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 1965 (Part 2)

Darlington Works and Shed
1965 was the final full year of operations at Darlington Works. Building of new engines had ceased, but the maintenance
of both diesels and steam continued. The Stanier class 8F 2-8-0s were the most numerous class repaired and they came
mainly from depots in Lancashire and Yorkshire.
Saturday 14 August 1965Darlington Works
V2 2-6-2A4 4-6-2cl 3F 0-6-0Tcl 8F 2-8-0
6091962B erc6000461B William Whitlaw ercconverting to SB4809355B ss4870355B ss
J21 0-6-0 (NER)WD 2-8-047564erc480952E W4876316G yd
6503352F W9005456A erc9048256A ydQ6 0-8-0 (NER)4809816E yd0-6-0 diesels
6509952H W9007656A yd9061556A erc6338152F erc4819316A ydD2078D3141
EE T4 diesels9042750D erc9063356A erc6339552G yd4835255D ercD2109D3163
D244D3919045150D erc9064256A erc6339852H ss4847355B ssD2204D3164
D2869046862A erc9072156A ercBR T2 diesels4849215A ydD2249D3233
ss - stripping shopyd - yardPeak' dieselD5015D50594860915A ercD2261D3235
erc - erecting shopD175D5054D52514868955B WD3078D3727
Darlington Shed51Atotal:66
K1 2-6-0A4 4-6-2cl 5MT 4-6-0WD 2-8-00-6-0 diesels
6200151A6001061B Dominion of Canada W4488312A aw9000950B awD2074D2336
6200851AA1 4-6-24528610A W9001151AD2077D2340
6204151A6012451A Kennilworthcl 8F 2-8-09001451AD2079D3071
6204351Acl 4MT 2-6-0cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)480365B xw9005936C WD2080D3146
6204451A4305051A4208551A483128H W9030951AD2167D3229
6204551A4305651A4219451A W4835856D xw9041256A WD2206D3323
6205951A4305751A4221351A486491A W9044551CD2230D3380
6206451A4309951Acl 4P 2-6-4T (St)J94 0-6-0ST9045250B WD2304D3457
V2 2-6-24310251A4247751A W6801051A W9047850B xwBR T2 diesels
6080651A4312851C WB1 4-6-06803751A W9067050BD5157D5169
6088451A4312951A6121651A6804751A WQ6 0-8-0 (NER)J27 0-6-0(NER)
6088551Axw - ex worksaw - awaiting works6805351A W6339151C W6585951A
Saturday 4 September 1965Darlington Works
V2 2-6-2cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0Peak' diesels0-6-0 diesels
6093164A yd480932E erc9000950B yd9064256A ydD46D179D2041D3164
Q6 0-8-0 (NER)4812355D erc9007656A erc9067050B ercD61D170D2077D3165
6339552G erc4833755D erc9017250D erc9072156A ercD177D2305D3235
6339852H W4835255D erc9036056A erccl 3F 0-6-0TEE T4 dieselsD2340D3457
J21 0-6-0 (NER)4847355B erc9037850B ydconverting to SBD286D3071D3727
6503352F W4868955B yd9048256A erc47564ydBR T2 dieselsD3078
6509952H W4870355B erc9062750B ydD5147D5051
erc - erecting shopyd - yardSB - stationary boiler
Darlington Shed16.40 - 17.0051Atotal:45
K1 2-6-0cl 4MT 2-6-0A4 4-6-2WD 2-8-00-6-0 diesels
6200151A4305051A6001061B Dominion of Canada W9001151AD2078D2318
6200851A4305651AA1 4-6-29001451AD2079D2588
6204351A4305751A6012451A Kennilworth9005936C WD2080D3227
6204451A4309951AV2 2-6-2cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)9030951AD2167D3229
6204551A4310251A6080651A4208551A9041256A WD2206D3380
6204851A4312851C W6088551A4219451A W9069455G awD2232
6205951A4312951AJ27 0-6-0(NER)cl 5MT 4-6-0EE T3 dieselBR T2 diesels
6206451AB1 4-6-06585951A4528610A WD6762D5157D5174
6121651AD5162
Saturday 25 September 1965Darlington Works
cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0Peak' diesels0-6-0 diesels
4262255A yd4812355D erc9000950B erc9048256A ydD51D179D2041D3139
K1 2-6-04816955D ss9007656A erc9067050B ercD71D180D2204D3163
6200451C yd4833755D erc9017250D erc9067750B ssBR T2 dieselsD2262D3236
Q6 0-8-0 (NER)4845455A yd9035156D erc9069455G ercD5070D5158D2265D3942
6339552G ydJ21 0-6-0 (NER)9036056A erccl 3F 0-6-0TD5147D5254
6339852H W6503352F W9037850B ercconverting to SB
6345852G ss6509952H W9041756A erc47564SBerc - erecting shopyd - yard
Saturday 9 October 1965Darlington Works
cl 4P 2-6-4T (St)cl 8F 2-8-0WD 2-8-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)J27 0-6-0(NER)Peak' diesels
4262255A yd4806755D yd9000950B erc6339852H W6583252G ydD173D180
cl 4MT 2-6-04816955D yd9035156D ercJ21 0-6-0 (NER)6585852F WD177
4311755B ss4833755D yd9036056A yd6503352F WBR T2 diesels0-6-0 diesels
K1 2-6-04845455A yd9037850B erc6509952H WD5070D5078D2044D2265
6200451C yd4860915A yd9069455G ercD5074D5158D2204D2319
erc - erecting shopyd - yardss - stripping shopD2206D3139
Darlington Shed51Atotal:32
cl 4MT 2-6-0K1 2-6-0A4 4-6-2WD 2-8-00-6-0 diesels
4305651A6200151A6001061B Dominion of Canada W9001151AD2067D2336
4305751A6200851AV2 2-6-2J27 0-6-0(NER)9001451AD2079D2340
4309951A6204451A6080651A6585951A9001651CD2167D3228
4312951A6204551A6088451A Wcl 5MT 4-6-09007656A xwD2266D3380
cl 4P 2-6-4T (Fb)6206451A W6088551A W4528610A W9030951A
4219451A W6093164A W9041756A xw
9043056A aw
Saturday 18 December 1965
K1 2-6-0Q6 0-8-0 (NER)Britannia 4-6-2WD 2-8-00-6-0 diesels
6206752F yd6345552H erc700049B William Shakespeare yd9016056A ercD2164D3241
J21 0-6-0 (NER)EE T4 dieselsPeak' dieselsBR T2 diesel9031855D ercD2248D3242
6503352F WD280D395D33D178D50739068055G erc
6509952H WD286
at the shed, awaiting Works attention
Q6 0-8-0 (NER)A4 4-6-2WD 2-8-0
6336252F W6001061B Dominion of Canada W9040456A aw9062610H W
6338755H aw9061156A aw
Shed Codes1A Willesden2E Saltley2F Bescot5B Crewe South8H Birkenhead
9B Stockport10A Carnforth12A Carlisle Kingmoor15A Leicester Midland16A Nottingham16E Kirkby-in-Ashfield
16G Westhouses36C Frodingham50B Hull Dairycoates50D Goole51C West Hartlepool52F N&S Blyth
55A Leeds Holbeck55H Leeds Neville Hill55B Stourton55D Royston55G Huddersfield56A Wakefield
56D Mirfield61B Aberdeen F'Hill62B Dundee Tay Bridge64A St. Margarets
Darlington shed closed on 26th March 1966 and the Works closed five days later.
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