 64359 | 16D | |||||
11394 | HW W | 63894 | 41F W | 67795 | 9G | WD 2-8-0 | ||||||
ex Horwich Works | 67796 | 9G | 90521 | 41F | ||||||||
Sunday 9 October 1960 | ||||||||||||
erecting shop & yard | ||||||||||||
O4 2-8-0 (GCR) | O1 2-8-0 (GNR) | J39 0-6-0 | WD 2-8-0 | |||||||||
63702 | 41H | 63824 | 36E | 63784 | 41H | 64738 | 9G W | 90003 | 40B | 90332 | 55G | |
63728 | 36C | 63857 | 56A | 63887 | 31B | 64796 | 56B | 90015 | 34E | 90347 | 55G | |
63750 | 41H | 63859 | 40E | J11 0-6-0 (GCR) | BR 9F 2-10-0 | 90037 | 40E | 90454 | 34E | |||
63805 | 9G | 63861 | 41J | 64434 | 9G W | 92106 | 15B | 90050 | 34E | 90487 | 55E | |
63816 | 40E | EM2 electric | 64442 | 41F | 92126 | 15A | 90224 | 40B | 90611 | 55D | ||
27004 | 92127 | 15A | 90238 | 18B | 90617 | 55E | ||||||
works dump | 90311 | 41F | 90699 | 55C | ||||||||
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F) | cl 3F 0-6-0 (J) | cl 1P 0-4-4T (J) | ||||||||||
40501 | 85E W | 43652 | 17B W | 43735 | 17A W | 58086 | 82F W | |||||
Sunday 23 October 1960 | works dump only | |||||||||||
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F) | cl 2P 4-4-0 | cl 4P 4-4-0 | cl 3F 0-6-0 (J) | cl 2F 0-6-0 (J) | J39 0-6-0 | |||||||
40454 | 16A W | 40631 | 26F W | 41123 | 85E W | 43735 | 17A W | 58158 | 17A W | 64738 | 9G W | |
40501 | 85E W | |||||||||||
Sunday 6 November 1960 | erecting shop | |||||||||||
O4 2-8-0 (GCR) | O1 2-8-0 (GNR) | WD 2-8-0 | EM1/EM2 electrics | |||||||||
63613 | 36A | 63802 | 41F | 63777 | 16D | 90012 | 55E | 90133 | 36C | 26012 | 26041 | |
63715 | 41J | 63805 | 9G | J11 0-6-0 (GCR) | 90050 | 34E | 90209 | 41F | 26029 | 27004 | ||
63744 | 36C | 63813 | 41F | 64379 | 41J | 90075 | 34E | 90602 | 36A | |||
works yard | ex works on shed | |||||||||||
O4 2-8-0 (GCR) | D11 4-4-0 (GCR) | J11 0-6-0 (GCR) | O4 2-8-0 (GCR) | O1 2-8-0 (GNR) | ||||||||
63617 | 36C | 62660 | 41A Butler Henderson W | 64288 | 9G W | 63728 | 36C | 63784 | 41H | |||
63621 | 41A | O1 2-8-0 (GNR) | WD 2-8-0 | 64325 | 40B W | J39 0-6-0 | WD 2-8-0 | |||||
63669 | 41F W | 63687 | 31B | 90002 | 40E | 64354 | 36E | 64796 | 56B | 90332 | 55G | |
63721 | 9G | 90263 | 40E | 64425 | 41F W | |||||||
works dump | ||||||||||||
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F) | cl 4P 2-6-4T | cl 3F 0-6-0 (J) | J39 0-6-0 | |||||||||
40501 | 85E W | 42345 | 11C W | 43373 | 14E W | 43652 | 17B W | 64738 | 9G W | |||
Sunday 11 December 1960 | erecting shop | |||||||||||
O4 2-8-0 (GCR) | O1 2-8-0 (GNR) | J39 0-6-0 | WD 2-8-0 | EM1/EM2 electrics | ||||||||
63613 | 36A | 63789 | 16D | 64918 | 56B | 90118 | 40E | 90275 | 41J | 26019 | 27003 | |
63615 | 40B | 63792 | 16D | BR 9F 2-10-0 | 90127 | 55C | 90394 | 40B | 26038 | |||
63671 | 36C | 63890 | 31B | 92157 | 21A | 90131 | 40B | 90567 | 41F | |||
63885 | 56B | 90175 | 40B | 90598 | 36C | |||||||
works yard | Old Foundary | works shunters | ||||||||||
J11 0-6-0 (GCR) | WD 2-8-0 | BR 9F 2-10-0 | 62660 | 41A W | J94 0-6-0T | |||||||
64379 | 41J | 90002 | 40E | 90290 | 41D | 92151 | 21A | Butler Henderson | 68079 | 9G | ||
O4 2-8-0 (GCR) | 90036 | 40B | 90362 | 55E | EM1 electric | for preservation | cl 3F 0-6-0 (J) | |||||
63813 | 41F | 90238 | 18B | 90619 | 55G | 26041 | 43261 | 9G | ||||
90263 | 40E | |||||||||||
works dump | ex works on shed | |||||||||||
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F) | cl 3F 0-6-0 (J) | O4 2-8-0 (GCR) | J11 0-6-0 (GCR) | O4 2-8-0 (GCR) | J11 0-6-0 (GCR) | |||||||
40588 | 27A W | 43644 | 21A W | 63643 | 40B W | 64440 | 9G W | 63617 | 36C | 64354 | 36E | |
cl 4P 2-6-4T | cl 3F 0-6-0T | 63669 | 41F W | 63744 | 36C | WD 2-8-0 | ||||||
42345 | 11C W | 47509 | 56E W | 63805 | 9G | 90111 | 36C | |||||
Shed Codes 1960 | 2F Woodford Halse | 8E Northwich | 9G Gorton | 9D Buxton | 11C Oxenhope | |||||||
14D Neasden | 14E Bedford | 15A Wellingborough | 15B Kettering | 15C Leicester Midland | 16D Annesley | |||||||
17A Derby | 17B Burton-on-Trent | 18B Westhouses | 21A Saltley | 24B Rose Grove | 26A Newton Heath | |||||||
26C Bolton | 26D Bury | 26E Lees, Oldham | 27A Bank Hall | 27C Southport | 27E Walton-on-the-Hill | |||||||
31B March | 34E New England | 36A Doncaster | 36C Frodingham | 36E Retford | 40A Lincoln | |||||||
40B Immingham | 40E Colwick | 41A Sheffield Darnall | 41F Mexborough | 41G Barnsley | 41H Staveley GC | |||||||
41J Langwith Junction | 52H Tyne Dock | 55C Farnley Junction | 55D Royston | 55E Normanton | 55F Manningham | |||||||
55G Huddersfield | 56A Wakefield | 56B Ardsley | 56E Sowerby Bridge | 56F Low Moor | 85E Gloucester LMS |
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.

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