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.

Wednesday 20 November 2013

Stockton-on-Tees 1937 - 1958

Stockton-on-Tees shed in 1954. Copyright Ben Brooksbank and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Stockton-on-Tees
Pre Grouping Ownership - North Eastern Railwayopened:1891Sep 1935 - Jan 1950SKN
type: A brick-built 8TS dead-ended shed.closed:Jun-59Feb 1950 - Jun 195951E
location: East of the line, north of the station.
AbbreviationsGCR - Great Central RailwayNER - North Eastern RailwayWD - War Department
LNER - London & North Eastern Railway
Sunday 20 June 1937SKN4.05pm - 4.15pmtotal:28
G5 0-4-4T (NER)A8 4-6-2T (NER)D17 4-4-0 (NER)J77 0-6-0T (NER)J21 0-6-0 (NER)J39 0-6-0
17031890133021521874305612157151114671587
1887208721512161D20 4-4-0 (NER)5978001589J27 0-6-0 (NER)
C6 4-4-2 (NER)A5 4-6-2T (GCR)1184Y1 0-4-0T (Sentinel)J24 0-6-0 (NER)814J27
704C61766A512418481895
Sentinel steam railcars2139Hark Forward2231Swift2232Alexander
Sunday 8 October 1939SKNtotal:28
G5 0-4-4T (NER)A8 4-6-2T (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)J21 0-6-0 (NER)J39 0-6-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
1740188713282156888122915715111481155122232235
177918901330215710012385J77 0-6-0T (NER)15481560D20 4-4-0 (NER)
A7 4-6-2T (NER)15171044612Y1 0-4-0T (Sentinel)1184
1181124Y1
Sentinel steam railcars2139Hark Forward2232Alexander
Sunday 30 September 1945SKNtotal:32
D20 4-4-0 (NER)A7 4-6-2T (NER)J77 0-6-0T (NER)J26 0-6-0 (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
1210NLN1181SKN612DAR1370NPT1001SKN1280NPT
K3 2-6-01192SKN597NPTJ21 0-6-0 (NER)1013SKN2254NPT
1325NEWG5 0-4-4T (NER)J39 0-6-01511SKN1010SKN2259HAV
B16 4-6-01779SKN1577DAR899SKN1229SKN2269NPT
845YK1916SKNY1 0-4-0T (Sentinel)294SKN2338SKN2275BLA
928YK124SKN1565SKN2345SKNO4 2-8-0 (GCR)
steam railcar2348SKN5333WFD
2276North Briton2385SKN
Shed CodesBLA BlaydonDAR DarlingtonHAV Haverton HillNEW New EnglandNLN Northallerton
NPT Newport (Yorks)SKN StocktonWFD Woodford HalseYK York
Sunday 7 July 1946SKNLNER 1923 numbers in redtotal:37
D20 4-4-0 (NER)B16 4-6-0G5 0-4-4T (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)J77 0-6-0T (NER)Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
2106SKN840YK1739WBY2345SKN8412SKN2236SKN
2384WHL842YK1890SKN2348SKN8420SKN3356NPT
2388NTN911YK2087WHL2385SKN8427NPT3407SKN
A8 4-6-2T (NER)942YK2089SKN5800SKNJ21 0-6-0 (NER)3426NPT
1499MID1378YK7294SKN5807SKN294SKNO4 2-8-0 (GCR)
2156WHLJ26 0-6-0 (NER)Y1 0-4-0T (Sentinel)5857SKN1511SKN6618TDK
A7 4-6-2T (NER)379NPT124SKN1565SKNT1 4-8-0T
9787SKN5769NPT1656SKN
Shed CodesMID MidlesboroughNPT Newport (Yorks)NTN NorthallertonSKN StocktonTDK Tyne Dock
WBY WhitbyWHL West HartlepoolYK York
Sunday 7 September 1947SKN6.50pm - 7pmtotal:45
B1 4-6-0 (all SKN)G5 0-4-4T (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)Q5 0-8-0 (NER)T1 4-8-0T
1030Nyala12207254SKN5788SKN3307DAR9918SKN
1032Stembok7262WBY5800SKN3330DARWD 2-8-0
1189Sir William Gray7272SKN5805SKNQ6 0-8-0 (NER)77016NPT
B16 4-6-0D20 4-4-0 (NER)7294SKN5857SKN3374HAV78575SKN
1426YK2365SKN7309DAR5860SKN3380SKNA7 4-6-2T (NER)
1444YK2390SKNJ21 0-6-0 (NER)5865SUN3393SKN9781SKN
K2 2-6-0J77 0-6-0T (NER)5052SKN5867NBH3416HAV9787SKN
1724IMM8407SKN5057SKN5870SKN3441BLAO4 2-8-0 (GCR)
Y1 0-4-0T (Sentinel)8412SKN5089SKN5887SKNJ71 0-6-0T (NER)3835TDK
8144SKN8420SKN5092SKN8305SKN
Shed CodesBLA BlaydonDAR DarlingtonHAV Haverton HillIMM ImminghamNBH N&S Blyth
NPT Newport (Yorks)SKN StocktonSUN SunderlandTDK Tyne DockWBY WhitbyYK York
Sunday 10 July 1949SKNtotal:46
B1 4-6-0 (all SKN)G5 0-4-4T (NER)Q6 0-8-0 (NER)WD 2-8-0
61017Bushbuck67254SKN63349NPT63012SKN77169SKN
61018Gnu121467272SKN3369SKN63048SKN90184SKN
1030Nyala12207288SKN63380SKN63050CLK90344SKN
1034ChiruE12907302WBY63393SKN63059NEW78575SKN
1037JairouE130367318SKNJ21 0-6-0 (NER)63067SKN78587MEX
D20 4-4-0 (NER)A7 4-6-2T (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)5052SKN63092SKN63167NPT
62379YK69781SKN65788SKNJ77 0-6-0T (NER)J71 0-6-0T (NER)T1 4-8-0T
J25 0-6-0 (NER)69787SKN65800SKN8407SKN68305SKN9918SKN
65689SKNY1 0-4-0T (Sentinel)65807SKN68412SKN
65718AUK8144SKN65860SKN8420SKN
Shed CodesAUK West AucklandCLK ColwickMEX MexboroughNPT Newport (Yorks)SKN Stockton
WBY WhitbyYK York
August 1950 allocation (54)B1 4-6-0LNER11V3 2-6-2TLNER1
A8 4-6-2TNER1K1 2-6-0LNER8Y1 0-4-0TLNER1
T1 4-8-0TNER1J25 0-6-0NER2J71 0-6-0TNER1
WD 2-8-0WD15J27 0-6-0NER3J77 0-6-0TNER3
G5 0-4-4TNER5A7 4-6-2TNER2
Sunday 24 June 195151Etotal:41
B1 4-6-0K1 2-6-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)WD 2-8-0
6101851E Gnu6204151E344651G6578851E9001251E
6103051E Nyala6204251EJ25 0-6-0 (NER)J71 0-6-0T (NER)9008651E
6103251E Stembok6204351E6565451E6830551E9018451E
6121451EG5 0-4-4T (NER)6206051E6568951EJ77 0-6-0T (NER)9037751E
6122051E6727851E6206351EA7 4-6-2T (NER)6840751E9040551E
6129051E6730551E6206451E6978151E6841251E9060351E
B16 4-6-06731751E6206551E6978751EJ26 0-6-0 (NER)9062351E
6142450BV2 2-6-2Y1 0-4-0T (Sentinel)A8 4-6-2T (NER)6573951ET1 4-8-0T
6146550B6086450A814451E6986450G6574951E6991851E
6988351E
Shed Codes50A York50B Leeds Neville Hill50G Whitby51E Stockton51G Haverton Hill
Sunday 18 May 195251Etotal:38
B1 4-6-0K1 2-6-0G5 0-4-4T (NER)J71 0-6-0T (NER)WD 2-8-0
6103051E Nyala6200151E6724251E6830551E9004851E
6103451E Chiru6204251E6728851EJ77 0-6-0T (NER)9006751E
6117351E6129051E6204351E6730551E6841251E9017251E
6122051EV2 2-6-26206451E6734551E6842051E9024051E
B16 4-6-06080752B6206551EA7 4-6-2T (NER)A8 4-6-2T (NER)9034451E
6141250B6095752BJ25 0-6-0 (NER)6978151E6988351E9040551E
6146550BY1 0-4-0T (Sentinel)6565451E6978751EJ27 0-6-0 (NER)9062351E
6814451E6568951EJ26 0-6-0 (NER)6578851ET1 4-8-0T
6573951E6586851E6991851E
Shed Codes50B Leeds Neville Hill51E Stockton52B Heaton
Sunday 25 April 195451Etotal:47
B1 4-6-0K1 2-6-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)J71 0-6-0T (NER)WD 2-8-0
6101851E Gnu6204251E6336951D6830551E9001251E
6103051E Nyala6206051EJ26 0-6-0 (NER)J77 0-6-0T (NER)9004851E
6103251E Stembok6206451E6573951E6840751E9008651E
6103451E Chiru6206551E6576451E6841251E9009251E
6103751E JairouB16 4-6-06577151E6842051E9015551E
6118951E Sir William Gray 6142950BJ27 0-6-0 (NER)T1 4-8-0T9017251E
6117351E6147450B6578851E6991251E9018451E
6122051E6130351EG5 0-4-4T (NER)6586851E6991851E9024051E
6127551E6133950A6727851EJ25 0-6-0 (NER)6991951E9034451E
V3 2-6-2TY1 0-4-0T (Sentinel)6728851E6568951E9059736B
6768352A6814451E6730250G9060351E
Shed Codes36B Mexborough50A York50B Leeds Neville Hill50G Whitby
51D Middlesborough51E Stockton52A Gateshead
Sunday 10 July 195551E2.45pm - 3pmtotal:38
B1 4-6-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)G5 0-4-4T (NER)A5 4-6-2T (NER)WD 2-8-0
6103051E Nyala6336654C6731251E6983151E9001251E
6103451E ChiruJ39 0-6-06734651E6983451E9002751B
6118951E Sir William Gray 6494350BJ71 0-6-0T (NER)6983851E9006751E
6117351E6122051EJ26 0-6-0 (NER)6830551E6984251E9015551E
6121451E6130351E6573951EJ77 0-6-0T (NER)T1 4-8-0T9017251E
B16 4-6-0K1 2-6-06576451E6840751E6991251E9018451E
6145850A6204151E6577151E6841251E6991451E9024051E
V2 2-6-26204351EY1 0-4-0T (Sentinel)6991851E9034451E
6096150A6814251E9037751E
Shed Codes50A York50B Leeds Neville Hill51B Newport (Yorks)51E Stockton54C Borough Gardens
Sunday 1 April 195651Etotal:40
B1 4-6-0K1 2-6-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)Y1 0-4-0T (Sentinel)WD 2-8-0
6101851E Gnu6204251E6334850B6814251E9008250B
6103051E Nyala6204351EJ26 0-6-0 (NER)J71 0-6-0T (NER)9017251E
6103251E Stembok6206051E6573951E6830551E9018451E
6103451E Chiru6206451E6576451EJ77 0-6-0T (NER)9024051E
6103751E Jairou6206551EJ27 0-6-0 (NER)6841251E9040551E
6117351E6122051EG5 0-4-4T (NER)6578851E6843851FT1 4-8-0T
6121451E6130351E6731251E6585351GA5 4-6-2T (NER)6991851E
V2 2-6-2B16 4-6-06734651E6586851E6983851E6992151E
6086635A6146150A6588451E6984251E0-6-0 diesels
Shed Codes1322713228
35A New England50A York50B Leeds Neville Hill51E Stockton51F West Auckland51G Haverton Hill
Sunday 31 March 195751Etotal:36
B1 4-6-0K1 2-6-0J26 0-6-0 (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)WD 2-8-0
6103051E Nyala6204151E6573951E6578851E9008651E
6103251E Stembok6204351E6576451E6586851E9015551E
6103451E Chiru6204651E6577151E6588451E9017251E
6103751E Jairou6206051EJ77 0-6-0T (NER)T1 4-8-0T9018451E
6117351E6130351E6206451E6843851E6991851E9037751E
6122051EB16 4-6-06206551EA5 4-6-2T (NER)6992151E0-6-0 diesels
cl 2MT 2-6-06141550BY1 0-4-0T (Sentinel)6983851EJ71 0-6-0T (NER)1314051E
4647851E6145250A6814251E6984251E6830551E1322751E
Shed Codes50A York50B Leeds Neville Hill51E Stockton
Sunday 13 October 195751E2.50pm - 3pmtotal:37
B1 4-6-0K1 2-6-0J26 0-6-0 (NER)J77 0-6-0T (NER)WD 2-8-0
6101851E Gnu6204151E6573951E6843851E9004550B
6103051E Nyala6204251E6576451EJ72 0-6-0T (NER)9008651E
6103251E Stembok6205851E6577151E6869651E9015551E
6103451E Chiru6206051EJ27 0-6-0 (NER)A5 4-6-2T (NER)9017251E
6103751E Jairou6206451E6578851E6983551E9037751E
6117351EB16 4-6-06206551E6586851E6983851E0-6-0 diesels
6122051E6147650AQ6 0-8-0 (NER)6588451EA8 4-6-2T (NER)1313713229
6130351Ecl 2MT 2-6-06342754DJ71 0-6-0T (NER)6988251D
4647851E6830551E6989151D
Shed Codes50A York50B Leeds Neville Hill51D Middlesborough51E Stockton54D Consett
Sunday 8 June 195851Etotal:35
B1 4-6-0K1 2-6-0J26 0-6-0 (NER)J72 0-6-0T (NER)WD 2-8-0
6101851E Gnu6204151E6573951E6869651E9008251E
6103051E Nyala6204251E6576451EJ50 0-6-0T (GNR)9015551E
6103451E Chiru6205851E6577151E6889251E9018451E
6103751E Jairou6206051EJ27 0-6-0 (NER)A5 4-6-2T (NER)9037751E
6117351E6130351E6206451E6578851E6983551E9042651L
6122051EB16 4-6-06206551E6586851E6983851E0-6-0 diesels
cl 2MT 2-6-06143250BJ21 0-6-0 (NER)J71 0-6-0T (NER)A8 4-6-2T (NER)1314113143
4647851E6145652B6509951E6830551E6988251E
Shed Codes50B Leeds Neville Hill51E Stockton52B Heaton
Sunday 16 November 195851Etotal:35
B1 4-6-0K1 2-6-0J26 0-6-0 (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)WD 2-8-0
6103051E Nyala6200151E6573951E6578751E9008651E
6103251E Stembok6204151E6576451E6585551G9015551E
6103451E Chiru6204251E6577151E6585951G9017251E
6117351EL1 2-6-4T6204751AJ21 0-6-0 (NER)6586851E9037751E
6130351E6775451E6206551E6509951E6588451E9043051E
cl 2MT 2-6-06776651EJ94 0-6-0STJ50 0-6-0T (GNR)A5 4-6-2T (NER)0-6-0 diesel
4647851EB16 4-6-06804951E6889251E6983551ED3139
6147150BQ6 0-8-0 (NER)J71 0-6-0T (NER)6988251L
6336151E6824551L
Shed Codes50B Leeds Neville Hill51A Darlington51E Stockton51G Haverton Hill51L Thornaby
The shed at Stockton closed on the 13th June 1959 and the allocation was transferred to Thornaby. 
Updated and revised - September 2021.