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, 27 December 2013

Darlington Works & Shed 1964 (Part 2)

Darlington Works and Shed
By 1964, Darlington Works and Shed were in decline. The Works, whilst still building Type 2 diesels, had begun to
maintain a range of steam locos which it had not dealt with before. It also began to deal with locos from a much
wider part of the country. It seems that they were probably taking over maintenance of steam locos from Derby.
Saturday 2 May 1964Darlington Works
erecting shop and yard
cl 4MT 2-6-0A4 4-6-2BR 5MT 4-6-0J94 0-6-0STWD 2-8-0
430109F ss6001161B Empire of India W yd730041E erc6806051A yd9004756A yd
430339F ss6002052A Guillemot W yd730712F ercJ27 0-6-0 (NER)9030951A yd
K1 2-6-0A1 4-6-27313716C yd6588052F ss0-6-0 diesels
6205750A yd6012450A Kennilworth ercBR 4MT 2-6-06588252F ercD2078D3455
6206550A yd6013356C Pommern erc750565D ercnew BR T2 dieselsD2605D3656
6206736E ercB1 4-6-0J21 0-6-0D7592D7594D3140D3675
V2 2-6-26101656F Inyala erc6503352F WD7593D3378
6086450A W6103852A Blacktail W yd6509952H WPeak' dieselsBR T2 diesels
6097362B erc6125650B erc6130650B ercQ6 0-8-0 (NER)D12D26D5106D5164
erc - erecting shop6128950B erc6138856B erc6339952H WD25D181D5155D5170
yd - yard0-4-0 dieseldepartmental locoscrap yard
ss - stripping shopD2700Dep 84Q6 0-8-0 (NER)J27 0-6-0 (NER)
6338851F W6587652F W
Darlington Shed51Atotal:48
cl 4MT 2-6-0A3 4-6-2K1 2-6-0J94 0-6-0STWD 2-8-0
4305051A6003651A Colombo6200151A6801051A9001151A
4305751A6004551A Lemberg6200451A6801151A9001451A
4309951A4472Flying Scotsman (preserved)6200851A6801651A W9009851A
4310251AV2 2-6-26204151A6804651A W9037056A xw
4312951A6080851A6088551A6204351A6804751A0-6-0 diesels
BR 4MT 2-6-06080951A The Snapper …….6204451A6805151A WD2167D2340
750066C xwB1 4-6-06204551A6805451A WD2231D3229
BR 3MT 2-6-06103751A Jairou W6204851AQ6 0-8-0 (NER)D2318D3677
7700051A6130451A6132151A6205951A6341051CBR T2 diesel
cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)cl 3F 0-6-0T6206451AD5180
4214556B4263951A474825B xw
Saturday 20 June 1964Darlington Works
erecting shop and yard
cl 4MT 2-6-0A4 4-6-2V2 2-6-2BR 5MT 4-6-0WD 2-8-0
430109F erc6001161B Empire of India W yd6084462B yd730266D erc9005656B ss
430339F erc6002052A Guillemot W yd6085550A W730356D erc9006156A ss
K1 2-6-0A2 4-6-26091050A WBR 4MT 2-6-09023056B erc
6204151A ss6052761B Sun Chariot W ydJ94 0-6-0ST750178F erc9024355D erc
Q6 0-8-0 (NER)B1 4-6-0J21 0-6-06805051A yd750625D erc9042956A erc
6346052H W6138656F erc6503352F W6806251A erc9070450B yd
Peak' diesels6509952H WBR T2 diesels0-4-0 dieselnew BR T2 diesels
D13D169D175D1840-6-0 dieselsD5096D5161D2700D7595new
D18D170D176D188D2242D3151D5112D5167BRCW T2 diesel
D25D171D177D190D2605D5159D5370
D32erc - erecting shopyd - yardss - stripping shop
Darlington Shed51Atotal:59
cl 4MT 2-6-0K1 2-6-0A3 4-6-2J94 0-6-0STWD 2-8-0
4300812D aw6200151A6003651A Colombo6801051A9001451A
4305051A6204351A6004551A Lemberg6801451A9009851A
4305651A6204451AA1 4-6-26801651A W9015556A xw
4305751A6205750A xw6012836A Bongrace6803751A9051156A W
4309951A6205951AB1 4-6-06804351A9067050B
4310251AV2 2-6-26103056B Nyala aw6804651A W9071436C
4312951A6080851A6103751A Jairou W6804751AQ6 0-8-0 (NER)
4314051A6088551Acl 4P 2-6-4T (F)J72 0-6-0T (NER)6805151A W6338351C W
cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)6091651A W4240551A6900351C W6805351A6340351C W
4247751A0-6-0 dieselsJ27 0-6-0 (NER)6901151C W6805451A W6341551C W
Peak' dieselD2167D23406588052F xw6901951C W6806051A6342251C W
D27D2206D3228BR T2 diesel6902051A W6806251A6343952K W
D2304D3677D5170
Saturday 15 August 1964Darlington Works
erecting shop and yard
cl 4MT 2-6-0A4 4-6-2B1 4-6-0WD 2-8-0
4300812D erc6002464A Kingfisher erc6103056B Nyala erc9005656B erc
K1 2-6-0A1 4-6-26103852A Blacktail W9006156A yd
6200252F erc6011855H Archibald Sturrock yd6130956F erc0-6-0 diesels9036156B erc
6204151A ercV2 2-6-2BR 5MT 4-6-0D2163D25869061056A ss
6205951A erc6080951A The Snapper…. W730041E ydD2242D30769068850B erc
J21 0-6-06083662B erc6090452A W730956D ssD2246D3150Peak' diesels
6503352F W6084462B yd7313516C ydD2264D3151D32D187
6509952H WBR T2 dieselBRCW T2 dieselJ94 0-6-0STD2272D3657D169D188
D5097D53746805351A yd0-4-0D2700D180D191
scrap yard
A4 4-6-2Q6 0-8-0 (NER)
6001161B Empire of India W6002052A Guillemot W6334855H W6340351C W
Darlington Shed51Atotal:56
cl 4MT 2-6-0A3 4-6-2K1 2-6-0J94 0-6-0STWD 2-8-0
4305051A6003651A Colombo6200151A6801051A9001151A
4305651A6004551A Lemberg6200451A6801151A9001451A
4305751AA2 4-6-26200851A6801451A9006751C
4309951A6052761B Sun Chariot xw6204036A6804351A9009851A
4312951AB1 4-6-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)6204551A6804751A9023056B xw
4314051A6125751C6336852K6206250A xw6805051A9053736C
V2 2-6-2BR 5MT 4-6-06338351C W6206451A6806051A9070450B
6080651A730356D xw6339352K awJ72 0-6-0T (NER)6806251A0-6-0 diesels
BR 4MT 2-6-0BR 4MT 4-6-06341551C W6902051A WBR T2 dieselsD2231D2337
750625D xw760205F aw6346052H Wdepartmental locoD5170D5174D2304D3228
cl 4P 2-6-4T (F)cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)Dep 87D5171D2308D3229
4240551A4247751A4208551AD2336
Shed Codes1E Bletchley2F Bescot5B Crewe South5D Stoke-on-Trent6C Croes Newydd
6D Shrewsbury8F Springs Branch9F Heaton Mersey12D Workington16C Derby36A Doncaster
36C Frodingham36E Retford50A York50B Hull Dairycoates51A Darlington51C West Hartlepool
52A Gateshead52F N&S Blyth52H Tyne Dock52K Consett55D Royston55H Leeds Neville Hill
56A Wakefield56B Ardsley56C Leeds Copley Hill56F Low Moor61B Aberdeen F'Hill62B Dundee Tay Bridge
64A St. Margarets
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