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.

Friday 19 April 2013

Ardrossan 1938 - 1964

Ardrossan
Pre Grouping Ownership - Glasgow and South West Railwayopened:1895Sep 1935 - Dec 194830C
type: A brick-built 4TS through-road shed.closed:Feb-65Jan 1949 - Feb 196567D
location: In a triangle of lines formed by the Glasgow to Largs lines.
AbbreviationsDr - DrummondF - FowlerFb - FairburnH - HughesM - Macintosh
Pick - PickersgillBR - British RailwaysCR - Caledonian RailwayGNR - Great Northern Railway
LMS - London, Midland & Scottish RailwayNBR - North British RailwaySt - StanierWD - War Department
Sunday 24 July 193830Ctotal:33
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 2P 4-4-0 (M)cl 4P 4-6-0 (Pick)cl 3F 0-6-0T (M)cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)
57860662465014330143441464216259162821726917348
57960762566714331cl 4F 0-6-0162791727417356
595608626668cl 3P 4-4-0 (Pick)43300-6-0 diesels1727617359
59660914467cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)7107710817304
17590
Sunday 7 July 194630Ctotal:32
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)cl 3F 0-6-0T (M)cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
57830C62530C247230C1625930C1726330C1757730C
60630C62630C247330C1628230C1727430C1757930C
60830C66730C247430C1631130C1727630C1759030C
60930C66830C247530C1636430C1728230C1762530C
61530A66930C1730430C1762730C
62430C1733530C
1735530C
shed codes30A Corkerhill30C Ardrossan1735630C
Sunday 14 August 194967Dtotal:36
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
4057867D4062667D4219667A4496966B5726367D5757767D
4057967D4063767A4220967D4508468A5727266B5759067D
4060667D4064167A4221067Dcl 3F 0-6-0T (M)5728267D5760268B
4060767D4064267Acl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)5625967D5734867D5762767D
4060867D4065167A4290968B5631167D5735567D5767367D
4060967D4066867DK3 2-6-0 (GNR)5636467D5735767D
4061767B4066967D61990STMshed codes66B Motherwell67A Corkerhill
4062467D67B Hurlford67D Ardrossan68A Carlisle Kingmoor68B DumfriesSTM St. Margarets
Allocation September 1950 (35)cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)CR8cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)CR6
cl 3F 0-6-0T (M)CR5cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)LMS4cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)LMS12
Sunday 17 June 195167Dtotal:36
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 3F 0-6-0T (M)cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
4057967D4060967D4212267A5625967D5726367D5757567A
4059967A4062467D4219267A5627467C5727467D5757767D
4060667D4062567D4220967D5628267D5727667D5757967D
4060767D4062667D4221067D5631167D5728267D5759067D
4060867D4066967D4221167D5636467D5734867D5762767D
4221267D5735567D5766967D
5735667D5767367D
shed codes67A Corkerhill67C Ayr67D Ardrossan5735767D
Sunday 20 July 195267Dtotal:33
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
4057867D4060967D4213167C4274267D5726367D5757767D
4057967D4062467D4219067A4274968C5727467D5759067D
4060467A4062667D4220967D4291167D5727667D5762767D
4060667D4066367B4221067Dcl 3F 0-6-0T (M)5728267D5766967D
4060767D4066767D4221167D5625967D5734867D5767367D
4060867D4066867D4221267D5627967D5734867DBR 4MT 2-6-4T
shed codes4066967D4223866A5628267D5735567D8002266A
66A Polmadie67A Corkerhill67B Hurlford5631167D5735667D8003067A
67C Ayr67D Ardrossan68C Stranraer5636467D
Sunday 24 June 195667Dtotal:36
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 3F 0-6-0T (M)cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
4057867D4062467D4219167A5627967D5726367D5757767D
4057967D4062567D4220967D5628267D5726667D5762767D
4060667D4062667D4221067D5631167D5727467D5766967D
4060767A4063867C4221267D5636467D5734867D5767367D
4060867D4066667D4269767Dcl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)5735567D
4060967D4066767D4280667D5735667D
4066967D4291167D5735767D
4291767C
shed codes67A Corkerhill67C Ayr67D Ardrossan
Sunday 25 May 195867Dtotal:36
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
4057867D4062567D4220967D5725467D5735667D5756667D
4057967D4062667D4221067D5726367D5735767D5757967D
4060667D4063867C4221167D5726667Dcl 3F 0-6-0T (M)5759067D
4060767A4066667D4221267D5727467D5625967D5762767D
4060867D4066867D4269767D5730967D5627967D5767367D
4060967Dcl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 4F 0-6-05734867D5628267D
4274267D4415967D5735567D5631167D
shed codes67A Corkerhill67C Ayr67D Ardrossan
Allocation March 1959 (42)cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)CR9cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)CR6
cl 4F 0-6-0LMS1cl 3F 0-6-0T (M)CR2cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)LMS6
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)LMS12cl 5F 2-6-0 (H/F)LMS4cl 5MT 4-6-0LMS2
Sunday 23 August 195967Dtotal:35
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
4057867D4066967D4274267D5725467D5735567D5756667D
4057967Dcl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)4280667D5726367D5735667D5757967D
4062467D4220967D4291167D5726667D5735767D5759067D
4062567D4221067D4291267D5727467Dcl 3F 0-6-0T (M)5762767D
4063867C4221167Dcl 4F 0-6-05730967D5625967D5766967D
4066767D4221267D4415967D5734867D5636467D5767367D
4066867D5637267C
shed codes67C Ayr67D Ardrossan
Saturday 19 August 196167Dtotal:34
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T (M)cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
4057867D4212467D4516767D5623267D5725467D5756667D
4057967D W4219067A4525167D5628267D5726367D5757967D
4062467D W4219367D4549067DBR 4MT 2-6-4T5726667D5759067D
4062567Dcl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)WD 2-8-08002867D5727467D5766967D
4066867D4291167D9050567D8002967D5734867D5767367D
4066967DJubilee 4-6-05735567D0-6-0 diesels
4566567A Lord Rutherford of Nelson5735667D WD3928D3929
shed codes67A Corkerhill67C Ayr67D Ardrossan5735767D
Sunday 24 June 196267Dtotal:52
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
4057867D W4212367D4470667A4546367D5725467D5756667D
4062567D W4219067A4497767D4547067D5726367D W5757967D W
4066867D W4219167D4516767D4549067D5726667D5759067D
4066967D W4219367D4525167D4549767D5727467D W5759467D
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)4219467D4538467Dcl 3F 0-6-0T (M)5730967D5762767D
4274067D4220367D4545667D5623267D W5734867D5766967D W
4280667DBR 4MT 2-6-04545767D5628267D W5735567D5767367D W
7609066BWD 2-8-0J36 0-6-0 (GNR)5735767D Wcl 4F 0-6-0
Clan 4-6-29046367D6521467DB1 4-6-04432266B
7200612A Clan Mackenzie9050567D W6527367D6126262B0-6-0 diesels
D3926D3928
shed codes12A Carlisle Kingmoor62B Dundee Tay Br.66A PolmadieD3927D3929
67A Corkerhill66B Motherwell67D Ardrossan
Sunday 9 June 196367Dtotal:35
cl 2P 4-4-0 (F)cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0cl 3F 0-6-0T (M)cl 2F 0-6-0 (Dr)cl 3F 0-6-0 (M)
4057867D W4212367D4470066E5623267D W5730967D5756667D
4062567D W4219067A4516767DJ36 0-6-0 (NBR)5733667D5759067D
4066867D W4219167D W4545667D6521467D5734867D W5759467D W
4066967D W4219367D W4545767D6527367D5762767D
cl 5MT 2-6-0 (H/F)BR 4MT 2-6-4T4546367D0-6-0 dieselsWD 2-8-0
4274067D8004767A4546767AD3007D39299046367D
4280667D8004967A4547967DD39289050567D W
4291167Dshed codes66E Carstairs67A Corkerhill67D Ardrossan
Saturday 8 August 196467Dtotal:25
cl 4MT 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 5MT 4-6-0BR 4MT 2-6-0cl 2MT 2-6-00-4-0 diesels
4219067A W4497467D4547967D W7600167D4641367BD2436D2437
BR 4MT 2-6-4T4500767B W4549067B7609367A4643567B W0-6-0 diesels
8000567A4512467Bcl 3F 0-6-0 (M)7609567A R4648267DD2574D3007
8003067A W4516767D5756667D W7609767C W4649867D
8004967A W4536567D7609967D RW - withdrawn
R - signifies that the loco was reinstated. In this case both 76095 and 76099 were transferred to Saltley in early September 1964.
shed codes67A Corkerhill67B Hurlford67C Ayr67D Ardrossan
Ardrossan shed closed to steam on 15th February 1965.
Updated and revised - December 2021.
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