Doncaster Works - 1955 | ||||||||||||
Doncaster Locomotive, Carriage and Wagon Works, known locally as ‘The Plant’, was built in 1853 for the former | ||||||||||||
Great Northern Railway Co. On the amalgamation of the Railway Companies in 1923, Doncaster became one | ||||||||||||
of the main workshops of the London and North Eastern Railway. | ||||||||||||
BR Database: http://www.brdatabase.info/sites.php?page=works&subpage=main&id=DO | ||||||||||||
Sunday 25 September 1955 | ||||||||||||
Works Yards | ||||||||||||
cl 4MT 2-6-0 | V2 2-6-2 | B17 4-6-0 | A4 4-6-2 | |||||||||
43090 | 31D | 60914 | 34A | 61637 | 32B Thorpe Hall | 60032 | 34A Gannet | |||||
K3 2-6-0 | B1 4-6-0 | 61665 | 32D Leicester City | A3 4-6-2 | ||||||||
61836 | 40B | 61390 | 40B | 61666 | 30E Nottingham Forest | 60076 | 52A Galopin | |||||
61913 | 39A | J6 0-6-0 | 61668 | 30E Bradford City | A1 4-6-2 | |||||||
61947 | 31B | 64192 | 35A | A2 4-6-2 | 60122 | 37B Curlew | ||||||
K1 2-6-0 | 64242 | 34B W | 60534 | 64B Irish Elegance | Scrap Road | |||||||
62011 | 63D | 64243 | 36A | J52 0-6-0ST | ||||||||
62051 | 31B | N1 0-62T | new erecting shop | 68769 | 36A W | 68879 | 35A W | |||||
O2 2-8-0 | 69467 | 37C | BR 5MT 4-6-0 - under construction | 68807 | 38A W | 68884 | 35A W | |||||
63950 | 35B | J52 0-6-0ST | 73111 | 73112 | 73113 | 73114 | 68812 | 38A W | ||||
68795 | 36A | |||||||||||
Erecting Shops & Paint Shop | ||||||||||||
cl 4MT 2-6-0 | V2 2-6-2 | B17 4-6-0 | A4 4-6-2 | |||||||||
43084 | 35A | 60828 | 34A | 61636 | 31A Harlaxton Manor | 60003 | 34A Andrew K. McCosh | |||||
43104 | 31D | 60829* | 35A | 61649 | 32B Sheffield United | 60016* | 52A Silver King | |||||
43105 | 31D | 60905 | 35A | A2 4-6-2 | 60020 | 52A Guillemot | ||||||
43106 | 31D | K3 2-6-0 | 60505 | 35A Thane of Fife | 60025 | 34A Falcon | ||||||
43129 | 52B | 61812 | 40A | 60513* | 35A Dante | 60030 | 34A Golden Fleece | |||||
43161 | 32F | 61821 | 38A | B1 4-6-0 | A3 4-6-2 | |||||||
K1 2-6-0 | 61838 | 40B | 61031 | 37C Reedbuck | 60035 | 64B Windsor Lad | ||||||
62003 | 51A | 61927 | 52B | 61116 | 34E | J6 0-6-0 | 60086 | 50B Gainsborough | ||||
BR 4MT 2-6-0 | 61960 | 40A | 61207 | 35A | 64175 | 34D | 60103 | 35B Flying Scotsman | ||||
76039 | 34E | 61938* | 31B | 61210* | 35A | 64178 | 35B | A1 4-6-2 | ||||
BR 5MT 4-6-0 | 61987* | 52B | 61393 | 34A | 64199 | 38A | 60125 | 35B Scottish Union | ||||
new construction | O2 2-8-0 | 64200* | 38A | 60137 | 52A Redgauntlet | |||||||
73104* | 73110* | 63968* | 36A | 64273 | 38A | * locos in the Paint Shop | ||||||
Sunday 13 November 1955 | ||||||||||||
Works Yards | ||||||||||||
cl 4MT 2-6-0 | V2 2-6-2 | J6 0-6-0 | J50 0-6-0ST | A1 4-6-2 | ||||||||
43146 | 32G | 60854 | 35A | 64218 | 38A | 68877 | 35B | 60152 | 64B Holyrood | |||
K3 2-6-0 | 60890 | 38E | 64246 | 35A | 60154 | 52A Bon Accord | ||||||
61821 | 38A | B1 4-6-0 | A2 4-6-2 | 60160 | 64B Auld Reekie | |||||||
61958 | 32C | 61392 | 35A | 60518 | 52A Tehran | new erecting shop | ||||||
BR 4MT 4-6-0 | O2 2-8-0 | B17 4-6-0 | BR 5MT 4-6-0 - under construction | |||||||||
76040 | 34E | 63925 | 36E | 61664 | 32D Leicester City | 73115 | 73118 | 73119 | ||||
Scrap Road | ||||||||||||
J52 0-6-0ST | C12 4-4-2T | N1 0-6-2T | ||||||||||
68769 | 36A W | 68796 | 36A W | 68810 | 38A W | 68865 | 36A W | 67368 | 35C W | 69439 | 37C W | |
68771 | 35A W | 68797 | 35C W | 68861 | 34A W | 68868 | 37A W | Y1 0-4-0T | 69458 | 34B W | ||
68787 | 38A W | 68805 | 34A W | 68864 | 34A W | 68873 | 38A W | 68133 | DS stock | 69463 | 37A W | |
Erecting Shops & Paint Shop* | ||||||||||||
cl 4MT 2-6-0 | V2 2-6-2 | A2 4-6-2 | A4 4-6-2 | |||||||||
43052 | 35A | 60832* | 35A | 60503* | 50A Lord President | 60012 | 64B Comm. of Australia | |||||
43137 | 65A | 60915* | 38E | 60520* | 35A Owen Tudor | 60022 | 34A Mallard | |||||
K3 2-6-0 | 60924 | 35A | 60521 | 52A Watling Street | A3 4-6-2 | |||||||
61806 | 40B | B1 4-6-0 | 60529 | 64B Pearl Diver | 60043 | 64B Brown Jack | ||||||
61818 | 52B | 61127 | 36A | 60531* | 61B Barham | 60049 | 38C Galtee More | |||||
61864* | 31B | 61165* | 36B | B17 4-6-0 | 60096 | 64B Papyrus | ||||||
61877* | 32A | 61389 | 35A | 61608 | 30A Guntin | 60105 | 35B Victor Wild | |||||
61919* | 40A | W1 4-6-4 | 61625 | 32B Raby Castle | A1 4-6-2 | |||||||
61917 | 52D | 60700 | 36A | 61663 | 30A Everton | 60126 | 52B Sir Vincent Raven | |||||
61923 | 53A | BR 5MT 4-6-0 | J6 0-6-0 | O2 2-8-0 | 60140 | 50A Balmoral | ||||||
K1 2-6-0 | new construction | 64187 | 35B | 63927 | 36E | 60143* | 52A Sir Walter Scott | |||||
62052 | 63D | 73116* | 73117* | 64190 | 40F | 63957 | 36A | 60144 | 35B King's Courier | |||
Sunday 4 December 1955 | ||||||||||||
Works Yards | ||||||||||||
cl 4MT 2-6-0 | K1 2-6-0 | B17 4-6-0 | A3 4-6-2 | |||||||||
43145 | 32G | 62016 | 31B | 61611 | 30A Raynham Hall | 60110 | 35B Robert the Devil | |||||
BR 4MT 4-6-0 | 62040 | 31B | 61657 | 31A Doncaster Rovers | A1 4-6-2 | |||||||
76041 | 34E | V2 2-6-2 | B1 4-6-0 | 60128 | 35B Bongrace | |||||||
K3 2-6-0 | 60966 | 35B | 61036 | 36A Ralph Assheton | 60161 | 64B North British | ||||||
61847 | 53A | O2 2-8-0 | 61286 | 31A | 61390 | 40B | A2 4-6-2 | |||||
61930 | 52D | 63925 | 36E | J6 0-6-0 | C12 4-4-2T | 60524 | 50A Herringbone | |||||
61962 | 52D | 63969 | 36A | 64218 | 38A | 67368 | 35C W | new erecting shop | ||||
J50 0-6-0T | J52 0-6-0ST | 67395 | 31E | BR 5MT 4-6-0 - under construction | ||||||||
68921 | 34B | 68811 | 36A | 73107 | 73108 | 73109 | ||||||
Scrap Road | ||||||||||||
J52 0-6-0ST | J6 0-6-0 | N1 0-6-2T | ||||||||||
68758 | 38A W | 68805 | 34A W | 68818 | 34A W | 68865 | 36A W | 64194 | 38A W | 69439 | 37C W | |
68787 | 38A W | 68810 | 38A W | 68856 | 36A W | 68868 | 37A W | Y1 0-4-0T | 69463 | 37A W | ||
68795 | 36A W | 68814 | 38A W | 68864 | 34A W | 68873 | 38A W | 68133 | 35A W | |||
Erecting Shops & Paint Shop* | ||||||||||||
cl 4MT 2-6-0 | V2 2-6-2 | A4 4-6-2 | A1 4-6-2 | |||||||||
43146 | 32G | 60820 | 38C | 60017 | 34A Silver Fox | 60152 | 64B Holyrood | |||||
K3 2-6-0 | 60854 | 35A | A3 4-6-2 | 60154 | 52A Bon Accord | |||||||
61957 | 32A | 60890 | 38E | 60049* | 38C Galtee More | 60159 | 64B Bonnie Dundee | |||||
61958* | 32C | 60924* | 35A | 60074 | 50B Harvester | A2 4-6-2 | ||||||
K1 2-6-0 | B1 4-6-0 | 60101 | 64B Cicero | 60515 | 50A Sun Stream | |||||||
62019 | 31B | 61060 | 53A | 60105* | 35B Victor Wild | B17 4-6-0 | ||||||
62036 | 31B | 61113 | 35A | W1 4-6-4 | O2 2-8-0 | 61608 | 30A Guntin | |||||
BR 4MT 4-6-0 | 61139 | 34A | 60700 | 36A | 63952 | 36A | 61656 | 32D Leeds United | ||||
76022 | 53A | 61206 | 34E | J6 0-6-0 | C12 4-4-2T | 61663 | 30A Everton | |||||
BR 5MT 4-6-0 - new construction | 64206 | 34D | 67397 | 31E | ||||||||
73105* | 73106* | 73119* | ||||||||||
The following Class 5MT 4-6-0s were built at Doncaster - July to December 1955 | ||||||||||||
73100 | 73101 | 73102 | 73103 | 73104 | 73105 | 73106 | 73107 | 73108 | 73109 | |||
73110 | 73111 | 73112 | 73113 | 73114 | 73115 | 73116 | 73117 | 73118 | 73119 | |||
Shed Codes | 30A Stratford | 30E Colchester | 31a Cambridge | 31B March | 31D South Lynn | |||||||
31E Bury St. Edmonds | 32A Norwich | 32B Ipswich | 32C Lowestoft | 32D Yarmouth Sth Tn | 32F Yarmouth Beach | |||||||
32G Melton Constable | 34A King's Cross | 34B Hornsey | 34D Hitchin | 34E Neasden | 35A New England | |||||||
35B Grantham | 35C Peterborough Sp Br | 36A Doncaster | 36B Mexborough | 36E Retford | 37A Ardsley | |||||||
37C Bradford | 38A Colwick | 38C Leicester GC | 38E Woodford Halse | 39A Gorton | 40A Lincoln | |||||||
40B Immingham | 40F Boston | 50A York | 50B Leeds Neville Hill | 51A Darlington | 52A Gateshead | |||||||
52B Heaton | 52D Tweedmouth | 53A Hull Dairycoates | 61B Aberdeen Ferryhill | 63D Fort William | 64B Haymarket |
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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